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'The American Awakening' 
Welcome to My Homepage

"Propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker, it is designed only to give Cowards an excuse to do nothing."
Michael Rivero

I am honored to announce the acceptance of my cordial invitation by G. Edward Griffin to join
other great Patriots in the 'Hall of Honor' in : Freedom Force International
www.freedomforceinternational.org



Lest we never forget Rachel :
http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/rachel-corrie-the-girl-with-a-dream/

June 27, 2008
After 30 days of illegal incarceration, Meggan has just touched down in Scotland!!

Read article in the Scottish 'Press & Journal'
by : Stephen Christie
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/713422?UserKey=0
Typical Mainstream....some of the facts are wrong but hey.....it is Mainstream & it was covered!!
My wife & her family are now safe from DHS tyranny......well, broke but safe!
Anyone choosing to make a donation to assist Lindsey, Meggan, Jack & Georgie in putting their lives back together after their devastation can send donations to :
 Michael Herzog
7119 E. Shea Blvd. #109-275
Scottsdale, Az. # 85254
www.savelindsey.co.nr
Go to the website for the story.
thanks for all your prayers & support.

Attention Readers, for your navigating convenience, all articles posted in the past 7 days will be depicted in Bright Red

07/07/08

Govt. Collapse..Secret Meeting of Congress
http://dprogram.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/as-america-collapses-us-government-secret-plans-revealed/

06/11/08

Another Round of American crimes in Iraq...with those illegal bombs thy claim they don't use :

http://www.uruknet.de/?s1=1&p=44767&s2=10

05/24/08

Daniel Estulin...Bildeburg's agenda :
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=ylIoU_Hnt4k

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.....
On the State of the Union :
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/328.html

05/23/08

Don NIcoloff
The Family tree of John McCain....Part 1 of 'The Three Stooges go to Washington :
http://web.mac.com/donnicoloff/directlightproductions.com/Articles/Entries/2008/5/21_The_Three_Stooges_go_to_Washington%3A_Part_1.html

05/22/08

Is this not very, very strange?
30 mins before the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMTSDzU1Z4&eurl=http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2008/05/21.html

10 Minutes before earthquake :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzVamNQzfYA&NR=1

The earthquake :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBoCik8RKpc&NR=1

Waterflow reversed during earthquake..is this natural? :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVW_o1yOyRs&NR=1

05/20/08

Who's the best liar, Bush or this guy? :
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/325.html

05/15/08

Website for Red / Blue List & location of concentration / Death camps in the U.S.
http://www.uaff.us/deathcamps.htm

Peace : Esther Sparks
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/81.html
www.esthersparks.com

05/13/08

Homeland security raid in Waterloo Iowa
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2089

Illegal Raid part of Fema Camp Drill
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2095

Dahr Jamail (on Thursday, 05/15/08) :
http://dahrjamailiraq.com/weblog/archives/interviews/000797.php

Cern's (Freeman talks on it 05/14/08) :
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1098.htm

American are Living (and dying) in a Militarized Police State
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2087

05/12/08

O'Reilly Loses it :
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2079

05/08/08

Naomi Wolfe : The End of America
http://www.infowars.com/?p=1995

An example of one of Naomi Wolfe's 'Ten Steps' :
    http://video.news.sky.com/skynews/video?videoSourceID=1315206&flashURL=feeds/skynews/latest/flash/beating_u8559_070508.flv                                                                                                                                                                                 

05/07/08

Palfrey's friend on suicide note....'That's not her signature :
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2008/050708_suicide_note.htm

04/29/08

Warning...very graphic Language
The remarkable diplomacy of the Zionists in regard to the Palestinians :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O9W3UsdRyM&eurl=http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/

04/24/08

Petraeus promotion keeps nation on its war course
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080423/D907SMGG0.html

Hmmmm.....I wonder when this extends beyond Memphis &
comes to our town?  :
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/308.html

At least someone's trying to do something about this problem :
http://www.desertinvasion.us/video/altar_valley_1_2007oct.wmv

04/23/08

Mass Mind Control Through Network...Are your thoughts your own?
http://www.world-mysteries.com/sci_mindctrl.htm

