This is what 6 months without a job, 2 months without a home, and 1 month without a church has taught me: In 4 years, I went from minimum wage to nearly twice minimum wage, an annual increase of 3%. Yet going back to minimum wage would only cover 50% of my living expenses. No [...]
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PCT Additional Details
August 19th, 2009 
Cali Martin I’m still looking for people who want to do the hike, as well as supporters along the way. I project that 4-6 people should go on the hike, and 1 support person for every 200 miles of the hike. A bigger concern is both finding sponsors, and donors. My thoughts are that 50% of donor’s [...]
PCT Hike update
August 19th, 2009 Cali Martin Quick bit, the PCT hike is still being named, and I have 2 (possibly 3) of the core hike team in place. Each person on the team is going for different reasons, but my intentions is to raise money for healthy lifestyle and diabetic awareness. All money sponsoring myself for this hike will go into a foundation, which will distribute to various community health groups.
Almost There
August 12th, 2009 Cali Martin This is what God does, he takes you to your knees, making a person fully reliant on trusting him, before he lets you live. In some people, this is called the irony of God’s love. To others, this is torture beyond any measure.
Relativity, Defined Relativity
August 2nd, 2009 Cali Martin Today makes four weeks I’ve been without a “house”. Which is actually cool in its own respect. I beat my own odds, I doubted that I would make it this far, yet here I am. Overall, I’m not in bad shape, I have adjusted to the change in diet, exercise, and schedule.
Putting Death on Speed Dial (A look into the idiocies of mankind)
August 2nd, 2009 Cali Martin Something I wrote back in 2008, around Christmas I watched as within a matter of thirty days, my life became distressed. As my friend choose to leave, I found myself biting my tongue. No words could change what would occur, no voice could make a difference. I sat and stared as my only true friend [...]
