Quartzite, ArizonaJanuary 17, 2023 What I’ve realized over the past couple of days is that the hobos are out here; here in the desert washes, camped among the rocks and desert bushes, they just aren’t all at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. They are mixed in with the other boondockers, hidden in rigs that are subtlyContinue reading “Dispatches from the Desert 5”
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The AR-15
The AR-15 has been much in the news lately. A few months ago it was seen as a pin replacing the American flag on the lapels of Republicans in Congress. This time it’s news following a tragic shooting in Nashville. These weapons have become a cultural icon in conservative circles, rationalized and lately marketed asContinue reading “The AR-15”
Before Waco
The scene at Ruby Ridge Trump held his latest official rally Saturday, March 25, 2023 in Waco Texas, site of the standoff between the FBI and the Branch Dividian religious group. It ended badly. At the end the scene was as from one of the many wars fought by our military in my lifetime —Continue reading “Before Waco”
Dispatches from the Desert 3
Quartzite ArizonaJanuary 13, 2023 Today was the first day of the RTR or Rubber Tramp Rendezvous for everyone. Last week was the Women’s RTR addressing women issues. There were a good many single women. More than I expected. Probably holdovers from last week .As I arrived about 10:40, Bob Willis was giving an orientation talkContinue reading “Dispatches from the Desert 3”
Arizona
Dispatch 2Quartzite, Arizona Jan 12, 2023 I arrived in the area yesterday afternoon and stayed in a boon-dockers camp about 7 miles from town. All was quiet. I stopped by a nearby rig to ask about the wind direction. The carpet was out, the table set up and martinis were in hand. That simple inquiryContinue reading “Arizona”
Dispatches from the Desert
Chapter 16 – The Dogs of War
“So you didn’t go to Angola. Are you about to tell me another adventure story, another sad ending?” “No. No, I didn’t become a mercenary. But my life had been pretty tame since the army. I didn’t mind the chaos of the next couple of years. “There’s more chaos? What you just told me soundsContinue reading “Chapter 16 – The Dogs of War”
Chapter 15 Water, Whiskey & War
Water Agnes took yet another sip of wine. “So you found your way up the mountain after you got home from California and your bus was parked in a new place and Susan was there waiting for you. That was after the movie at the Hotel Universe or before. I’m confused. You told me aboutContinue reading “Chapter 15 Water, Whiskey & War”
Chapter 14 Hotel Universe
Hotel Universe — 1975 In 1975, on one of those hot May days in Seattle that sucker you into thinking its summer, I went with my friend Hippie No. 1 to The 4700, a classic dive-bar near the university. It was Friday afternoon and we were a bit early for a party in a nearbyContinue reading “Chapter 14 Hotel Universe”
Chapter 13 The Bus
Agnes had loosened up with a couple of glasses of wine and became more direct with her questions, as though searching for something. “So you said at one point, what? after the farm? you lived in the woods, in a bus, cutting trees? Did I get that right? “Yes, after the farm. I ended upContinue reading “Chapter 13 The Bus”
In The Belly Of the Beast 