(It's been a while, a long while, but now I am back for a spell and see what may occur)

I find my self in Arkansas. North West Arkansas. Not far from Branson, Missouri. I had been in Florida for nearly two years, but pretty much had decided it was not a place I saw long term anything with.

I'd most recently lost my home, truck and job when storm Fay breezed in and flooded everything in sight. Everything but the floating dead livestock and swarms of mosquitoes.

I've had a friend... read more

Hey howdy! I just invited a friend, Ken to join tribe and I hope all of you in my posse` of friends will give him a warm tribe welcome.

See him here:

people.tribe.net/296b7142-...428092622f

Hope all your holidazedandconfused was pleasant and mirthfiled.

; )
Chris

On 17 July 2007, I left the hills and hollows of Tennessee in search of greener pastures in Florida. I responded to an ad for a personal assistant to a busy artist in exchange for room and board and percentage of sales after profit. Basically a barter where I was to have a room, food, toiletries (they specified that?) and the only money would be when I sold artwork, I would receive a percentage of the sale after all expenses were deducted.

I realized that something was not right here b... read more

(a back a$$wards tale of rejection and loss of hope)

I have been a long believer in the human species ability to be kind, fair and honest. I think back to history classes and "Little House on the Prairie" and recall stories of barn raisings-neighbors helping neighbors, or sewing bees-neighbors helping neighbors helping family. This country has a basis in this spirit and that carried through to westward expansion, pioneering spirit and further to the war effort when women stood up to the ... read more

I have been thinking.

There are folk who believe I do it to much.

I can't think of a time where I am not.

Yet I think, just the same.

OK, sometimes more.

So, I was thinking how it would be great if ....

...and I was stunned by the myriad things that should NOT be this way.

Stunned, I tell you. I am but a lowely boy on the plain and I see this....where are the other stunned folk?