Category Archives: USA 2008
Seventy-Nine
Tucson, AZ I always thought I’d make a good executioner. By and large I don’t give a crap about the human race. I care even less about someone tried, convicted and sentenced by a jury of their peers. Back in … Continue reading
Seventy-Eight
Benson, AZ Today I sat next to a Chiricahua Apache while sipping whiskey in the Crystal Palace Saloon on the main drag in Tombstone, Arizona. I walked through the OK Corral to the back alley where the gunfight took place. … Continue reading
Seventy-Seven
Lordsburg, NM 8,000 miles in seventy-seven days and I have finally found it. I have found the asshole of the world. This is it, man. This is the epicenter. It’s not hell. I’ve been in places far more hellish – … Continue reading
Seventy-Six
Las Cruces, NM Today the Lord looked out for me for the umpteenth time during this madcap adventure. He’s a hell of a guy, the Lord. This time it was a simple matter of thirty cents that saved my ass. … Continue reading
Seventy-Five
El Paso, TX I am become Death, The shatterer of Worlds. — J. Robert Oppenheimer quoting the Bhagavad-Gita, July 15,1945 It’s a hell of a thing to stand in the midst of a silence so oppressive you can’t even hear … Continue reading