A personal notebook
Thoughts, notes, and ideas.
Writing about whatever I’m trying to understand.
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The Collapse Of An Unsanctioned Homeless Camp
One of the nearly endless frustrations I have with this work is how there is not even a basic curiosity of how these homeless camps work. I’ve never understood why anthropologists aren’t swarming homeless…
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To every thing there is a season
This is a friend of mine’s favorite verse in the Bible: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:A time to be born, and a time to…
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Copy from John Brown Page That Was Taken Down | The Summit County Historical Society of Akron
This page once was online here: https://www.summithistory.org/john-brown It now redirects to this page: https://www.summithistory.org/perkins-brown-partnership This is how the redirect looks on a server lookup: #1 Requesting: https://www.summithistory.org/john-brown Request > GET /john-brown HTTP/1.1 > Host:…
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Reincarnation
It’s hard to argue with reincarnation when you understand the fundamental laws of energy in the universe. The first law of Thermodynamics states: The total amount of energy and matter in the Universe remains constant,…
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Gary
This is my friend Gary. I won’t tell you how many felony “numbers” he has. But it’s not just a few. He’s the real deal. We have a true friendship. My life is SO…
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I Just Want To Live
The sentiment of this sign keeps me marching forward. “I just want to live.” For me, it’s not about the food or the tents or any of that. For me, it’s about acceptance. Homeless…
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Destruction
To you, this may look like an empty field. To me it looks like destruction. This was a home. This was a village to people who the rest of society gave up on. And…
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Social Warfare
I see myself as a freedom fighter. We have institutionalized homelessness in America. Government and corporate service providers have thrown up their hands. “They just don’t want our help.” So people are left to…
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This Is Hate Speech
I wanted to point this picture out for exactly what it is: Hate. It is hate directed towards addicted people. The reason I want to point it out is because it is also VERY…
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Futility
The most futile feeling in the world is sitting in courtrooms and political chambers listening to politicians and appointed officials talk about how I have a “big heart” but zoning laws are more important…
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Finding Your Path
I consider myself a searcher. I also consider my time here on Earth as that of a tourist. A person who is on an all inclusive cruise getting to taste some of the sights…