Pinelli comment-57974 2011-09-28T13:32:09Z 2011-09-28T13:32:09Z I think your new career should be delivering naked, singing telegrams artfully composed by your excellent songwriting skills for any and every occasion! You can do it part-time! Pinelli 2011-09-28T13:32:09Z Pinelli comment-57973 2011-09-28T13:22:08Z 2011-09-28T13:22:08Z Look, if any of you eggheads watched lowbrow TV you would know that this is all a colossal waste of time and money...Because on the Real Housewives show that spoiled female Maloof said it clearly and repeatedly, the family wants to move the team to Anaheim, and eventually that's exactly what they will do. Give it up Sac! Invest in Ladies Rollerball instead. Pinelli 2011-09-28T13:22:08Z Pinelli comment-54184 2011-07-30T11:46:06Z 2011-07-30T11:46:06Z What this article neglects to mention is that the waiting list for housing is only open for a few months every 2-4 years, and before you can have the chance to get on the list, they must place 30,000 families seeking housing. It also neglects to detail how SHRA funds are regularly used to fund development that will only go to connected developers for expensive projects, not low-income housing. We have a serious need for more low-income housing in the country that is being ignored in favor of more malls and office buildings. The office on 12th street is a joke--a bunch of make-work jobs telling people to take a number so they can get a number so they can wait. So yes, the website looks fancy, but the outcome for people desperate for housing is nil, unless you want to live in a slumlord building in Del Paso Heights. Pinelli 2011-07-30T11:46:06Z Pinelli comment-51685 2011-06-04T10:05:03Z 2011-06-04T10:05:03Z Hi--it would be useful to have put the address/location more specifically than just "Oak Park." Pinelli 2011-06-04T10:05:03Z Pinelli comment-34957 2010-08-17T10:27:40Z 2010-08-17T10:27:40Z You are really ridiculous. And your writing, even after all these many ATTEMPTS at coherency, is truly execrable. Pinelli 2010-08-17T10:27:40Z Pinelli comment-26176 2010-05-04T11:34:59Z 2010-05-04T11:34:59Z "HUD has a housing choice voucher program known as Section 8 for elderly and disabled people, very low-income families, and homeless or otherwise-eligible veterans. Recipients use the vouchers to rent or buy housing." The real issue with 'affordable housing" is that the real estate market has spent years investing in high-dollar commercial buildings and expensive single family homes so the pool of units for working people is close to nothing anymore. In Sacramento, the waiting list to be put ON THE OTHER WAITING LIST has been closed since September 2006. There are 35,000 people waiting to be placed who must be permitted residence in low-income housing before they even open the OTHER waiting list. No joke, and it's almost as bad in other states. The other option, controlled units, are all in scarily decrepit neighborhoods. This has been a direct result of the neo-conservative effort to make government small enough to drown in a bathtub. Have you ever been to the housing department on 12th Street? It's like Grand Guignol or some surrealist nightmare--half the building is closed down and empty, the only information desk is just referring people to a website that refers one back to that office and they have no applications or programs to offer except a few slumlord rental companies that might have a pile in Del Paso Heights for rent. Some days I wake up convinced this is the 15th century. Pinelli 2010-05-04T11:34:59Z Pinelli comment-18206 2009-11-24T14:49:19Z 2009-11-24T14:49:19Z But what I want to know is, did or did not Glenn Beck rape and murder a girl in 1991? Seriously, this article is using Beck/Rove tactics, same as the demagogues. Just get another lawyer already! I would most definitely consider this "inflammatory speech" even if the writer has some factual points to make; the recriminations he makes are defamatory. Pinelli 2009-11-24T14:49:19Z Pinelli comment-17214 2009-11-04T12:55:10Z 2009-11-04T12:55:10Z Great story Ms. Kriz--thanks! It sounds like the perfect life-experience to become a book...? I lived in Oak Park for a few years in the early 2000s--38th and Y St. 