Author Archive: Raven West
Bill Maher is Right! Obesity is Disgusting!
It is not often that I agree with Bill Maher – however his recent tirade on “Fat Shaming” was dead on – Americans are not only fat, but disgustingly obese. Maher is not the only person stating the obvious: Dear Fat People by Nicole Arbour. As expected, the response from the “feel good” media has been …
It’s Not Plastic v Paper that’s the Problem. It’s People
In the opening scenes of the movie “Independence Day”, Jeff Goldblum’s character was furiously taking soda cans out of the general trash and putting them in the recycle bin complaining to no one listening about how pollution was going to destroy our planet. All the while the aliens were on their way to do that …
Author Raven West 
His Name is Earl
Raven West ♦ December 26, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment
According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, there are approximately 50,000 homeless people in and around Los Angeles living on streets, parks and freeway underpasses. This is a story about just one. He name is Earl. About fifteen years ago when I lived in Thousand Oaks I was working as the store manager for …
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