2014/01/28 Some Current Expats Don’t Like Why Their Numbers Are Exploding – When I first began exploring leaving the States to begin a life abroad, I did a lot of research online and tried to connect to folks already living the life I envision for our future. Most of the websites and groups, even on…
2014/01/25 I suspect that each of us is visited by The Darkness from time to time, but I only know my own experience with The Darkness. The Dark Night of the Soul, coined by fellow mystic St. John of the Cross is my favorite characterization of The Darkness. While Saint John of the Cross’ poem…
2014/01/24 A wonderful woman just asked me “why” I’m pursuing the Boot-Strap Expat Adventure. I find it insightful to consider such questions because it took years of introspection for me to come to the decision to expatriate. While I will surely benefit from a move to South America, I’m also a guy with a sense…
2014/01/12 What is Agorism? – In essence, Agorism is Economic Anarchy. According to Wikipedia (Skip the Wiki paragraphs if you already have a clue and scroll down to Most Of Us Stumble Into Agorism) Agorism is a libertarian social philosophy that advocates creating a society in which all relations between people are voluntary exchanges by means of counter-economics, thus engaging in a…
Just a quickie for y’all… …I’m not a Luddite, I was selling personal computers in 1985! But since then I’ve learned that I can’t be bothered riding the latest wave of technology, it’s simply impossible and I may spend outrageous amounts of my time learning technologies that never gain wide acceptance. I don’t spend a…
2014/01/17 Are Ghosts, Demons, Angels and Nations Real or Fictions and Illusions? – How you answer these questions says a lot about your critical thinking skills, premises and how effective indoctrination and propaganda has been on you. Let’s first establish what is meant by Real. There are experiences that only we have and are unable…
2014/01/15 Bug Out Bags of the Deludinnati! – I recently read that some Wall Street types have suggested Bug-Out Bags to their audience via one of the Lame Street Media outlets. I should have jotted down where I read about it and the collectivist media outlet that broadcast the recommendation, but I was too busy…
2014/01/14 You may think that I’ve been away from the keyboard too long since my last essay, but I assure you I have been writing. The reason for my recent absence is that I’ve submitted an article to the Daily Anarchist (http://dailyanarchist.com/) and am waiting to hear from the editor if it has been accepted…
2014/01/01 For those of you who can’t wait to check out the Boot-Strap Expat Adventure Campaign: http://igg.me/at/Boot-Strap-Expat/x/5929170 An Update On Liquidations and Funding of the Boot-Strap Expat Adventure For those of you who have been following the Boot-Strap Expat adventure from the beginning, the original plan was for the Liquidation of Assets to be the…
2013/12/26 Smoked Ham a Perfect Food When I was a young kid, I loved certain foods, especially those associated with holidays and special occasions: Pierogi were my decreed birthday meal from the time we started the tradition that whoever was celebrating a birthday chose the menu; most special occasions involved some special meat or seafood…
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