'hood. Never had a problem, loved my neighbors and once I even left my car unlocked overnight (accidentally) with a camera and lenses and equipment in it--and no one took it. The suburb where I live now has had two house robberies on this block and 3 stolen cars in the past year. The "urban myth" of the dangerousness of Oak Park needs to end. The suburbs are just as bad. Pinelli 2009-11-04T12:55:10Z Pinelli comment-17049 2009-11-02T18:18:37Z 2009-11-02T18:18:37Z Thank you Ms. Traci for a well-written and heartfelt article--nice work. Pinelli 2009-11-02T18:18:37Z Pinelli comment-17046 2009-11-02T18:16:15Z 2009-11-02T18:16:15Z So, why does "God's grace" let people get hurt in the first place? Why does "God's" ambulance service charge me 100s of dollars to transport me to the hospital? Pinelli 2009-11-02T18:16:15Z Pinelli comment-16511 2009-10-27T23:05:44Z 2009-10-27T23:05:44Z "mmahood" you are not fooling anyone--you are a shill. Nestle invests money but the profits all go to the corporation, and the plant will employ about 25 people or less when operational. The point is that bottled water is energy wasteful, environmentally deleterious, and we could put those people to work building low-income housing, new schools, or simply helping others, rather than working for a massive and crooked corporation. The most disturbing part is the nefarious nature of the inception of this venture--the water is not owned by the business OR the city, it is owned by the people of California. Pinelli 2009-10-27T23:05:44Z Pinelli comment-16323 2009-10-25T22:31:40Z 2009-10-25T22:31:40Z Wow, even more badly written than the last ones. I just skim through these astonished...4 out of 65 "investigations" were significant. Only a moron would keep it up with those odds! Do you think that after investing so much time, energy and money you might have better results, or is that the appeal? Does not compute... Cabinets "tapping"--gee, was the office near a road or highway or airport? Did you know that committing suicide by car exhaust means inhaling carbon monoxide and not hydrogen sulfide? Oh, and a "psychic" policing other psychics? A "yearly accuracy rate" of 85%. You MUST be joking, right? I mean, how in god's green earth can a "psychic" "prove" anything "paranormal'?! Pinelli 2009-10-25T22:31:40Z Pinelli comment-16322 2009-10-25T22:19:40Z 2009-10-25T22:19:40Z This is exactly why we need more concealed weapons--it sure does deter those pesky crank fiends. Pinelli 2009-10-25T22:19:40Z Pinelli comment-16321 2009-10-25T22:13:07Z 2009-10-25T22:13:07Z So sorry Mr. Boyer--what kind of lock did you use? I too have "lost" oodles of bicycles in my long career as a rider/worker-on-a-bike. The newer Kryptonites deter the old pen-cap and dust remover method, BTW. Pinelli 2009-10-25T22:13:07Z Pinelli comment-16151 2009-10-23T13:38:12Z 2009-10-23T13:38:12Z Great subject for this article, terrible execution. Your first graph has so many problems; have you taken any of the free workshops offered by SacPress? Pinelli 2009-10-23T13:38:12Z Pinelli comment-15858 2009-10-20T01:28:33Z 2009-10-20T01:28:33Z "....activity has resided." Where does it 'reside'? Does it like residing there, or has it been subsiding in its residence? Your work is HILARIOUS! Have you ever heard of auto-suggestion? "Seek and ye shall find" sayeth the Lord. I sure am glad you folks have so much fun, truly! Pinelli 2009-10-20T01:28:33Z Pinelli comment-15857 2009-10-20T01:19:50Z 2009-10-20T01:19:50Z It's always good to follow your instincts and educate your children! For further edification please keep in mind: According to the BJS National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)-- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm Since 1994, violent crime rates have declined, reaching the lowest level ever recorded in 2005. Property crime rates continue to decline. The NCVS is one of the Nation's largest ongoing household surveys. Survey data tell us how many rapes, sexual assaults, robberies, assaults, thefts, household burglaries, and motor vehicle thefts U.S. residents age 12 or older and their households experience each year. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports,-- The violent crime rate decreased 1.4% from 2006 to 2007. From 1998 to 2007 the rate fell 17.7%. The property crime rate decreased 2.1% from 2006 to 2007. From 1998 to 2007, the rate fell 19.5%. The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports Program (UCR) collects information from local law enforcement agencies about crimes reported to police. The UCR crime index includes seven offenses; homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. For more information about the purposes and advantages of the UCR and the NCVS, see The Nation's Two Crime Measures. See also: http://www.fbi.gov/publications.htm for a breakdown in the stat.s Pinelli 2009-10-20T01:19:50Z Pinelli comment-15854 2009-10-20T00:39:30Z 2009-10-20T00:39:30Z The true measure of a community is gauged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens. In America, we profess to be "Christian" and "enlightened" but the methods we use are barbaric and fascist. The "power" in this country is reserved for the priveleged, and corporations deserve welfare but people do not. Since mental illness continues to be taboo, it is easy to scapegoat the ill; they won't fight back. These policies illustrate another way we continue to blame the victims--whether they are sick, poor or undereducated. I am sure Herr Blackhead (literal translation) has no problem blue-lining in extra cigars and profits for his cronies, but to assist the needy--NEVER. Pinelli 2009-10-20T00:39:30Z Pinelli comment-15838 2009-10-19T14:07:03Z 2009-10-19T14:07:03Z I agree about the bad writing and editing, hell, even the subject matter is laughable to me (though I do understand others might find it diverting). I've made this comment a few times on these articles before. But I am afraid you have just encouraged this guy to write more (see his current 'disclaimer'). It seems he thinks because he can sell a book (which I am sure was HEAVILY edited by a professional) he is purer than gold. Of course, people buy Dan Brown and Chicken Soup and all that crap, too, so who am I to overrate the taste of the American public?! Anywhooo, "her hairdresser moved by itself!" (actual line from one of his articles). At least it can serve as a primer in how not to write (and how not to act narcissistically). Pinelli 2009-10-19T14:07:03Z Pinelli comment-15532 2009-10-14T14:10:19Z 2009-10-14T14:10:19Z I am more concerned eating at fast-food places which employ young people with little training and no investment in their products. The crap they do to your food is worse than what some errant cockroaches might be able to inflict on french onion soup. There are more contaminants on the money that is exchanged across Msr. Pont's small cash register than on the roaches roaming the floor. I will continue to wait my accustomed 45 minutes for the single BEST lunch I have ever had--including the time I lived in France and Belgium. He is, bar-none, the best we have for lunch in this town. I wish him all the best and hope that he is fully recovered from his ailment. Pinelli 2009-10-14T14:10:19Z Pinelli comment-15452 2009-10-13T14:10:47Z 2009-10-13T14:10:47Z OMG! Her "hairdresser moved by itself!" Mr. Roberts--I applaud your evident enthusiasm and dedication to this subject, but your prolific pieces are unreadable due to bad editing, elementary execution and bad layout. I also feel like I am being spammed by the number of posts which eventually end in advertisements for your services, or the services of someone with which you are affiliated. It was cute at first but has become a cautionary tale in how not to commit solid journalism. Pinelli 2009-10-13T14:10:47Z Pinelli comment-14647 2009-09-29T15:10:07Z 2009-09-29T15:10:07Z Next up: They're Gonna' Eat Your Babies: The Impersonators of James Carville. Pinelli 2009-09-29T15:10:07Z Pinelli comment-14646 2009-09-29T15:06:57Z 2009-09-29T15:06:57Z Cool! More money for programs requiring very few actual jobs for people!! Just what we need! If I walk around naked maybe the local police will be able to find something interesting to surveil! ps I love the fact that your picture of the sign is upside-down--a true statement on the priorities of this community. Pinelli 2009-09-29T15:06:57Z Pinelli comment-14645 2009-09-29T15:03:12Z 2009-09-29T15:03:12Z I apologize--I misconstrued your statement. I was merely stating that not all older people have the luxury of family, nor do all families have the resources required for extended elder-care. In that case, I would much rather have my government step in than deny older people basic human dignity. And I laud you for your service to your family, as I did the same and can understand the sacrifices, and congratulate the fact that life has treated you fortunately enough to be able to be generous. Of course we utilized all assets from the estate for years before the necessity for IHHS. My family member managed to out-live her assets and our retirement fund (which was liquidized to pay for her care) and our savings. So you see the imperative that required state/federal assistance. "The opiate of the masses" is how Marx characterized religion--and while I wholeheartedly support people's right to religious affiliation, I also support and affirm the right to be free from religion. Pinelli 2009-09-29T15:03:12Z Pinelli comment-14592 2009-09-28T21:27:32Z 2009-09-28T21:27:32Z Well, who have you taken care of thsas, day in, day out? What if no one is available in the family to meet the need? Until you have experienced the need I suggest you refrain from judgement that is inherent in your statement. I sincerely hope you aren't left pooping your diapers at age 80 in