• Ice with leaves on it
    Hi-Rise,  life,  Thoughts and musings

    Thought of the Day

    “I am a human being, not a human doing.” -Kurt Vonnegut Why is this so hard to realize sometimes? I wonder that when I am always ready to step in and do something or to clean up messes other people have made. Why do I do it? Especially when I see so little appreciation shown. Sure, there is some, but it seems like most of what I do gets taken for granted. I like bringing order out of the chaos I see around me. Unfortunately, it also is frustrating when people don’t seem to care. I actually voiced this frustration after the Residents Council meeting last week. Unfortunately, people seemed…

  • Box on the ground
    Hi-Rise,  life,  Society

    Monday Thoughts

    I have had a number of things on my mind today. The first is why there isn’t a better system in place for helping those with mental illness or substance abuse issues. And why is it so hard to get individuals like this who are causing problems out of standard housing and into a care setting where they can get the help they need? We have a situation like this in my hi-rise right now and it’s frustrating a lot of people. This person has multiple warrants out on them and they’ve even caused problems at businesses in the neighborhood. Even with all that and the fact that their apartment…