RUNNING THE GAUNTLET
RUNNING THE GAUNTLET By 10:00 pm John and I were bidding the family good night but I must admit that my mind was mostly on preparing to run the one hundred miles long gauntlet from Lakeview to Klamath Falls Oregon …
THE STARRY SKIES ARE INFINITE, BUT WE ARE ETERNAL
THE STARRY SKIES ARE INFINITE, BUT WE ARE ETERNAL The stars are what was left over after the celebration of the birth of spiritual man. Jack
INDIANS ON THE WARPATH
INDIANS ON THE WARPATH When I woke up under the tarp the morning after the sand storm there was something heavy sitting on the tarp pressing down on the right side of my head. As consciousness rose in me and …
THAT’S NOT WHAT I SAID
THAT’S NOT WHAT I SAID Communicating is not easy, in fact, it’s an art. However, it’s an art that most of us stop practicing way too soon, but never stop expecting perfection from everyone else. Jack
JOHN KRATSMIRE
JOHN KRATSMIRE When I reached the other side of the broad interstate highway, I looked back at George who already had his thumb out for a couple of cars that were coming our way. He waved at me and I …
A FEW WORDS FROM THE BEAR
A FEW WORDS FROM THE BEAR (If you’re not sure who I am because you’ve never met me or you’ve forgotten me, I a part of Jack that interjects needed info once in a while. I use to be a …
IGNORANCE
IGNORANCE Ignorance is not bliss, it’s failure, defeat, misery, confusion, loss, blindness, bewilderment, crudeness, darkness, dumbness, denseness, callowness, unintelligent, oblivion, foolish, shallowness, mean, unenlightened, vagueness, empty-headedness, mental incapacity, incompetence, uncultivated, inexperienced , unwise, and one of the favorite hiding places …
GEORGE AND GEORGE
GEORGE AND GEORGE After escorting me out into a hallway, the campus police demanded some ID, asked me all the pertinent questions and gave me the appropriate lecture. I was then taken out to their vehicle and driven to the …
WOBBLING
WOBBLING If we want to know why America is wobbling on its original path to its destiny of freedom, liberty, and justice, we need only to look at our lives, our heroes, our households, our communities – our personal values. …
WAY DOWN IN TEXAS
WAY DOWN IN TEXAS It was well after midnight and I should have been tired but the whole scene was so big, challenging and of course tense that I felt more like I was about to run out onto the …