Why not sell things?
Because
I was homeless as a teenager and I always remembered how awesome it
was when people donated things that were in turn passed on to me free
of charge. The organizations I donate objects to the most are
S.E.A.R.C.H. Houston and Covenant House Texas (also in
My preferred cash donation charity
is the Houston Food Bank although I do donate to others.
Don't
you give a portion of the proceeds from your book sales to charity?
I do, yes. (laugh)
Why don't you include your photo?
Because
I'm incredibly homely. (laugh)
You don't look homely to me.
For
my personal safety. (laugh) I'm always raising someone's
hackles for some reason or another whether it's intentional or not. I'm also very private person and I would prefer to gain readers/admirers
based on my work rather than my appearance. My appearance is
just a bonus. (wink)
It says here that you are a self-described
Arm-chair Activist. What is an Arm-chair Activist?
An Arm-chair
Activist is someone who signs a lot of petitions for various causes
and organizations but does not attend protests, etc. The way
I look at it, if you don't even try to change things you don't agree
with, you have no real right to complain about it. You're a
large part of the problem.
For 2013, you were named one of Care2.com's
Top "Arm-chair Activists of the Year.
Yes! That was pretty
cool. And people say laziness doesn't pay off. (laugh)
Out of more than 25 million users, I am among the top 5 percent
of petition participants. This number doesn't even count the
numerous activism groups I am involved with outside of Care 2.
I recon that gives me lots and lots of power (insert maniacal laughter
here).
I also imagine my name is on some list somewhere at the
CIA. (laugh) I've been a member of Care2 since 2002.
