"Two out of seven is never enough," I muttered to myself. I am standing at the bus stop. Just to one side of the Pueblo Amigo Hotel in Tijuana. It's just a stones throw away from the San Ysidro port …

FEB 10/12 - As I stood in front of the San Diego convention center on saturday afternoon holding a sign, I couldn't help but think what might have been. Right when the OSD should have been at its strongest the …

JAN 1 -Despite what I felt were several setbacks for the OSD movement in December, I began the year 2012 with high hopes (I have a copy of the Mayan prophecy for the date 4Ahau 3Kankin/23December2012. It aint over folks). …

Dec 3/Dec6 - These were the days when positive, supportive events like the Critical Mass rally would be sidetracked by an aerosal can / paper cup throwing incident (in which the wrong person was arrested). When OSD marches to the …

Author's apology - The security situation in the Tijuana barrio where I live, as well as this article I just wrote, dictates that I must suspend all posts from my wifi site in Tijuana. This is going to affect (already …

NOV 29 - If I live to be a one hundred year old left wing liberal, tree-hugging, spotted owl loving, peacenik activist I will never forget this night. For of all of the tactics that OSD attempted, this was my …

NOV 6 / NOV 10 - This was a period of reflection for me. I'd been at the site now for one month. What should my plans be? Was I a journalist or an Occupier? Why was I continuing to …

NOV 2 - My routine is to spend time at the Occupy site at Freedom plaza early in the morning when there are fewest people about. At night when the General Assembly and committee meetings are held is when the …

**OCT 16/OCT 27 - These were the days that were the nicest and maybe the worst. Some of the best, altruistic citizens of San Diego were here, along with just enough crack pots to keep the SDPD irritated and unfairly …

OCT 14 - This was the day of the first SDPD assault on the Occupy Camp. The one done in daylight under third party scrutiny (observers wearing bright green caps). Unlike the second two assaults, which were cloaked in darkness. …

OCT 8 - Got off the blue line trolley downtown and headed for City Hall. Once inside the plaza area I saw a sign that directed me to a park on 1st and G. As I strolled the several blocks …

Living in one country and working in another allows me the opportunity to study two cultures up close in several different ways. People raised in Mexico view and handle things differently than they do in the United States. The social …

Granny came into my life a couple of months ago with the subtlety of an armed narco-commando raid. Which is exactly what led to her arrival at my Palacial Wooden Shack (PWC). The 88 year old woman had been living …