Waste, Fraud & Abuse......
Why no American should give the IRS a nickel :
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/307.html

Mind Control through your T.V.
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=25168

We Are Change assaulted for asking Laura Bush a question :
http://www.infowars.com/?p=1662

We are change assaulted.....'Protected Zones'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlvMl6R3rJQ&eurl=http://www.infowars.com/?p=1662


04/22/08

Video clip : Our Second amendment :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw_KZItjBEA

04/21/08

This is getting really weird......
Anomalous discs emitting chemtrails :
http://www.carnicom.com/anomalies1.htm

04/14/08

 More suspects mosy likely complicit in the 9/11 Attack :
http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/government/fraud/911_attack/news.php?q=1207934314

04/11/08

Ron Paul...The only logical man in Congress grills Gen.Patraeus on Iraq :
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jWr5Wl-mev0

04/10/08

No longer 'Protester's...now they're 'Defier's'
http://www.infowars.com/?p=1424

Pirates & Emporers.....classic 'Pot Calling the Kettle Black :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQBWGo7pef8

Maliki Disagrees with Bush...thinks troops should be 'pulled out' !! :
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/10/maliki-disagrees-petraeus/

04/08/08

But, But, But.....General Patraeus, Yer Boss already promised to move some of the 'Surge" troops to Afganistan...what do we do now???
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080408/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq

Oh..that's right, I keep forgetting, they're all liars anyway :
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/040808J.shtml

04/07/08

Another Hillary Lie :
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/05/us/politics/05woman.html?_r=3&ref=politics&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Grace Commission Report ....IRS is a Fraud that collects taxes for the banking dynasties :
http://groups.google.com/group/total_truth_sciences/msg/3a3764aa8d4c5e22

Yes.....Bush Pledges 'More Troops to Afganistan'.....and these troops are coming from where Mr. Bush? :
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-bush5apr05,1,6245802.story

04/04/08

Legislation to stop SPP
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_dana_gab_080402_nafta_countries_to_i.htm

Iran Torpedoes US Plans for Iraqi Oil
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JD03Ak02.html

More than 1000 Iraqi's Forces quit Basra Fight
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/world/middleeast/04iraq.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

Elaine Brown Takes Fifth
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/NEWS/80403002/-1/NEWS19&sfad=1

Lawmakers Have close to 200 Billion invested in defense contracting
http://www.infowars.com/?p=1282


03/31/08

Xyclon B
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ36oGB3ww8&feature=related

It's getting even more interesting :
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-wsxmCTScCE

One third of the holocaust :
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6027933199431130108&q=one+third+of+the+holocaust&total=88&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

03/28/08                                                                

This is just what one could expect out of Larry Silverstein...in this case, I hope it comes back to bite him....IN SPADES :
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/27/wtc.suit/index.html

An example of how well Bush's 'Surge' is working :
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3631718.ece

Yes....and Prime Minister Maliki is confident as well :
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

And then there's the Pentagon's 'Spin' on the situation :
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Pentagon_says_new_Iraq_fighting_ari_03262008.html

Can't forget the  'Troop Strain' :
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=4533124

Which lead to a disturbing byproduct of this travesty :
http://articles.citypages.com/2008-03-26/feature/soldier-suicides-veterans-killing-themselves/

But wait, maybe the Troops just need a change of scenery :
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/27/twofront-war-troops-in-_n_93701.html

Think it's time this deserved another look? :
http://wakeupfromyourslumber.blogspot.com/2006/03/james-spaders-monologueboston-legal.html

03/27/08

Hillary's Bosnia trip from the Pilot's perspective :
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/march2008/270308Pilot.htm

03/26/08

Yet Another Hillary Lie :
http://www.newsmax.com/morris/Hillary_bosnia_morris/2008/03/25/83058.html

03/25/08

Kissinger on who is the Next President :
http://www.infowars.com/?p=1035

Another Hillary Lie :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfNqhV5hg4


03/21/08

Count on Bin Laden to Bring the War back to Life ?
http://lataan.blogspot.com/2008/03/war-against-terrorism-running-out-of.html

