by Quixote's Helper | Feb 28, 2014 | Quixote's Epistle
April 2008: Riding freight train from Ft. Worth to San Diego to try to get work. Spotted on the train and kicked off outside Casa Grande. May: Wallet stolen while sleeping in alley. June-Aug.: Work odd jobs at Able Body, but with no ID no one will rent to me....
by Quixote's Helper | Jan 4, 2014 | Quixote's Epistle
A man can, as John Steinbeck said, live a gray life. It can be lonely, full of so-called failure. He may be penniless, addicted, unable or unwilling to hold an ordinary job. He may sleep in a tent in the forest, hang around the square or Whiskey Row, shave and shower...
by Quixote's Helper | Jan 1, 2014 | Quixote's Epistle
The world would be better off if people tried to become better. And people would become better if they stopped trying to become better off. For when everybody tries to become better off, nobody is better off. But when everybody tries to become better, everybody is...
by Quixote's Helper | Dec 24, 2013 | Quixote's Epistle
Everywhere, people wearing nice clothes are driving new cars and great big monster trucks, hurrying home to nice houses where they will play with their tablets, laptops, video games, and cell phones. Also everywhere, there are poor people, some of them living on the...
