Veterans, Homeless Veterans and Veteran Suicide

I’ve been meaning to write about veterans, homeless veterans and veteran suicide for some time but it is difficult to try and explain a situation that most people will never even come close to understanding. The treatment of American veterans, men and women who lay their lives on the line to protect the American way … Read more

The Inglorious End

You would have to have your head stuck pretty far into the sand to not see that America, as a nation and as a way of life, already has, or is in, the process of failing. And quickly. The closed minded, divisive nature of two party American thinking has doomed the county. “My way or … Read more

Dead of Winter

It’s the dead of winter here in the desert southwest in one of America’s largest refugee camps. When you have nothing and live on the side of the road, the holiday season is not a particularly happy time of the year. While most Americans can’t wait for their new iPhone or big screen TV from … Read more

Veterans Day 2023

It is a cold and very windy November 11 in the Sonoran Desert. In an area near the Colorado River and not far from Mexico is a wind blown group of older RVs, campers, cars and tents flapping in the strong desert wind. This is an area once frequented by substantial numbers of winter visitors … Read more

Things I’m Thankful For

It’s been about five years since being hit by a semi truck in a construction zone. Since being put on the street by the people who were supposed to be protecting me, I’ve managed to stabilize my situation and carry on with what’s left of my life. Relatively speaking, I’m doing better since the rest … Read more

Five Years

It’s been five years since I was hit from behind by a speeding semi truck while stopped for a construction zone flagman. Insurance refused to pay for any medical expenses or damages from the accident and on the street I went. A judge ruled the truck driver and truck owners had no responsibility for their … Read more

Good Citizen Award: Isolation and Suffering

It’s been nearly five years since being left for dead on the side of the road. I’ve lived in the most remote locations in the continental United States, far away from civilization and society. After losing everything to corrupt government and organized crime, which are one and the same, not once, but twice, I realized … Read more

The End of America – Outdoor Edition

I’ve seen a lot of things in my life and I’ve seen even more on the New American retirement plan of them taking everything you’ve worked for your whole life and leaving you for dead on the side of the road. I’m on the front line of the disintegration of American society and have a … Read more

American Beggar

Because I obeyed the law, the result being the loss of everything I have, this is the time of year I have to beg the government for food and medical care to stay alive. As I grovel for the basic necessities of life, the thought that predominates everything is the fact that if I would … Read more