Papers Expose Lies of Clinton on Nafta :
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/20/111456/222/328/480723

Bush felt 'Good' about attacking Iraq
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/feel_good.html

Morning Joe...This pretty much sums up what this administration thinks about us :
http://infowars.net/articles/march2008/200308Cheney.htm


03/10/08

Scientists Disclaim Role of CO2 in Global Warming
http://www.newswithviews.com/Coffman/mike11.htm

Dr. Michael Coffman's website :
www.TakingLiberty.us

Dr. Michael Coffman's DVD :
www.warmingdvd.com

03/08/08

9/11 Truth Issues explode on CBS news talk radio w/ Steve Alten
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_bill_dou_080306_9_2f11_truth_issues_ex.htm

Steve Alten on the March 5 Jim Bohannon show :
http://www.jimbohannonshow.com/pg/jsp/jimbo/jimboarchive.jsp;jsessionid=D425C442C7551F9D30DFA89AEE9F2E14?pid=30183

Los Angeles Court Outlaws 'Homeschooling'
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/633421/nazi_california_court_bans_home_schooling.html
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=58053
http://www.overlawyered.com/2008/03/homeschooling_ban_in_californi.html

What Montana's Governor thinks of the Homeland Security's 'Real I.D.' Bravo Governor!
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16506

Federal Archivist's are blocking the release of White House Papers regarding Bill Clinton's Presidential Pardons.........Gee, I wonder Why?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-03-06-clinton-library-foia_N.htm?csp=34

02/28/08

Take a look at the character of the real OBAMA :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LtbLEKHsi0


Now We Know Why There’s A Press Blackout On S1959 -
It’s Called “ENDGAME” By DHS
No Longer a conspiracy! Please read!
http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?disc=149495;article=117493;title=APFN

Now watch this short video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKB4IPFO5ao

Permission to fly anywhere in the country :
http://www.naturalnews.com/022737.html

FBI documents contradict 9/11 Commission report
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/FBI_documents_contradict_Sept._11_Commission_0228.html

02/18/08

Why are Jews Persecuted?
http://www.rense.com/general80/whj.htm

Sleaze Charge, 'I took drugs had homo sex with Obama' :
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56626

Larry Sinclair allegations :
http://www.mahalo.com/Larry_Sinclair

Our Friend & Protector Officer Rivieri ...another report surfaces :
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=867_1203133697


02/15/08

Who owns the latest drug Planes seized?
http://www.madcowprod.com/02072008.html

02/14/08

Here's what's happening to all of us who disagree with 'the system' :
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19347.htm

Here's what you can expect if you are unlucky enough to wind up in an American Prison :
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8451.htm


02/13/08

The Most Important video on the Net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP2JpY-J8MA

The Clinton Chronicles
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6470450895164255089


02/12/08

John McCain, Liar Collaborator, Traitor
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/earlhopperinterview08feb08.shtml

Police getting Homeland security directives.
Strip search in jail cell...This is an atrocity !
http://www.wkyc.com/video/player.aspx?sid=82447&aid=53707

Officer Rivieri & his ego :-)
http://www.infowars.net/articles/february2008/120208Cop.htm


Deputy dumps a man from wheel chair at police station
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=73747


Howard Phillips & Dr. Jerome Corsi regarding the North American Union :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxzs46Nxohk&feature=related


02/06/08

Willie Nelson says Towers were imploded :
http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2008-02-0205-004.shtml


02/ 04/08

Middle East Undersea
Cable Cutting A Zionist-NeoCon
Covert Operation?
By Dr. Richard Sauder, PhD
http://www.rense.com/general80/mid.htm

Globalist Stamp of 11 on Cable cuts
http://www.rense.com/general80/11.htm

Iran Oil Bourse to deal Blow to the Dollar
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=37468&sectionid=351020103

Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions
Bloggers says big event could be right around the corner, Iran completely cut off
http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/february2008/020108_internet_blackouts.htm

Ships did not cause internet cable damage
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February77.xml&section=theworld&col

Fiber Optic Cables not easy to break
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=118041

