James puts down his pole
throws Peter a beer *
Fellowship
Smoke a bowl
Throw a line
Enjoy Gods Zen^
go ahead
without fear
without trepidation^
find your muse
between your eyes
Monday, June 22, 2015
@Cyotoesings
shore of Galilee
James puts down his pole
throws Peter a beer *
Fellowship
Smoke a bowl
Throw a line
Enjoy Gods Zen^
go ahead
without fear
without trepidation^
find your muse
between your eyes
James puts down his pole
throws Peter a beer *
Fellowship
Smoke a bowl
Throw a line
Enjoy Gods Zen^
go ahead
without fear
without trepidation^
find your muse
between your eyes
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Access Wash and DSHS
Robertmramstad@yahoo.com
This is a notification to DSHS that i'm trying to file an appeal to your denial of benefits. Also, a notification that i've tried to file a Change of Circumstances. Also, i have attempted to apply a new application. I've been trying for over a year to use these sites to keep my account up to date.
I have been singularly unsuccessful. I've tried to submit changes but apparently unsuccessful. The submit button even blinks, making me think that the change or application has been submitted. I have written to them several times...complaining and nothing changes.. Yesterday, I once again tried to apply. I was successful in entering my account, but there were no records? Not even a denial of benefits letter which i received +-7days ago. Also, The attempt to apply wasn't there..And absolutely my new application wasn't there...there was nothing...! No records no nothing..
I'm forced to conclude that Access Wash and Wash Conn are Right Wing cutouts designed to discourage people from doing applying to DSHS. This is an insult to your customers and should be removed "Any unclear or incomplete messages will not be responded to"
This is a notification to DSHS that i'm trying to file an appeal to your denial of benefits. Also, a notification that i've tried to file a Change of Circumstances. Also, i have attempted to apply a new application. I've been trying for over a year to use these sites to keep my account up to date.
I have been singularly unsuccessful. I've tried to submit changes but apparently unsuccessful. The submit button even blinks, making me think that the change or application has been submitted. I have written to them several times...complaining and nothing changes.. Yesterday, I once again tried to apply. I was successful in entering my account, but there were no records? Not even a denial of benefits letter which i received +-7days ago. Also, The attempt to apply wasn't there..And absolutely my new application wasn't there...there was nothing...! No records no nothing..
I'm forced to conclude that Access Wash and Wash Conn are Right Wing cutouts designed to discourage people from doing applying to DSHS. This is an insult to your customers and should be removed "Any unclear or incomplete messages will not be responded to"
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Spokane, Wa. Transit "The Good Shepherds"
Recently, I'm a disabled 71 yr. old (heart condition) was forced to buy a bus pass. My service dog Rocky likes to go on a walk down by the river and i decided to try and use Spokane transit.
Feeling robust i decided to go to Greenwood cemetary for a walk along the river, There is a narrow, difficult path downstream about 3 mi to the Menach (sp) Bridge. When i arrived i caught a bus around 5:30-5:45 at the Spokane nunnery. Normally, I get off at NWBlvd @ A st., however i explained to the driver that i was tired that i was going to get off at ash and wellsley, and the bus to Ash and Grace, for half block walk home. they left me stranded and I had to walk home well over a mile, while 6 out-of-service Busses roared by...It was on Friday eve and they wanted to go to the BarrrRn..'m experiencing the same problems on Spokane Transit.. The almost 100% white organization think they are hot shit... they left me stranded and I had to walk home well over a mile, while 6 out-of-service Busses roared by...It was on Friday eve and they wanted to go to the BarrrRn..