a state-run nursing home, and that your capitalistic acumen has allowed you to take advantage of the system to your own benefit to the degree that you will never need help. Since I don't drive at all, should I decline to pay any road taxes and let all the actual drivers pool their resources to pay for roads? What a mess this state would be then! The "strategy" you recommend is a slippery slope you know...If you will notice, family DOES come first in many cases but the resources they are/were able to marshall are highly variable and finite. Not everyone believes in the opiate of the masses either. Would you prefer to see a bunch of older people withering and dying in vacant lots? Pinelli 2009-09-28T21:27:32Z Pinelli comment-14562 2009-09-28T15:05:04Z 2009-09-28T15:05:04Z As a former IHSS caregiver, I quit working a "real" job that had potential for development to care for an elderly relative 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, who was incontinent, bed-bound and had dementia. This "job" wasn't going to get me "up a career ladder." Yes, I wish I could have afforded the expenses myself, but I take pride in the fact that I was able to save the state thousands of dollars a month by avoiding moving this relative to a Medi-care paid nursing home. I was nowhere near compensated enough for the work I did, as I was only paid for 40 hours a week, and had almost NO institutional nor medical support. The portrayal of these workers as cheats is highly offensive--they work harder than most state government workers do. Pinelli 2009-09-28T15:05:04Z Pinelli comment-14181 2009-09-22T16:03:44Z 2009-09-22T16:03:44Z Thanks for the information. Where can I find details about the Green Building Task Force and the Climate Action Plan? How is the funding for the $5.4 million handled; what is the mechanism that governs that appropriation? Thanks! Pinelli 2009-09-22T16:03:44Z Pinelli comment-13264 2009-09-04T13:19:39Z 2009-09-04T13:19:39Z Please see this article in today's Bee: "Nurse shortage delays bookings at Sacramento County jail" http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2159810.html (why doesn't the SacPress use hotlinks?) And Officer Leong, many inmates are there for crimes that could be better handled at detox or true mental health centers, i.e., disturbing the peace or public intoxication, which would ease the incredible workload your dedicated officers must labor under. Pinelli 2009-09-04T13:19:39Z Pinelli comment-13187 2009-09-03T13:34:07Z 2009-09-03T13:34:07Z This is a tragedy for the entire Sacramento metropolitan area--ALL demographics, not just the poor and mentally ill. Expect an increase in police shootings (similar to what happened to the mentally ill man in Folsom 6 weeks ago) and general havoc as the sick are left to rot. What kind of a society do we live in?! Also, I have worked at the main jail and contrary to what you state there are NO actual mental health services there--the third floor is a 24 hour lock-down floor where they remove ALL clothing and do not provide any medication for up to a week due to the complete mismanagement of the medical contract there--they are very understaffed and woefully untrained. There is also extremely limited space for the mentally ill and they are usually housed in the general population. Remember, this is a jail that has had 8 suicides in the last few years and used the "prostraint" chair to control inmates. It is barbaric. We have sunk so low; California is equivalent to a 3rd-world country. I am ashamed to be an American. Pinelli 2009-09-03T13:34:07Z Pinelli comment-12214 2009-08-17T13:21:14Z 2009-08-17T13:21:14Z The two "opposed sides" are not really in opposition--everyone with an ounce of humanity wants to help the poor, sick, and dispossessed. The issue is that the federal government has for very many years eliminated the social safety net and given more money to the already obscenely wealthy, arms traders and corporate tax cuts. We have allowed the housing assistance programs to be starved, the food stamp program to be severely cut and any kind of assistance has become incredibly difficult to obtain--and I know as I help people access these programs. People who demonize the ill and ignored are not only beyond the pale of the human heart but functionally acting like 4 year olds--if i close my eyes it will go away! Pinelli 2009-08-17T13:21:14Z Pinelli comment-11468 2009-08-03T14:56:14Z 2009-08-03T14:56:14Z Well, you can get a restraining order, but insane people rarely adhere to the law. If you 5150 him, they won't be able to do much of anything for him at SMHC because they are rarely able to take new patients due to the budget cuts