01/28/08

The Signs of things to come with the Clintons :
http://www.rense.com/general80/osi.htm

01/16/08

Who Owns your Body, You or Them?
http://groups.google.com/group/Lawmen

01/14/08
Let's Get Real because somebody Needs to :
Sherry Baker
http://www.rense.com/general80/spin.htm

I told you the Bushes & the Clintons have been 'tag teaming ' us for years :
http://www.new-enlightenment.com/2008_election_primer.htm

01/11/08

Egyptian News Report from 12/26/01...so much for the Bin Ladin tapes
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=16352

01/10/08

Should Ron Paul Demand a recount?
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd335.htm

01/09/08

How Big Corporations Choose Your Candidates
http://www.rense.com/general79/your.htm


From Sibel Edmund's own lips :
'THE ENTIRE 9/11 Commission knew!'
'Several Congressmen Knew!'
'FBI involved all knew'
'The DOJ Knew !'
THEY ALL KNEW...THEY ALL KNEW
http://antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=12166

01/08/08

Sibel Speaks Part 11 :
http://www.atlargely.com/2008/01/sibel-speaks-pa.html

Faux (FOX) Fraud...watch this Actor (a so called 'independant voter) interviewed by Faux on two separate occasions sopporting two different candidates !! :
http://www.blacklistednews.com/view.asp?ID=5194

Rupert Murdoch behind the scenes on the Subject of Ron Paul :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC-qLjmohe4
Humor

01/07/08

Sibel Edmunds in London Times
http://www.rense.com/general79/ssub.htm

The Guilty Parties in Sibel's testimony?
http://letsibeledmondsspeak.blogspot.com/2008/01/sibel-names-names-in-pictures.html

Anyone who thinks Israel Had anything to do with 9/11 is Naive
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/pol/529029453.html

Bhutto's Assassination, Who Gains?
http://www.rense.com/general79/bsut.htm

12/20/07

One World Government?
New World Order?
Hmmmm......OK, well, let's just see who the population of the world would choose to lead such a 'Big Idea.'                               
http://www.whowouldtheworldelect.com/
Tell you what.......let's start with the good 'ole U.S. of A. & see what happens!

12/17/07

The Real Reason Rumsfeld Resigned :
Official list of casualties from the Attack on Forward Base Falcon, October, 2006 :
http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/53584.php

12/18/07

E-Mail Glenn Beck :
me@glennbeck.com

12/17/07

Sign Petition to Impeach Bush / Cheney
www.wexlerwantshearings.com

Contact Info for Mainstream Media :

Drop these guys a note and ask them to report on S.1959 'Home Grown Terrorism' Legislation

Kieth Olbermann :
KOlbermann@msnbc.com

Lou Dobbs :
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?9

Jack Cafferty :
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5t.html

Ron Paul interview w/ John Stossel :
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2007/12/12/my_interview_with_ron_paul

Drop Stossel an e-mail and ask why 20/20 is not airing Ron Paul on Mainstream 20/20 ABC.

Ex-Patriate or Not?
You Decide
Michael Herzog
11/23/07


   Whether one believes an Ex-Patriate to be a coward or simply a logical minded intellect regrouping outside our territorial boundaries to 'Fight Another Day,' the sobering facts remain. Since 9/11/2001, there has been such draconian legislation Passed with no oversight or arguement from our 'Lap Dog' Congress. Such Legislation as the Patriot Act, The Military Commissions Act, the John Warner Defence Bill have literally stripped American's of their Constitutional rights. The amazing part about all of this is that the average American still doesn't know it! Only the enlightened Americans have the knowledge to ask themselves the question, 'When & how does this Administration plan to break the bad news to our unsuspecting, dumbed down American friends and neighbors?  Posse Comitatis is gone (the military can now police on domestic soil), habeous corpus is gone (our right to know for what & why we are being charged with a crime), they can & do spy on us, they can declare us 'Enemy Combatants' (Patriot Act Section 802) or 'disappear us' anytime & anywhere they like. The great idea that was once America has vanished. Our rights affirmed through that amazing document called the Constitution have been effectively silenced by the plotting of a small but sinister group of psychopathic Bankster families and their Political puppet minions.
   