Yesterday, my bus arrived at transit center, There was a long line and i decided to wait and be last to board. My Momma and the Catholic Church taught me to allow the weak and hungry to: eat first, and get on bus first. As i got up to board (20 feet away), the bus driver,,without looking slammed the door shut and pulled out with 20 people including me yelling WAIT! I went up to the transit center office to complain.. A gentlemen (I'm really stretching that word) served me . I told him i was left stranded and wanted to file another protest. I asked him to write for me as my writing is hampered by arthritis. He got out a blue note pad. I asked if he would use a regular complaint form. He walked off. I threw my hands up and left to catch the next bus...after self-filling out the form and saving the copy for me. This man Mike C. told me he worked in customer care...tha'ts when i threw my hands in the air and left.. It's flight or fight . Mike C. has not heard the last from me ..and i'm going to hunt down the driver that forced me to walk over a mile. Rocky (my service dog) came up lame and i have not completely recovered after walking 3 miles along spokane R. to the bus stop and then an additional 1.75 miles home..
This whole prejudice thing stems from the point of view that the old, young, mentally disabled, physically disabled, are inferior to Spokane Transit staff and management... Something tells me that Mike C. is a manager in customer care...A fat white fuck with a swollen belly and hands in pockets, arrogance personified..I believe, that he planned to write comments on blue notepad and crumple and throw as soon as i left his sight .
That is why I filled out the complaint form in spite of my arthritis and saved the yellow copy for me.
It turns out that some drivers and some management dislike the customers who provide jobs for them. In my original complaint i had to call the transit office. A lady referred to her customers as "sheep" . I of course , immediately jumped on the bus and went to the downtown office. To my Great surprise it turned out to be a a disabled women who was blind.. So we are the sheep and they are the "good shepards" I'm just thrilled !
Yesterday, my bus arrived at transit center, There was a long line and i decided to wait and be last to board. My Momma and the Catholic Church taught me to allow the weak and hungry to: eat first, and get on bus first. As i got up to board (20 feet away), the bus driver,,without looking slammed the door shut and pulled out with 20 people including me yelling WAIT! I went up to the transit center office to complain.. A gentlemen (I'm really stretching that word) served me . I told him i was left stranded and wanted to file another protest. I asked him to write for me as my writing is hampered by arthritis. He got out a blue note pad. I asked if he would use a regular complaint form. He walked off. I threw my hands up and left to catch the next bus...after self-filling out the form and saving the copy for me. This man Mike C. told me he worked in customer care...tha'ts when i threw my hands in the air and left.. It's flight or fight . Mike C. has not heard the last from me ..and i'm going to hunt down the driver that forced me to walk over a mile. Rocky (my service dog) came up lame and i have not completely recovered after walking 3 miles along spokane R. to the bus stop and then an additional 1.75 miles home..
This whole prejudice thing stems from the point of view that the old, young, mentally disabled, physically disabled, are inferior to Spokane Transit staff and management... Something tells me that Mike C. is a manager in customer care...A fat white fuck with a swollen belly and hands in pockets, arrogance personified..I believe, that he planned to write comments on blue notepad and crumple and throw as soon as i left his sight .
That is why I filled out the complaint form in spite of my arthritis and saved the yellow copy for me.
It turns out that some drivers and some management dislike the customers who provide jobs for them. In my original complaint i had to call the transit office. A lady referred to her customers as "sheep" . I of course , immediately jumped on the bus and went to the downtown office. To my Great surprise it turned out to be a a disabled women who was blind.. So we are the sheep and they are the "good shepards" I'm just thrilled !
Feeling robust i decided to go to Greenwood cemetary for a walk along the river, There is a narrow, difficult path downstream about 3 mi to the Menach (sp) Bridge. When i arrived i caught a bus around 5:30-5:45 at the Spokane nunnery. Normally, I get off at NWBlvd @ A st., however i explained to the driver that i was tired that i was going to get off at ash and wellsley, and the bus to Ash and Grace, for half block walk home. they left me stranded and I had to walk home well over a mile, while 6 out-of-service Busses roared by...It was on Friday eve and they wanted to go to the BarrrRn..'m experiencing the same problems on Spokane Transit.. The almost 100% white organization think they are hot shit... they left me stranded and I had to walk home well over a mile, while 6 out-of-service Busses roared by...It was on Friday eve and they wanted to go to the BarrrRn..
