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Public Breakdown: Throwing Beer, Provoking Bitches and a Teenager

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Goatsong1

I’m in the shoe aisle at a Ross store on the cell phone with my daughter, who’s home alone on this Sunday afternoon. Do you need a new pair of tennis shoes? “No, that’s okay,” she says. “But, mom, something … Continue reading →

Posted in community, democracy, economics, family, health, local, Mental Health, parenting, personal, Public Health, random, stories, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged adolescents, affordable housing, alcohol, anger, architecture, beer, cars, cities, city planning, coffee cup, expressing emotions, family, health, Los Angeles, low income apartment, low-income housing, mental health, mental illness, neighborhoods, parenting, public health, ross store, teenagers, tennis shoes, vw bug, VW bugs, women, writing | 5 Comments

Criminal Behavior in Middle Age

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Goatsong1

Last month I was accused of shoplifting at Whole Foods on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana. The organic-food grocery store is among a half-mile strip of newer upscale stores in a landscaped-and-water fountain area the local chamber of commerce bills as the “Tarzana … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, crime, culture, local, personal, random, shopping, society, writing | Tagged America, crime, culture, Los Angeles, Mexican, organic food chain, race, reusable grocery bag, San Fernando Valley, shopping, society, veggie burgers, white, Whole Foods | 6 Comments

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