Category: Ink Dribblers
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A 99 Day Break from Facebook
UPDATE: Just a few days in and I already find that I have extra time on my hands. It’s amazing how when I have a spare moment on the computer…
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Matter and Matters
Sometimes (actually most of the time) it’s far too easy to get caught up in this world of matter. This world of financial responsibilities, bills, wars, rumours of wars, and…
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The Scammer – A Work of Fiction
The internet has made the world far too easy to exploit. Scammers have risen from the gutters to the auction sites and free classified sites where they prey on those…
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The Real Problem with Islam – Economics of Interruption
There has been a lot written about Islam and since 911, about the problems with Islam. I’m not her for those, I’m here to bring up another issue. Economics. Good…
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America – One Month in the USA – Bank Robbery, Prison, Squatting, Ambulances, and Dinosaurs
It’s been a month since we arrived in the USA – we haven’t seen a lot of the country, but we have seen a lot. We saw a bank robbery…
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The American Project
The American Project by CD Damitio http://www.vagodamitio.com/ I’m considering a new direction and project in my life and work. I’ve never been keen on the American dream or being American (aside…
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On Responsibility and Human Society
This one made it into the book. I wrote it in 2008, when I was in Hawaii and watching the gap between what human beings are capable of and what…
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A Question of Authority – Can there be Authority in an Anarchist Society?
I wrote this back in 2000 and as has been pointed out by anarchist friends and colleagues, the whole thing is rather un-anarchist in its perspective. Thirteen years later, I…
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Bizarre Random Dreams from the Year 2000
These are some of the odd dreams that appeared to me in the year 2000. I wrote down the oddest, but I wish I’d have written them all down…. …
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Smooth Living: Beyond the Life of a Vagabond
After more than 4 years abroad and on the road – my time to come home is rapidly approaching. I hope. My Arab wife’s final (I hope) immigration interview is…
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Using Religion to Save the Environment
by CD Damitio While it would be nice to say that religion is the answer to the ecocrisis (and all the rest of our problems), the truth is not so…
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Van is Dying – Uh-oh (Flashback to 2004)
In 2004, I was living in a minivan I bought for $175. I should have stuck to VWs. I called this one Pig and usually had hands black from working…
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Anarchy as Religion – Religious Anarchy in Social Context
This is another essay from 2000. Again, my credentials as an anarchist are not clear since I can’t put myself in a box. I’m not sure what to call my…
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Amazon’s Amazon Coins are No Play Money – Exploring Virtual Currency
The world of virtual currency is nothing new. However, Amazon.com just unveiled a new virtual currency. It will be coming in May and lots of people are excited about it…but…
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Critical Mass Honolulu – Making the Streets Safe for Bicyclists.
This article first appeared in Ka Leo, the University of Hawaii student newspaper in 2008, but there were a few things in it that were cut that I thought were…
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Flashback 2004 – Living Rough Again On Oahu
Living Rough Again on Oahu by CD Damitio (I wrote this on a blospot blog back on June 25, 2004 I’m glad this isn’t my life any longer.) Alright…I can’t…
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Never Mind the Bullocks…Where’s the Passion Fruit?
Never Mind the Bull, Where’s the Passion Fruit? by CD Damitio For the bulk of the existence of the human species, men and women have not kept pets nor tended…
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Social Justice, Society, Education
I wrote this essay back in 2008, as of this publishing of it, my student loans add up to more than $45,000 despite my having paid back nearly $10,000. My…
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How to Deal with Aggression – Blackberries and Work
Blackberries by CD Damitio Blackberries are the scourge of the Pacific Northwest. To those who have never dealt with them, it sounds lovely to have a huge blackberry bramble growing…
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Hawaii Mind Body Spirit Expo – Kooks Are Us
Flashback 2005. This was one of those bizarre days I shared that I still think about. I posted this on my old blog and it inspired a long string of…
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Good Friends You’ve Never Met
This is an excerpt from the Original Slackville Road. It didn’t make it into the re-release. Here’s the thing…it’s a true story. It happened to me and a buddy in…
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Tourism and Reality in Southeast Asia
Tourism and Reality in Southeast Asia by CD Damitio While watching the food channel the other day, I came across a disturbing thing. Initially, what caught my attention was a…
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Tourism, Women, and Power in Southeast Asia
Women and Power in Southeast Asia by CD Damitio Society is a complex organism that reflects the diverse use of power by the individuals and groups within it. Sometimes obvious…
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Like Sands Through the Hourglass
Like Sands Through the Hourglass…. by CD Damitio No matter who a person is or where they may be growing up, there is no doubt about the fact that they…
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