Yesterday, my bus arrived at transit center, There was a long line and i decided to wait and be last to board. My Momma and the Catholic Church taught me to allow the weak and hungry to: eat first, and get on bus first. As i got up to board (20 feet away), the bus driver,,without looking slammed the door shut and pulled out with 20 people including me yelling WAIT! I went up to the transit center office to complain.. A gentlemen (I'm really stretching that word) served me . I told him i was left stranded and wanted to file another protest. I asked him to write for me as my writing is hampered by arthritis. He got out a blue note pad. I asked if he would use a regular complaint form. He walked off. I threw my hands up and left to catch the next bus...after self-filling out the form and saving the copy for me. This man Mike C. told me he worked in customer care...tha'ts when i threw my hands in the air and left.. It's flight or fight . Mike C. has not heard the last from me ..and i'm going to hunt down the driver that forced me to walk over a mile. Rocky (my service dog) came up lame and i have not completely recovered after walking 3 miles along spokane R. to the bus stop and then an additional 1.75 miles home..
This whole prejudice thing stems from the point of view that the old, young, mentally disabled, physically disabled, are inferior to Spokane Transit staff and management... Something tells me that Mike C. is a manager in customer care...A fat white fuck with a swollen belly and hands in pockets, arrogance personified..I believe, that he planned to write comments on blue notepad and crumple and throw as soon as i left his sight .
That is why I filled out the complaint form in spite of my arthritis and saved the yellow copy for me.
It turns out that some drivers and some management dislike the customers who provide jobs for them. In my original complaint i had to call the transit office. A lady referred to her customers as "sheep" . I of course , immediately jumped on the bus and went to the downtown office. To my Great surprise it turned out to be a a disabled women who was blind.. So we are the sheep and they are the "good shepards" I'm just thrilled !
This whole prejudice thing stems from the point of view that the old, young, mentally disabled, physically disabled, are inferior to Spokane Transit staff and management... Something tells me that Mike C. is a manager in customer care...A fat white fuck with a swollen belly and hands in pockets, arrogance personified..I believe, that he planned to write comments on blue notepad and crumple and throw as soon as i left his sight .
That is why I filled out the complaint form in spite of my arthritis and saved the yellow copy for me.
It turns out that some drivers and some management dislike the customers who provide jobs for them. In my original complaint i had to call the transit office. A lady referred to her customers as "sheep" . I of course , immediately jumped on the bus and went to the downtown office. To my Great surprise it turned out to be a a disabled women who was blind.. So we are the sheep and they are the "good shepards" I'm just thrilled !
DSHS and lack of service,obfuscation
You changed the way this site works ? I thought Access Wa was site to go to to apply ..
But No, You have added another layer of complexity.
You also demand the most complex password. Greater than my bank, my paypal and all other sites i visit.. For 37$ in FS. and medicare Part B...
AND, all i hear is from soc sec.NOT a Word from You.
What is wrong with you ? You don't know how to manage this site and It's impossible to get telephone service unless you plug in the recharger and wait for an hour or more..Or go down to office and apply directly.
I believe you are not working for you clients.
The delays and obstruction are done purposefully and with malice !
WHAT SAY YOU ?
Monday, June 8, 2015
The Criminalization of Holly L in Spokane, 99205
This is something everyone involved in education should read.
Holly L. made a mistake at 13. She and a couple of girl friends took a car for a joy ride. Her license was suspended even tho she never had one. Because the damage in the fender bender was over 1,000 dollars she became a felon. As a as a result she was wasn't allowed to take Drivers Ed. At 16 she got a job in a child care facility. Two months later she was fired because she was a felon. When Holly turned 18, I paid 1600 dollars to try and clear the debt and suppress her juvenile record...it had No effect. The court refused to suppress her juvenile record..Since Holly got a good job with a Name Brand Co. she has worked diligently to remove the barriers to becoming a licensed driver and employment..
