Ronbos Road

Back in the Cascade Mountains after another windy winter in the desert as the circle goes nowhere except where I’ve been. For five years I have been trying to survive the semi truck accident in 2018, struggling against the very people whose job in this country to see that criminals are punished and law abiding … Read more

May 4, 1970 was the date of the Kent State massacre. I was a senior in high school. I know people who went to school at Kent State and had been there several times. I’ll always remember how small the dorm rooms were. It felt like the college campus shootings happened right down the street. … Read more

I am sitting in the desert for another day or two, then I have reached the stay limit here and I will have to leave. Even though I live in the Cascade Mountains, I have to go somewhere because, at 72 years old, I can not survive a winter in the mountains living in my … Read more

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

It is difficult to describe insanity without sounding insane yourself.

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

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

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

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

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