How I came to be the me I am now. Vietnam, 1969: As an adviser and liaison I led native troops, rural forces and popular forces, and was responsible for aiding in firepower, artillery, gunships, spotter pilots and jet bombers…but nonetheless I was looked upon as the “supreme local power”, way…

At night, rivers of memories, images swollen as if by rains of the monsoon. I’m drawn into a torrent, dragged downstream…impossible to grasp onto branches of now to pull myself safely to shore. Fog overcomes me. Smoke smelling of gunpowder, diesel, burning hair and flesh. …

If I may try to answer such an all inclusive question…I ‘ran away’ to this place back in 1980. Knew no one, came alone. I, like the Hopi, was looking for a place which I didn’t have to fight for…a place no one else much wanted. The abundant water, oxygen…

There was so much money pumped into the economy by the Fed due to the pandemic, that inflation was inevitable. Then the corporate powers to be and the mega wealthy have seen the writing on the wall and are taking their spoils from the stock market, which is where they…

I've been on a homesteading group on line since the 90s. I've met many of them in person. Many of them have come to visit our homestead, which has been off grid (simply) since 1984. Earth sheltered house of my own design and built out of native and recycled materials…

Anam Cara refers to the Celtic spiritual belief of souls connecting and bonding. In Celtic Spiritual tradition, it is believed that the soul radiates all about the physical body, what some refer to as an aura. When you connect with another person and become completely open and trusting with that…

You neglected to mention our massive war machine killing 3 to 5 millions of SE Asians during our war on Vietnam. Plus the loss of life of our own, and the mental devastation for those who returned. Agent Orange gave me bladder cancer and a bad heart. What I saw…