My driver has escaped from Burma and he has no intention of returning to Myanmar to live under the thumb of the evil generals. He is content. He feels safe driving his Lyft along Sunset Boulevard on a Saturday night. I don't feel so secure. I've just been released from Kaiser-Permanente Emergency Care and am [...]
Van Life
A 75 year old sets off in his campervan to see ALL of the United States.
Friday. Jan 10, 2020
It was a beautiful sunny winter day. It felt familiar and comfortable. I took a taxi to the port. The fare was 5,40 GBP. I gave the driver 10 GBP and told him to keep it. He said "Are you sure?" I said "Yes. I don't understand English change." He laughed. Tonight there was a military [...]
My End of the World Tour
I'm watching Iranian missiles raining down on Iraqi bases. U.S. cabinet members are rushing to the situation room as if this wasn't expected after the assasination of General Suleimani. Is this the beginning of World War III? Tomorrow I'm heading to England to start a round the world trip. On Friday I will board the [...]
Cuba – America’s Bastard Stepchild
Part 1: 1492 - 1898 As the bus pulled away from Havana's Jose Marti airport I realized that, although I was only a few miles from Florida, I was in a different world. The roads teemed with people even though we were far from the city. People were walking. Walking with purpose. These are people [...]
Mike Winters 
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