and there is almost no continuing care after the 72 hours. Here's a link that may help: http://www.sacdhhs.com/article.asp?ContentID=484 At the bottom of the page are many relevant phone numbers also. I would move away from this state ASAP. These types of stories are very sad and please do not take any chances. At least buy a registered firearm and take classes with your daughter to learn how to protect herself. Pinelli 2009-08-03T14:56:14Z Pinelli comment-10919 2009-07-18T01:34:17Z 2009-07-18T01:34:17Z The only person who had any real individual style is long gone--Bobby Burns, may you rest in peace! Pinelli 2009-07-18T01:34:17Z Pinelli comment-10918 2009-07-18T01:31:04Z 2009-07-18T01:31:04Z One of the most cost-effective and ecologically benevolent choices employees could make is to use a bicycle to get to work. Sacramento is flat! I ride every single day and eat every single thing I want and have an excellent BMI, an excellent mental outlook, and know I am one of the people making a choice to change our environment for the better. Habits are hard to change but they are just that--habits. As I ride along on these terrible air days, I see an average of 9 out of 10 cars containing ONE SINGLE occupant. If more employers would offer the proper facilities for employees to store bikes and provide showers/lockers, the whole equation would change. With the route cuts and fare hikes in Regional Transit, the ability to use pedal power must be emphasized. Until we each feel an individual responsibility to change, nothing will transform, including the abhorrent state of our air or the deplorable health of our bodies. Pinelli 2009-07-18T01:31:04Z Pinelli comment-10781 2009-07-16T01:19:39Z 2009-07-16T01:19:39Z Mr. Crandall, you are having a difficult time, but asking "Where did we go 'wrong'?" or questioning why, or what could have been done differently will not serve you nor your son. Many people take drugs to find relief from an underlying mental illness or simply from boredom, and the desire to change one's consciousness is an integral part of the human drama. I have dealt this situation in my own family in regards to marihuana. I took away all his access to cash and removed the door from his room for a while. No TV, no computer, no phone. Though, there are never any quick or easy answers, and the fact that you are willing to wrestle with the question is laudable. But I will concur with a previous reply in wondering what good you hope to achieve by "publicly outing" your son? Shame is NEVER helpful, for the addict or the family. The "rehabilitation industry" is just that--an industry run for profit, and often can exacerbate problems with teenagers by inciting a cycle of rebellion, which is already an issue in these situations. That said, the substance your son is choosing to use has serious, long-term deleterious effects on the brain and nervous system that can cause lifetime impairment, so I urge you to seek whatever effective help is within your means, but please do so with unconditional love. You have not done anything "wrong" and neither has he-- this is simply another aspect of being fallibly human. Another option is to call the police. No negotiation, no discussion. Better to have CYA involved than wait until he is 18. It is an exceedingly hard choice. Pinelli 2009-07-16T01:19:39Z Pinelli comment-10689 2009-07-14T13:51:04Z 2009-07-14T13:51:04Z Does anyone watch the incredible TV program "The Wire?" One scene showed how the perps would just cut the power to the cameras. I am pretty sure the criminals are smart enough not to commit crimes in view of these things. Most of them are lobbying in the Capitol. This is typical of a surveillance society--the ILLUSION of safety trumps the reality. Wouldn't it be nice to have a "beat cop" doing actual work in our communities instead of scarce resources spent on questionable technology that may or may not deter crime, which also has questionable utility in the judicial system ? How stupid are we now? (oops--that's right--there's always Dick Cheney to remind me.) Pinelli 2009-07-14T13:51:04Z Pinelli comment-10688 2009-07-14T13:42:08Z 2009-07-14T13:42:08Z That sure is accessible poetry. Also, pedestrian, flat and reminiscent of a shopping list. Now I understand why 50 people would attend one of his readings. It's "nice and all" but what else can we expect from a cowtown troubadour? I am sure he will be very successful... Pinelli 2009-07-14T13:42:08Z Pinelli comment-10338 2009-07-07T17:56:51Z 2009-07-07T17:56:51Z Actually, I ride a bike without a condom. Thats really unsafe. Pinelli 2009-07-07T17:56:51Z Pinelli comment-10334 2009-07-07T15:50:10Z 2009-07-07T15:50:10Z