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My old home, in ruins… :(

My old home, in ruins… It appears that drug addicts have made my old home, a place that was practically sacred to me, into a drug nest. This hurts me deep down inside. My dad built the first two parts with very little help. I helped with the third part of the house. I had [...]

I survived two weeks.

Tomorrow begins week three at Stream, and I’m actually feeling eager to go in and work. Between that, and some stuff I’ve seen on CraigsList, as well as the bulletin board at work, I’m beginning to feel rather optimistic about getting back onto my feet. I’m going to have to wait a little, to see [...]

Five Minute Gripe: Ashley Drive, Tampa, Florida.

Photo: Ashley Drive at Cass Street, as seen from the North-West corner, Tampa, FL. Map: Provided by Google Maps This intersection is the absolute bane of those of us who commute on foot here in Tampa, FL. Ashley St. (left) is a two way street, with southbound traffic coming freshly off the Interstate only a [...]

A brief recap of the past week.

1: I am now employed by Stream, providing the function of America Online Technical Support, Entry Level. 2: Homeless Recovery is now footing the bill for me to stay at the Salvation Army, while I earn my first paycheck. 3: Homeless Recovery is offering me assistance with paying for my first month’s rent. 4: Homeless [...]

Save NPR and PBS once and for all, America.

The following is a little copypasta (that would normally go in an email) from the guys and gals at MoveOn.org, a group with a mailing list that I’ve been subscribed to for a while. They sent me an email a little earlier today, which mentioned that our country’s government is attempting to take another slash [...]

More reasons why we need Tasers:

“This was an incident where the deputy felt his life was being threatened and rather than using a gun he used a Taser,” Sheriff Don Fleming said. “When you’ve got a guy bigger than you, waving a baton is like waving a feather at him and we don’t want to shoot a student.” The Archuleta [...]

Google Transit for Tampa, FL.

Well, while I was digging around on [tag]HARTline[/tag], the local bus system’s website, I was offered a link to one of [tag]Google Labs[/tag]‘ projects. It seems that one can now use the power of Google to plan out a bus trip here in [tag]Tampa, Florida[/tag]. It’s a rather useful tool. Just put in the two [...]

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