    Admittedly, the subject of ex-patriation had been only a fleeting thought for many in years past. Now however, with the openly obvious creation & rapid maturity of a Federalized Police State staring us all in the face, what once was a rare & fleeting thought has now, for many become a frequently recurring thought pattern, if not a downright burning desire!
   
     It was for many of the above reasons why I decided to take Ron (an ex-patriate and former guest on my show 'The American Awakening') up on his generous offer to fly down to his locale & spend a few days to see for myself if the descriptions he had shared on my show were indeed accurate. 
    
    I arrived in Mexico City on a Thursday afternoon, breezed through Customs without a hitch and met Ron face to face for the first time. A few minutes walk to a taxi, a ten minute ride to the bus station & we were buying a $7 dollar ticket to our final destination. I had been psyching myself up for this part of the journey as I had envisioned occupying a dilapidated jalopy of a bus (like you might see in the movie Romancing the stone). I was mentally prepared to endure the ride with the occasional annoyance of a chicken or goat hopping in my seat. To my utter amazement, all the mental energy spent psyching myself for this part of the journey was for naught as we boarded a million plus dollar luxury liner bus with plush seating & an onboard movie for our entertainment. Needless to say, I was impressed! Traffic was thick and progress was slow due to my arrival at peak rush hour. It took almost 4 hours to get to our destination (twice as long as usual I was told). We arrived at the bus depot about 9:00PM, walked accross the street to shuttle, took it five blocks up the hill and within two minutes of exiting were walking up the stairs to Ron's apartment.
    
     Funny how one can imagine a perception of what they think they'll see only to have it crumble when seeing the real thing. Ron's apartment was not as I had imagined. It was very clean, two good size bedrooms, one bath, large living room in an upscale neighborhood, a guess would be 1100 sq. ft. (give or take). I had the pleasure of meeting Ron's lovely wife Antonia, along with his two young toddler sons, Tony & Mini-Me (cute nickname) she fixed us a late snack, served us a couple of adult beverages, a bit of  conversation, then it was off to bed.
   
    Friday morning came quickly, a shower, shave & interestingly different but tasty breakfast & we were off to hail a taxi up to Office Max. I had a show to do at 2:00pm and needed a headset. I was paying close attention to prices as I had a hard time believing all of what Ron had been telling my listening audience during his guest appearance. As my experience would verify however, Ron was truthful & I was to be continually amazed. An approximate 10 mile round trip to Office Max including a ten minute wait for the cabbie in the U.S. would've cost a good $30. Can you believe that it cost all of $7? 
   
    Business technicalities now out of the way for at least a few hours (till showtime), we next embarked on a short walking journey downtown. Ron's apartment was on higher ground so it was an easy 7 minute excursion (all downhill). Enroute, I took notice of several people at different points (both men & women) jogging down the street. Business owners taking a moment as they labored in their various endeavors taking time out, if for only a brief second to wave & say 'Ola (a rare event in my domestic locale). As we made our way down 365 stairs to the the Town Square, we passed dozens of what I could only refer as 'Mom & Pop' businesses offering a wide array of about anything one could imagine. We passed pharmacies, small snack outlets, dentist's offices, doctors clinics, dress shops, about anything one could imagine. At one point, I had to do a doubletake as I watched a workman in his habitat repairing the heel of a boot in his shoe repair outlet brought in by one of his many customers. Interestingly enough, the town has a Wal-Mart, well, a store that is owned by Wal-Mart and although as large, they call it by another name. Not only has Wal-Mart not affected the 'Mom & Pop' store culture there but also, Ron tell's me that only what would be considered the  wealthy of the town shop there as the locals underprice them! That's a switch, huh? 
  
     We reached our destination and sat outside what was considered the best Restaurant in the plaza. Ron & I both settled on the 3 Enchilada plate with a coke for him and a coffee for me. Although the taste & preparation was a bit different than the same meal in a typical domestic Mexican food Restaurant, the flavor was no better or worse, just different would be the best description. Not long ago, my son Mike Jr. & I had dinner in such a domestic Phoenix establishment & I recall paying a bill of about $30. Ron & I settled our tab for $12!
   