Many moons ago I rode a fixed gear--for training. It requires you to not only pay more attention to your surroundings and use more control, but builds incredible muscles due to the resistance of stopping/slowing. The risk is considerable, but once you have the knack it is not that different than a regular bike. Now I ride a bike without a seat--THAT builds real power! Pinelli 2009-07-07T15:50:10Z Pinelli comment-10282 2009-07-05T15:35:09Z 2009-07-05T15:35:09Z This is "good fun" and all, but what does it have to do with Sacramento? Pinelli 2009-07-05T15:35:09Z Pinelli comment-9417 2009-06-13T00:37:51Z 2009-06-13T00:37:51Z Total! Been missing you! Got some Faulkner and a forty for you over by the pissing bridge--meet me there and you can come live with me. I've got a big space on the floor for you and I'll share my food stamps...Didn't you know the poor give more to charity? http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/02/19/Poor-Give-More-to-Charity Pinelli 2009-06-13T00:37:51Z Pinelli comment-9282 2009-06-11T15:31:54Z 2009-06-11T15:31:54Z "Discretionary spending" is code for expensive take-home vehicles, outrageous overtime pay, extra staff hiring of friends/associates, and other dross. How safe will we be when the poor and desperate people who have been inexorably denied and dismissed take to squatting, stealing and robbing people/businesses because they don't have enough to eat or anywhere to live? Pinelli 2009-06-11T15:31:54Z Pinelli comment-9281 2009-06-11T15:28:36Z 2009-06-11T15:28:36Z Agreeance on the promospam for Scientology. Notice that one of the participants works for an anti-choice outfit (Southwest Pregnancy Counseling). This sort of thing is very subtle, wherein they try to present a sweetness-and-light front in the guise of "community service," when they are actually just shilling for themselves. Deplorable use of this space! Pinelli 2009-06-11T15:28:36Z Pinelli comment-9280 2009-06-11T15:26:54Z 2009-06-11T15:26:54Z Also, it is very unclear what the actual aim/outcome of this group is except that they want to get together to swig expensive alcoholic beverages... Pinelli 2009-06-11T15:26:54Z Pinelli comment-9092 2009-06-08T17:00:36Z 2009-06-08T17:00:36Z Eighteen cruisers? Are you serious? I once saw FIVE cruisers pick up a single black teenager walking on Howe Avenue--very suddenly, all those cars came screeching up on this kid as he was walking on the sidewalk. What is it with the use of overwhelming force and the police department? Why do they need all those officers to handle so few suspects? Are they just like girls who go to the bathroom together? Pinelli 2009-06-08T17:00:36Z Pinelli comment-9088 2009-06-08T16:51:27Z 2009-06-08T16:51:27Z How very disconcerting that the people who need it most continue to be denied basic services. Making access to affordable transportation even harder in this economic climate will further depress the employment market, cause increased illness and crime, and keep people from becoming educated or even interested in their communities. We can continue to subsidize people driving and contributing to the destruction of the environment (and these long-term costs/impacts are never truly figured into the equation), but we won't let poor people do anything but zone out to crappy television at home. Our cultures' priorities are the most despicable, inhumane and unjust--from healthcare to transportation, the whole paradigm is just whack! Pinelli 2009-06-08T16:51:27Z Pinelli comment-8358 2009-05-27T00:23:40Z 2009-05-27T00:23:40Z HI, I am a vegetarian and I vote Republican! Pinelli 2009-05-27T00:23:40Z Pinelli comment-6023 2009-04-13T13:40:45Z 2009-04-13T13:40:45Z IF "nursing homes are funded by taxpayers" (where are the details for that claim?), and IF there were no unions to protect people from the absurd Randian-delusions of "people" like Mr. Galt, (who seems to think that those who work with sick people can be taken advantage of by denying them decent wages and health care themselves) all of the old and sick people you find too expensive to care for would be dead. I guess that's how "he" wants it!! Your idea of reality is really warped "Galt" and I hope you never take an IED to the head and need VA rehab cause then you will rue the day you decided to read the tripe Ayn Rand (an addictive, mentally-ill, child rapist) wrote. Pinelli 2009-04-13T13:40:45Z Pinelli comment-6021 2009-04-13T13:33:20Z 2009-04-13T13:33:20Z The name of the band is "Toad the WET Sprocket" Pinelli 2009-04-13T13:33:20Z Pinelli comment-5931 2009-04-11T12:52:07Z 2009-04-11T12:52:07Z Well, you can be loony and still use spellcheck, my dear. It's not a bad poem per se, it's just too