It couldn't hurt to scrawl a dollar sign on a wall somewhere now and then. Some will wonder about it. Some will think. Perhaps a very small number, but even one is one more.

For my own part, I have several skills which allow me to work as an independent contractor. I do volunteer work for a charity organization which spends all of its proceeds locally. They feed me, give me a very substantial "employee discount", and provide me with a number of other items which more than offset the value of the time I provide to them. And having a place to "go to work" renders me invisible, even in a small town.

I live in a large apartment complex in which a percentage of the apartments are subsidized and occupied by low income and disabled people. No one notices the place, though the police are known to keep a close watch on it at times (odd, as it is not a high crime area).

There are disadvantages to living in an apartment but I do not find them a serious inconvenience. I do much of my work at another location and if necessary, I have access to a family-owned retreat.

I have been badly taken advantage of--financially and materially--several times in the past. But it won't happen again.

I understand the "This we'll defend" approach, but what if it is too late? It is hard to image pushing back the tide of statism. Is there a place (the gulch) where we can go to band together and start over?

Non-violent massive non-compliance. Get involved! I just switched my voting status from Independent to Republican so I can be part of the caucuses in Colorado to aid Tea Party candidates..

Hostility? Don't paint me with that brush in here. And don't hug be either.