Doc stated: "...meditating among the forest of pot plants they were growing on their sun porch..." I get images of purple and swirls and Ram Dass.
Sorry to read about your friend Doc. :( I may have mentioned on FFL before that The Way Corps program which was/is the leadership training program for The Way International, required hitch hiking up until sometime in the early 90s (I think it was until the early 90s). In addition to the hitch hiking, we had time limits to reach our destinations and (sometimes) if we didn't make it in time, we had to turn around and hitch hike back to where we came from. On one of my hitch hiking assignments from Kansas (location of one of The Way's then campuses) to New Mexico (location of The Way's then rock climbing/outdoor academy), my partner and I were 19 minutes late. We had to turn around and hitch back to Kansas...and come up with $150(?) to do it again when we would again be assigned the trip. The price for the outdoor academy was included (so to speak) with our tuition if we arrived on time after hitching those 750+ miles; but if we didn't arrive on time, we had to cough up the $$ for next round. What a crazy requirement, but 1000s of us complied. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... <no_reply@...> wrote: > > Yes, I had one friend lose her life that way, and my brother got picked up a > few times by guys wanting BJs. > > One of the most perfect rides I had, though, was in 1980, when I left the TM > encampment in Missouri, trying to get to Eugene, OR, from a ramp onto I-70, > outside Higginsville. After a cop stopped, to let me know he was a cop, a guy > picked me up and drove me to within 40 miles of Eugene! I was broke that time > too, and the guy was towing a motorcycle, behind his Camaro. > > After I met up with my buddies in Oregon, I stayed at their place for several > weeks, meditating among the forest of pot plants they were growing on their > sun porch. Then off to Santa Barbara for more adventures! > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <jchwelch@> wrote: > > > > What an awesome account; love the images. :) > > > > I hitch hiked over 6000 miles as the crow flies back in the late 70s and > > early 80s. Wish I would have kept a journal of all the trips. I don't > > condone hitch hiking though. I do know some personal horror stories of > > others. Thankful all my experiences were good...or at least weren't bad. > > One time a city bus picked me up. lol > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > That was quite a trip, in 1972-ish. Trying to get from Colorado to my GF > > > in Atlanta, I hooked up with this black guy, his cargo van, his > > > motorcycle tied down in the back, and his Irish setter, through a ride > > > board, when options like that were still fairy safe. > > > > > > We left Denver, went south through New Mexico and east into El Paso, into > > > such a snowstorm, other cars were being blown off the road, literally. > > > Thanks to the bike in the back, we had traction. After making it across > > > Texas, we met these two good ol' boys around two in the morning, in > > > Texarkana, at a gas station. Cold as f*ck outside. We brought the dog in, > > > the guys carried out oil cartons for us to sleep on, gave us coffee, and > > > we all talked for a long time. Later on, we'd let the dog out to run on > > > rural roads, and that Irish Setter could pace the van forever! I was > > > broke back then, and made the trip on very little food, literally bread > > > and water. > > > > > > Did a fair amount of traveling like that, back then, always had good > > > experiences, which I attribute more to my guardian angels, than to my > > > wisdom at the time! > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Good to hear, Doc, thanks for sharing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: "doctordumbass@" <doctordumbass@> > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:45 AM > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > I found the deep South to be completely counter to its stereotypes. > > > > Some of the nicest people I ever met there, complete strangers who > > > > would give me the shirt off their backs, were toothless, uneducated > > > > rednecks. I traveled through there with a black guy once, Texas, > > > > Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia, we were treated > > > > with kindness and generosity, which was a good thing, cause it was the > > > > middle of winter. Spent a lot of time in North Carolina also, same > > > > deal. Had similar experiences all over the country. Once the "me" finds > > > > its normal size, the I Am/We Are takes over. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > martyboi, I bet a lot of people living outside of US would say that > > > > > you have to be a little crazy to live here.ÃÂ For example, when I > > > > > was visiting my family recently, I got exposed to contemporary TV > > > > > programming.ÃÂ Scary!ÃÂ Meaning, scary in its mind > > > > > numbingness.ÃÂ And the advertisements!ÃÂ Especially the drug > > > > > advertisements, spouting off death as a possible side effect right up > > > > > there with headaches and constipation!ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ > > > > > ÃÂ > > > > > Anyway, Rob Robb often says that as one travels from west to east in > > > > > the US, the amount of light present decreases.ÃÂ As for the deep > > > > > south, for example, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, don't even get > > > > > me started!ÃÂ For one thing, I think they have the highest number > > > > > of African Americans on death row.ÃÂ Highest obesity > > > > > percentages.ÃÂ Very scary places. ÃÂ ÃÂ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > From: martyboi <martyboi@> > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:42 PM > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÂ > > > > > Consensus reality is probably more accurate than the word "Cult" > > > > > which actually means something like subculture. When you make > > > > > statements like: "everyone is crazy", or "everyone is in a cult" - > > > > > you reduce the meaning of words "Crazy" or "Cult" to logical > > > > > absurdities that renders them useless as terms that can be used in a > > > > > rational discussion. > > > > > > > > > > When I ask myself questions like:"Do I know anyone who is not a > > > > > little crazy?" or "Do I know anyone who doesn't participate in a > > > > > cult?" The answer is always "no" - everyone I know seems a little > > > > > crazy and everyone I know also identifies with some group or other. > > > > > It's really just a matter of perspective isn't it? I mean to a west > > > > > coast Bay Area person, such as myself - most people east and south of > > > > > here are Obviously Insane ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Therefore as a practical matter, the words "crazy" and "cult" should > > > > > be reserved for discussions about people and groups that have > > > > > behaviors and ideas that are so variant with society at large that > > > > > they are rendered dysfunctional in a major way. (i.e., can't sustain > > > > > a relationship or a job.) > > > > > > > > > > Having preached that - I actually do think everyone is both crazy and > > > > > in a cult...but you won't catch me sayin' it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
