The Wanderer

OysterBay said:
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Sadly I can not stay long. For I am, the proverbial Wanderer
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Welcome to the Hotel Senior Forum
"You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave! " ;)

Mirrors on the ceiling
The Pink Champagne on ice
And here we are, prisoners...of our own device

You'll hear the mission bell
And you'll be thinking to yourself,
"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell" :giggle:
Let us light the candle and we'll show you the way
There are voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...

Welcome to the Hotel Senior Forum
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Post at your own pace
Plenty of room at the Hotel Senior Forum
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can find it here

And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear us say...
Welcome to the Hotel Senior Forum
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Post at your own pace

We're livin' it up at the Hotel Senior Forum
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis

Last thing you'll remember, you were
Running for the door
You had to find the passage back
To the place you were before
"Relax, " said the night man,
"We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave! "

Fractured Lyrics from The Eagles "Hotel California"
 

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Hello there Wanderer. I don't know if you're still here but I enjoyed your opening post here. Life truly stinks sometimes. Come back and visit anytime.
 

OysterBay said:
I'm still roaming around SF, Ruthanne. Although I can't say I feel very safe here.
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Glad you are still here when you last wrote. Sorry you don't feel safe. I wish you did. Sometimes it is safer to be behind a screen than in person in my opinion. I hope you'll feel more safe in time.
 
Ruthanne said:
Glad you are still here when you last wrote. Sorry you don't feel safe. I wish you did. Sometimes it is safer to be behind a screen than in person in my opinion. I hope you'll feel more safe in time.
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Don't put words in my mouth. Do not speak for me. I will gladly meet all of you, face to face. In person.
 
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By "outcast" do you mean "rejected"? I condiser myself one who lives on the "fringe" of society. I live in a monastery ( non-denominational ). My view of this world is sometimes just to strange and foreign to me I don't want to interact with it. I have even been suicidal at times. But I would rather this way , than join the throngs.
 
Paco Dennis said:
By "outcast" do you mean "rejected"? I condiser myself one who lives on the "fringe" of society. I live in a monastery ( non-denominational ). My view of this world is sometimes just to strange and foreign to me I don't want to interact with it. I have even been suicidal at times. But I would rather this way , than join the throngs.
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Do tell, us all more about this... "monastery" in which you dwell. Name, Location. etc.
 
OysterBay said:
Do tell, us all more about this... "monastery" in which you dwell. Name, Location. etc.
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It is located about 20 miles from Columbia, Missouri. I don't give our address out publically or it's name. We prefer to remain as invisible as possible. We have 23 acres of bottom land forest mainly with a creek running through. About an 1/8th of the land land is higher elevation where our house ( old tavern building ) is. The group he is small, and all want to live away from the "normal".
 
Paco Dennis said:
It is located about 20 miles from Columbia, Missouri. I don't give our address out publically or it's name. We prefer to remain as invisible as possible. We have 23 acres of bottom land forest mainly with a creek running through. About an 1/8th of the land land is higher elevation where our house ( old tavern building ) is. The group he is small, and all want to live away from the "normal".
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Of course my next question is: Why do you prefer to remain invisible? Are "normal" people your enemy?
 
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Our experience is that when we were more public, it was a different time. We had a lot of visitors that were "searching". As our society changed so did we. At one time this was a "teaching" institution, now it is more of a "survival" institution. With covid and the new strain , socializing can be hazardous to your health. I am 69, and my view of "teaching" has changed also. I don't teach anymore. I share my experience here on SF and with a few close friends.
I don't feel like I have any enemies. Everyone has their own path. I have always been attracted to the "road less traveled".
 
Paco Dennis said:
Our experience is that when we were more public, it was a different time. We had a lot of visitors that were "searching". As our society changed so did we. At one time this was a "teaching" institution, now it is more of a "survival" institution. With covid and the new strain , socializing can be hazardous to your health. I am 69, and my view of "teaching" has changed also. I don't teach anymore. I share my experience here on SF and with a few close friends.
I don't feel like I have any enemies. Everyone has their own path. I have always been attracted to the "road less traveled".
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As am I, also attracted to; "the road less traveled". Thus I find your non-denomenational Missouri monastery of particular interest. Dennis. Please tell me more about it.
 
I just remembered you need to make 30 posts before we can have a private conversation. so, let's share a bit of of info. Where are you these days? In Oyster Bay? When you said "living out a suitcase" does this mean you are homeless?
 
Paco Dennis said:
I just remembered you need to make 30 posts before we can have a private conversation. so, let's share a bit of of info. Where are you these days? In Oyster Bay? When you said "living out a suitcase" does this mean you are homeless?
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Actually I am in Utah atm. Oyster Bay, is the NY town in which I was born.
As for being homeless... I suppose living out of a suitcase, traveling by foot, bus, train, plane, and craigslist rideshare, for 10 years, would qualify me for the "homeless" category. Or at the very least, "transient" category. I am a transient. Currently holed up in roadside motel. Not complaining. I count my blessings. I have also lived out of tents in the woods, cars, trucks, and a tool shed. A dumpy motel room is an upgrade for me.

But enough about me. Let's talk more about YOU, and your Missouri monastery.
 
Tit for tat then. We have had about 3/4 of an acre planted with various vegetables. Some were not sold in the grocery stores. We preserved as much as possible through canning and freezing to last through the winter. We then started to raise chickens for eggs and meat. Next came the American Heritage Hogs. The breed was going extinct so we got involved in a Guinea Hog Association with owners around the country. There was genetic evaluations, and people trading and selling the hogs that fit their needs. Next we started raising Kinder goats for meat. All of this eating "off the land" your living on made for healthy living. Which we needed to provide the energy to do the work necessary to keep it going. As we have gotten older we have only 2 chickens, two cats, and two goats.

I have lived in a chicken coop, barracks, hotel rooms, a small cottage, and slept quite a bit in a camper shell even when it was 15 degrees out. I never was "transient" though, I could go somewhere for food and shelter if I needed too. The view from the fringe is quite different than that of the householder ( of which I have been when I was married twice ). We still don't have many personal possessions. ( I think my possessions could fit in a few suitcases, except my desktop computer )

How do you work out getting your food?
 
Well I don't care to write my life story here. I was just curious about the place Paco is at.
To be honest it sounded kinda shady. But I have no desire to live there, if that's what anyone thinks.
To answer your question, I have food, and I've been looking for a place to rent on the east coast. Had a couple offers but they didn't fit my needs.
 
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