Today I'm happy to report that Holly L received her drivers license at age 29.. She is almost done with the State Bureaucracy. A Bureaucracy that prefers to criminalize our children. Tough on crime Spokane, Wa. prosecutors, are bent on filling our prisons. Our schools are on lock-down . The school to prison routine is standard practice here in Spokane Wa. A Right Wing city that wants to increase its prison population especially our children .. Our children by law must attend school...and school is where misbehavior is criminalized.
The security guards walk around like they're the boss, when in actuality, they are at the bottom of food chain and are personally failures in education. They become the arm of school administrators who wish to statistically improve education scores and make themselves look good.. We have the same dumping ground for kids with problems here in Spokane Wa as other schools across the nation. Its called Havermail School and Crosswalk School. Most of the children in these schools are there because they have problems going through puberty. Many of them are victims of abuse. They settle their problems through fighting and promiscuity. The school system identifies them, marks them, demonize them and excludes them. Then they brag about how great they are... In actuality, they are as much a failure as they children they purposefully classify, demonize and criminalize.
As a retired school teacher, I have watched with horror the turning of our schools into prisons. School administrators, Teachers and Security all work together to bring about a desired conclusion. Of course, the desired conclusion changes with every generation of Doctorates that are graduated from our Universities. They have tinkered with everything involved in education. Every generation of Doctorates think they have the Holy Grail of education. The classic one was teaching rote reading memorization rather then phonetics and sounding out of words. Thank God the parents of American children yelled so loud that the sounding out of words which leads to the sounding out the meaning of phrases and entire stories, has been re-established.
As I write I'm hunting and pecking. Every word that comes to mind is phonetically written. Most are spelled correctly (thank god). After putting these words phrases, sentences my thoughts gradually take shape and I have less correction to make with spell check. It has taken me 72 years to realize that I'm smart, organized and purposeful. That i can write just as well as anyone else and most importantly that people actually listen to what i have to say.
Why do we force our children to go to school? Learning is suppose to be fun...not ball & chain. Learning and inquisitiveness are natural human-e traits. So why do our educators suppress them? Why do we force every child into a standardized size shoe when some of us have size 13 feet ...it hurts! There is no reason for it except to satisfy bureaucratic "people" failures. The kids aren't there to learn. Our kids are on lock-down to satisfy failed teachers, administrators and a police state.
Supposedly our children are guaranteed education until age 22? This is a gift from parents. The police state piled on by making school attendance mandatory.. If you don't go to school you go to juvenile hall where you are forced to learn by rote..ie. follow the rules. We have turned a gift into a curse.
We need a new Holistic approach. I'm not talking about children. I'm talking about us...adults. Our responsibility. Get rid of the mandatory schooling. Some of us just don't fit. Instead, let the kids work at whatever age. Let all adults be teachers... Every child should have an adult co-conspirator to accomplish whatever goals the child wants. You go to the library, the librarian doesn't get the book for you but they will give you the address. Don't tell the kids what to be interested in, they will tell you what interests them. Listen, they will tell you where to start their education.
One final thought. Doctor Spock was wrong. Coddling kids gets you a nation of spoiled selfies. A nation where only I count, no one else. A nation, looking in a mirror, saying: "Ain't i grand". A nation that when slapped kills, tortures and levels whole countries. A nation that believes that everything in the world is for them and no-one else.
I take responsibility. The bible says to spare the rod is to spoil the child. That is why all my children have been spanked at least once, then they know who the boss is and their place in the family. Knowing they belong and their place in the family is comforting and they know mom and dad care and are in charge and looking out for them. Never discipline a child when your mad! They will repeat the bad behavior which gives you time to scheme and plan the appropriate response
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Holly L. made a mistake at 13. She and a couple of girl friends took a car for a joy ride. Her license was suspended even tho she never had one. Because the damage in the fender bender was over 1,000 dollars she became a felon. As a as a result she was wasn't allowed to take Drivers Ed. At 16 she got a job in a child care facility. Two months later she was fired because she was a felon. When Holly turned 18, I paid 1600 dollars to try and clear the debt and suppress her juvenile record...it had No effect. The court refused to suppress her juvenile record..Since Holly got a good job with a Name Brand Co. she has worked diligently to remove the barriers to becoming a licensed driver and employment..
