Vagobond

Books and Writing that Matter. Travel fiction, philosophy, memoir, and experimental work from the road.

Category: Politics

  • some real problems

    SOME REAL PROBLEMS!!! Sometimes with the war, Y2K, the stock market rising and falling, insanity seeming to rule world politics, and the Lynden Fair….it’s easy to forget about the simple…

  • There are Billions of Chinese

    THERE ARE BILLIONS OF CHINESE!!! The CIA bombed the Chinese embassy on purpose. The Chinese have embarrassed our government repeatedly in the past few years. They have walked into top…

  • Hatemail

    HATEMAIL…KEEP IT COMING Here are a few of the most interesting or personally offensive hatemails of the past few weeks…oh and one completely self serving one…thanks. BM You are such…

  • A Notice to All Young Men

    This one made it into the book. I wrote it in 1999, when Russia was drafting young men and the US military had just quietly lowered its entry requirements. It…

  • How to Throw a Handgrenade

    Y2K/ WWIII WEOPON TIP #1 The world is quickly heading to hell in a hand basket. I find myself prepared for whatever should come my way. Truly. I am trained…

  • The Barracks in Fairhaven

    THE BARRACKS AND FAIRHAVEN by CD Damitio The whole housing thing in Fairhaven is somewhat chaotic right now. Sherry Jubilo is still sitting in the Barracks, waiting for bulldozers to…

  • Bellinghamblin Man #1

    Bellinghamblin Man by CD Damitio Okay, here is what you overwhelmingly asked for. Bellinghamblin’ Man. I like it, and it sounds like most of you do too. Other suggestions included…

  • Sarge Reveiws Haggen

    Sarge AT-TEN-TION!! First of all let me tell you that there ain’t no place that serves chow like my beloved Marine Corps. When you make 15,000 servings of macaroni and…

  • Aquillo Mallot

    Aquillo Mallot We’re talking this issue with Aquillo Mallot, a homeless man of alternative housing. An occupational non-profit mercenary, Gypsy Moth farmer, comfrey and mullen rancher, pie rat, and surveyor…

  • Sitting in the Window

    Sitting in the Window Sitting in the window. Typing. It’s dark out there…and light in here which means I can’t see anything but the pale glair of headlights going by.…

  • Millenium Celebrations…..

    Millenium by CD Damitio What are you planning to do for the big millenium celebration. My friend Tracy is going on a luxury cruise to the Virgin Islands. That sounds…

  • The USA

    THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by CD Damitio I like my country. I like the land and I like the people. I know it is quite in vogue right now…

  • I Love Fairhaven!!!

    Fairhaven by CD Damitio I absolutely love where I live. Mountains, coastline, lakes, streams. The natural beauty is incredible, but everybody knows that. I love where I live. I live…

  • Ego and More Y2K

    Ego by CD Damitio Soon this will be the column you wait for. Even before you check your horoscope or the “missed connections” section, you will flip here. Y, you…

  • Why Ask Y2K?

    WHY ASK Y2K? by CD Damitio Has anyone else noticed that every time you pick up a paper, surf the net, watch the news, or open a magazine theres another…

  • Hot and Cold for Healing in Other Cultures

    THE PERCEPTION AND USE OF HOT AND COLD FOR HEALING IN DIFFERENT CULTURES. In China, healers have used the concept of yin and yang to aid in diagnosis and healing…

  • Poems

    poems by CD Damitio THE DEVIL’S GIFT LOU-SO GAVE UP EVERYTHING. WALKED AWAY THOUGHT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN WAS OFFERED TO HIM. FOR ALL THAT IS GOOD, ALONE FROM EVIL…

  • On learning

    Learning by CD Damitio Is it just me or does it bother anyone else that we can’t learn just for the sake of learning? Rather, if we do we still…

  • James and His Socks

    James took his coat off and hung it on the peg,, where it always was, waiting for him to take it wherever he went. He walked into the kitchen, melancholy,…

  • No Longer a Vegetarian

    Not a Vegetarian by CD Damitio Just a few days ago I decided to give up being a vegetarian. To start I went to the market and bought a whole…