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I’m going to let my photo speak for itself, but want to explain that I do not believe that China itself is to blame. The culprits are U.S. companies who demand low-priced goods (I use the word “good” loosely). Ask for crap, you get crap.

My desire to disappear into the mountains or desert (probably the mountains) might simply be from my disgust with the City of San Diego. I realize that I am about to make a sweeping generalization and I know that it doesn’t include each individual in San Diego. My friends tend not to fit into this category, for example, but these other people seem so numerous as to make it appear that all San Diegans fit into this category.

It could be that moving to a town which has few huge automobiles driven by impatient, selfish people who seem never to have had a driving lesson, might help me relax a little and enjoy living in the U.S.

I’m thinking that I’m through with people and living in San Diego has brought that on more than anything. I’m tired of working in other people’s offices doing their work their way. I’m tired of being surrounded by so many selfish people who aren’t concerned with the amounts of water or gasoline that they use and waste.

I’m doing what I can about the work situation, but living in San Diego is incredibly expensive compared to the available pay. I lived in San Francisco for a while but was paid well. I lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a while and didn’t earn much, but didn’t ne-e-e-ed much. San Diego is expensive and the pay is for crap. You’re asking me why I don’t leave. Well, that’s precisely why I’m writing this: To declare that intention.

It always seems to come down to the gawdam money though, which is one of my major problems with our society. It just isn’t happening for me. I’m not suited to it. I want to head for the hills, literally. Raise my own veggies, shoot a rabbit once in a while.

It’s not just about free electricity for me. I want to dance with the wolves you might say.

I’m not off the grid yet, but I am, officially, off on the adventure to reach that goal.

My fundamental reason for wanting to be off is our society.

(I’ll finish this later since I should be working now at this job that doesn’t pay nearly enough to survive in my city doing work which I don’t believe in and don’t enjoy simply to feed myself and have a roof over my head.)