cliche and unsurprising. Reads like prose. Thanks for sharing. Pinelli 2009-04-11T12:52:07Z Pinelli comment-5725 2009-04-08T16:25:52Z 2009-04-08T16:25:52Z This is in line with the prevailing American attitude that "those people are useless anyway and don't deserve any respect." In America, not only are you "on your own" but they would rather you get sick and die than receive needed treatment. No, we can't cut subsidies for developers or reimbursements for council members or the outrageous pay and overtime perks of the prison guards, but those crazy, sick people can just DIE because it's THEIR FAULT they are sick! That's how Americans think and what they believe as a whole (not ALL of you of course). If it doesn't MAKE MONEY, well, F**k it! I'm not sad about this, just more suicidal. My odyssey has gone on for many years, trying to get non-existent help here in Sacramento. And since I have no more mental health insurance (which, being Medi-cal, made me wait TWO months to see a psychiatrist who will then refer me to a "community clinic" staffed by techs and untrained staff predominantly, and will only be able to give me the oldest, most dangerous and ineffective psych meds because Medi-cal doesn't not pay for the better ones) I may as well do it right away and quit waiting for the rest of the Haves to say "neener-neener--too bad!" to people like me. Pinelli 2009-04-08T16:25:52Z Pinelli comment-5490 2009-04-03T00:31:19Z 2009-04-03T00:31:19Z Most of what people condemn or disdain in others is projection of what they cannot or do not accept in themselves. I refuse to gossip or speak negatively about others which makes it hard to have a "chat" with others in this society, unfortunately, but is the right way for me to live for myself. Pinelli 2009-04-03T00:31:19Z Pinelli comment-5451 2009-04-02T15:08:33Z 2009-04-02T15:08:33Z I used to ride by this on my dirt-trail rides all the time and once I even saw a gnome!! Pinelli 2009-04-02T15:08:33Z Pinelli comment-5450 2009-04-02T15:02:44Z 2009-04-02T15:02:44Z He might be scared because they are not adequately staffed and do not have enough time or funding to offer REAL help which would require more than just a prescription and a short hospitalization. Not only do schizophrenic people suffer from hallucinations and distortions of reality, many have a much more sensitive understanding of the world and rightfully feel completely ignored, ostracized, and dehumanized. Since Reagan's wonderful idea of "mainstreaming", which has done more harm than good, we have NEVER been focussed to treat mental health issues with the full scope of care they need. The County facility is really really scary--I know. They actually over-medicate and abuse patients all the time. Pinelli 2009-04-02T15:02:44Z Pinelli comment-5383 2009-04-01T12:10:55Z 2009-04-01T12:10:55Z Only wussies use reflectors and brakes! Pinelli 2009-04-01T12:10:55Z Pinelli comment-5318 2009-03-31T13:48:30Z 2009-03-31T13:48:30Z All this classist distraction should be available for the less fortunate too! I think we should give 1 solar-powered laptop to every homeless person and then they will be able to make friends and keep in touch with others while living in the down'n'out lifestyle. Homeless people need Facebook too! Imagine the updates: TotalDerelict just got rolled for a six pack....Tim formerTrucker has had more than enough crappy starches at Loaves&Fishes and is going pandhandling...PsychoSally can hear voices again since she can't get her meds...et alia. Pinelli 2009-03-31T13:48:30Z Pinelli comment-5316 2009-03-31T13:31:17Z 2009-03-31T13:31:17Z dupe--i swear i only hit the button once! sorry Pinelli 2009-03-31T13:31:17Z Pinelli comment-5317 2009-03-31T13:30:10Z 2009-03-31T13:30:10Z I am unable to remember the password for my "real" name ID on SacPress and have asked a week ago if there i some way to send participants a prompt or user-update tool to reset the password but have been told no. This is very hard for us with sieve-like brains that can't keep all the pwords straight in cyberlife. Any chance that I could have me old, "real" self back so i don't have to be an anonymous nerd? Pinelli 2009-03-31T13:30:10Z Pinelli comment-4478 2009-03-12T12:57:55Z 2009-03-12T12:57:55Z Will there be instructions for reaching OT-7 and crossing the Bridge? Pinelli 2009-03-12T12:57:55Z Pinelli comment-4477 2009-03-12T12:55:20Z 2009-03-12T12:55:20Z The subject is valid, granted, but the motivation for this article is suspect. Same thing with that Keystone guy. He's trying to SELL his business too. SacPress is demeaned by this, and makes me much less likely to read it, contribute to it, or support it. Pinelli 2009-03-12T12:55:20Z