     As 'Murphy's Law' would have it, the day before departing on my excursion (Wednesday), I had bitten into a chicken sandwich and severely chipped a front tooth. Out of both panic and vanity, I ran to the dentist's office to see if I could get it fixed before I left town. Of course I had to make an appointment which meant that I would continue to possess my new gaping smile until my return home. To add to the injury, I was digesting the the news that it would cost $900 for a new tooth or I could go for a temporary fix (which they couldn't guarantee) for about $300. Upon conveying my tragedy to Ron, the time between our taxi ride to Office Max and our walk downtown was taken up by a visit around the corner to the neighborhood dentist. Had they not been repairing a piece of equipment at the time, they would have taken me then (without an appointment), however in light of their repairs, they instructed me to return about 5 PM (they stay open until 8:30PM) and they would fix it. Returning precisely at 5 PM  I was attended by a nice, female dentist who sent me on my way with my full smile at 5:40PM at a total cost of a whopping $27! The only caveat given was not to chew anything for an hour. Promptly forgetting the warning we arrived back at the apartment for a dinner waiting, prepared by Antonia. Two quick bites & the dental work was promptly undone by a tortilla. Though thoroughly demoralized at the recurring event, I was pleasantly surprised when I returned to the dentist Saturday & she repaired it again without charge!
  
    Saturday morning was spent doing a bit of real estate research on ownership vs. rental along with price differences domestically. Since I live in Phoenix & mortgages were my business, I had a good working knowledge of sq. ft. values in Phoenix for comparison. I only had to look at a few for my mind to be totally blown once again with the difference in value. I determined overall that the pricing with either rental or ownership would equate sq. ft. wise to about 28%. A fifteen hundred sq. ft. home in Phoenix at $280,000 would cost about $54,000. A fifteen hundred sq, ft rental in Phoenix would be about $1200. vs. $270. There is no question that the real estate dollar goes much farther there than here.
   
    The values didn't stop with real estate however. The only use Ron & Antonia have for the grocery store is for toilet paper, cereal & an occasional odd or end that couldn't be found in a five minute walk to the 'Mom & Pop' meat market. Business next door to business, meat, bacon, fish, chicken, fruit, corn, tortillas etc. A domestic trip to my local Safeway would by me a packaged, steroid filled, irradiated, bacteria brushed Rib-Eye for about $10. I watched in amazement as the butcher cut for Antonia four virgin, corn fed, unadulterated in any way, cut's of Rib-Eye for $5.20. That's $1.20 per cut! A package of bacon at Safeway costing $10 can be bought for $3 & there is much, much less fat. The taste of this bacon that I would later delight was flat out unbelievable! I cannot recall exactly what all Antonia bought on that excursion. I remember however that the family & myself ate for two days (five of us) on a bill of less than $12 !
    
    It was getting late in the afternoon but Ron, being the diligent tour guide he was, wanted to make certain I experienced the Saturday 'Market.' I suppose it could be compared a bit to a domestic flea market only better. Pick your item of choice, DVD's, CD's, shoes, belts, jeans, Women's apparel. Anything & everything from car tire to a live turkey. It was late in the day & I didn't have time to look at much but what I did compare left me with the same amazement as the Rib Eyes. A $60. pair of trainers (tennis shoes) at the Phoenix Mall could be bought here for $18. A $50 dollar pair of designer jeans could be purchased for $7. Women's business apparel $120 at the Mall, could be purchased for $18. I ran some numbers on it & determined that a person could live very easily & comfortably on $500 per month !!

    Ron shared with me strories related to medical that only enhanced the financial picture I was already seeing. On one occasion, his youngest son was hostialized for three days due to serious complications & spent some degree of time in intensive care. Three days in an American Hospital & the only sound that comes to mind is 'Cha Ching.'
I would venture a speculative guess of at least $10,000 & I'm being conservative. Ron settled out for $675. !