Today I'm happy to report that Holly L received her drivers license at age 29.. She is almost done with the State Bureaucracy. A Bureaucracy that prefers to criminalize our children. Tough on crime Spokane, Wa. prosecutors, are bent on filling our prisons. Our schools are on lock-down . The school to prison routine is standard practice here in Spokane Wa. A Right Wing city that wants to increase its prison population especially our children .. Our children by law must attend school...and school is where misbehavior is criminalized.
The security guards walk around like they're the boss, when in actuality, they are at the bottom of food chain and are personally failures in education. They become the arm of school administrators who wish to statistically improve education scores and make themselves look good.. We have the same dumping ground for kids with problems here in Spokane Wa as other schools across the nation. Its called Havermail School and Crosswalk School. Most of the children in these schools are there because they have problems going through puberty. Many of them are victims of abuse. They settle their problems through fighting and promiscuity. The school system identifies them, marks them, demonize them and excludes them. Then they brag about how great they are... In actuality, they are as much a failure as they children they purposefully classify, demonize and criminalize.
As a retired school teacher, I have watched with horror the turning of our schools into prisons. School administrators, Teachers and Security all work together to bring about a desired conclusion. Of course, the desired conclusion changes with every generation of Doctorates that are graduated from our Universities. They have tinkered with everything involved in education. Every generation of Doctorates think they have the Holy Grail of education. The classic one was teaching rote reading memorization rather then phonetics and sounding out of words. Thank God the parents of American children yelled so loud that the sounding out of words which leads to the sounding out the meaning of phrases and entire stories, has been re-established.
As I write I'm hunting and pecking. Every word that comes to mind is phonetically written. Most are spelled correctly (thank god). After putting these words phrases, sentences my thoughts gradually take shape and I have less correction to make with spell check. It has taken me 72 years to realize that I'm smart, organized and purposeful. That i can write just as well as anyone else and most importantly that people actually listen to what i have to say.
Why do we force our children to go to school? Learning is suppose to be fun...not ball & chain. Learning and inquisitiveness are natural human-e traits. So why do our educators suppress them? Why do we force every child into a standardized size shoe when some of us have size 13 feet ...it hurts! There is no reason for it except to satisfy bureaucratic "people" failures. The kids aren't there to learn. Our kids are on lock-down to satisfy failed teachers, administrators and a police state.
Supposedly our children are guaranteed education until age 22? This is a gift from parents. The police state piled on by making school attendance mandatory.. If you don't go to school you go to juvenile hall where you are forced to learn by rote..ie. follow the rules. We have turned a gift into a curse.
We need a new Holistic approach. I'm not talking about children. I'm talking about us...adults. Our responsibility. Get rid of the mandatory schooling. Some of us just don't fit. Instead, let the kids work at whatever age. Let all adults be teachers... Every child should have an adult co-conspirator to accomplish whatever goals the child wants. You go to the library, the librarian doesn't get the book for you but they will give you the address. Don't tell the kids what to be interested in, they will tell you what interests them. Listen, they will tell you where to start their education.
One final thought. Doctor Spock was wrong. Coddling kids gets you a nation of spoiled selfies. A nation where only I count, no one else. A nation, looking in a mirror, saying: "Ain't i grand". A nation that when slapped kills, tortures and levels whole countries. A nation that believes that everything in the world is for them and no-one else.
I take responsibility. The bible says to spare the rod is to spoil the child. That is why all my children have been spanked at least once, then they know who the boss is and their place in the family. Knowing they belong and their place in the family is comforting and they know mom and dad care and are in charge and looking out for them. Never discipline a child when your mad! They will repeat the bad behavior which gives you time to scheme and plan the appropriate response
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