the rent has been crazy
i have lived at the same place
for 9yrs
when i moved here
the rent was $450 for a 2bedroom
with a carport, and storage
which was very reasonable
the owners sold it
to another couple
and they had the duplex for a few yrs
never said he was selling them untill
i got a dang note that was on my door
which they put on backwards.... lol
so in the last 2yrs the owner raised the rent 2x
and now the new owners have a rental company take charge
who i have had in the past
so in september the rent will be raised
from $580 to $650
OUCH!!!!!!

i like the area im at
i live next door to the grade school
a field where the school is plus 2 parks
walking distance if i chose to walk to downtown

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law on Saturday an ordinance that makes Los Angeles the biggest city in the nation to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

He called the law "a major victory for our city" at a signing ceremony in south Los Angeles, and said the wage increases will enable working families to lift themselves out of poverty.

"LA as a whole will benefit from this boost: We have always prospered the most when everyone is able to spend money into our economy," Garcetti said.

The law will boost the minimum wage to $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annual increases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and $15. Small businesses and certain nonprofits get an extra year to phase in the increases.

Calls for raising the minimum wage have grown as the nation struggles with fallout from the recession, worsening income inequality, persistent poverty and the challenges of immigration and the global economy.

Seattle and San Francisco also have phased-in minimum wage laws that eventually require hourly pay of $15 an hour, or annual pay of about $31,200 for a full-time job. Last year, Chicago passed a phased-in minimum wage increase to $13 an hour.

Last week, the California Senate approved a plan to raise the statewide minimum wage again, lifting it to $13 an hour in 2017 and tying it to the rate of inflation after that.

this poem
doesnt relate to me
but im sure this can hit home
for many around

i have lost track
of time
where i have
lost hope and
occurred enemies
not only with family
but among myself
for i let the drug get
in my heart and soul
for im alone person
for i allowed no one
in my life
as one find others to help
around i keep track of who really
is my true friend
as i write note to myself
am i really open and alive
so i can sleep for my body has been
so rejected from lack of courage

i dont like skype

and for yahoo messenger
i feel if they want to track me
down some how or another they will
for im always invisable on messenger
and alot of people wonder why

to avoid the scammers

salem oregon
the state captiol
of oregon


this is capitol building
where you can actually do
alot of interesting exploring

a number of years
ago my daughter
actually saw a bum
walking with a dang laptop

geeze he could sell it
if he was that deperate

as the world
that we know it
shows alot of strange
things that often come around
as we can be lucky
not to cross paths of the danger
that often hide from.
for we can make a differnce
in some degree
and avoid the power
of the ring of fire
un hurt
as we try and give
our hearts
even ones that have not
captured our hearts
as the world changes
with a wide opening
of awakening of the
earthquakes
can be a disaster
no one wishes to seek

even though
im part mexcian
i wasent raised
to speak spanish for my dad
wouldnt let us

so my main language
is english

my dad was from canada
and my moms parents
were from mexcio


my sisters
my kids
and my grandkids
are learning a little
of it

i know a little
my mom used to speak
it to her customers
the ones that spoke
very little english

welcome to the family of mingle2
and join in the and the and
have a

you want to hear something
not to long ago it was posted on the web
there was a lady that met a guy on a dating site
dont know which one
but he moved towards her direction
and the day he arrived she didnt want to
be with him anymore
she hit him with a metal baseball bat
of course he ended up in the hospitol
and she was arrested
but i belive that was totally her plan all
together

everyone needs to be cauious
with scammers

as i watch the world
full of hope
i watch life
to let the sunshine in
as a health crisis
may arise
you often sense the glory
sensation of the warmth
of the sun beeming down
after a hard sound of raining
beating the cement
but a learning tool
of a deep smile
that opens the channel
of a new found day
as the pain has conquered
it all
as the challenge
to beat a health crisis
is a challenge to find
a rebirth of life a new
beganing
as you can always say
it never to late to say never
as learning to be strong
but yet a tear in the eye
does not make you a wimp
a tear in the cry just shows
everyone is human
just like you and me

dreams have the power to
change your life
as dreams can bring out the
glory of life
to make one
strong and bring
out more of
your spiritual soul
as your dreams are full
of inspirational
with your head
spinning full
of gold

welcome to the family of mingle2
and join in the and the and
have a

tommy
if you look
there is several poems
that i have written