    Another stroy could relate to a famous domestic 'Boob Tube' propaganda tool. You know, while one is mesmerized in their lower level of hypnotic consciousness absorbing mindless entertainment, they break to commercial and suggest several illnesses, syndromes etc,  you may have & persuade you to consult your doctor. Persuade you is the key. If you sit in a chair & a nerve makes your leg jump (we've all done this), according to them, you may have 'Restless Leg Syndrome, Consult Your Doctor.' 'Ask your doctor,' see your doctor,' doctor....doctor.....doctor.......$$$Cha-Ching, Cha-Ching, Cha-Ching. Pharmaceutical companies are making windfall profits on this one. Yes, go to your doctor, let him check you out, charge you from $100 to whatever (skies the limit) then run to the pharmacy with his signed prescription in your hand & pay mark ups of up to 40,000% for a drug having many side effects to treat a made up illness that never existed until your subconscious absorbed it & convince you that you have it.........or........take Ron's suggestion, walk into a Mexican Pharmacy for whatever drug you've decided you're in need, plop down a small fraction of U.S. retail & walk out with your solution. Rush Limbaugh could've saved a fortune on his conscience numbing Oxy-contens! 
     
    Looking back it now, Sunday prooved to be the most memorable day of the entire trip. There were some supplies that Antonia had to take up to a village in a mountainous terrain supporting quite a bit of jungle. The drive was 120 miles & took about 3 hours. Ninety miles in the first hour & a half, thirty miles in the last hour & a half. The ninety mile highway part of the journey was an experience. It was a two lane highway with what could only be compared to a lined, bicycle lane to the right. The cars went down the highway straddling the lane & as you went to pass a vehicle, the car in front would almost rythemically move farther right so as to allow for maximum passing room. Amazingly, the oncoming traffic would curteously do the same. Being only a two lane highway, this took me a while to get used to as Ron would pass a vehicle (remember this is a two lane highway) while many times an oncoming vehicle would be coming the other way. Needless to say, for a while I was a passenger suffering from what I call SMP (sphincter muscle pucker). I did eventually get used to it & relaxed however. Since both vehicles instinctively moved to the right, it was possible to pass in the center without incident. I noticed the only vehicles not cooperating with this 'rythem' were cars possessing U.S. license plates. Oh, by the way, there were a lot of them as well. I wonder what all those Minnesota, Texas, California, North Carolina etc. people were doing so deep in the mountains of Mexico? I could venture a guess but I'll let you draw your own conclusions. 
   
     The last 30 miles were the most adventurous however. Twenty three of those took us on a narrow, winding, two lane road several thousand feet up in the mountains with steep drop offs. Truthfully, a driver not paying close attention (or a drunk driver) would likely find themselves plummeting those thousands of feet to an abrupt & likely fatal conclusion. Ron did remark to me that this scenario had happened many times to unfortunate vehicle inhabitants in the past.
The slopes of this both jungle & mountainous terrain were by my estimation 50 to 60 degrees! Amazingly, on these steep slopes were planted by the local inhabitants, coffee trees as well as corn stalks etc. How these people were able to plant, harvest or even climb up these slopes to do the labor should be construed by any expert as the eighth wonder of the world!  I still to this day cannot imagine how any human being could be capable of such a feat.
   
    Off the two lane highway & onto a very rocky road for the last 7 miles took us through the four small villages in the last 30 minutes of the journey. As we bumped along I noticed a number of cement brick houses, some were complete, some were in construction, yet vacant. It was upon seeing these constructions that I would come to understand why a number of illegals are pouring across our borders. I found that it wasn't for the 'American Dream,' (that we are being told), moreover it is to find temporary employment at higher paying jobs in the U.S. by which the selected 'illegal' could send enough money home to complete their remote family dwellings. 
   
    We finally arrived at our destination, unloaded the supplies & spent some time visiting Antonia's family all the while drinking in the remote, yet peaceful & stressfree environment that this unique little village  offered. The population of this place has passed from generation to generation a means of simple survival that I as a spoiled American could only stand & marvel in awe. They trade amongst themselves, raise a few cattle, pigs, etc., grow their own food and what was even more surprising to me, it tasted delicious as well as healthy.
   
     Ron shared with me the story of Antonia's trek to the U.S. as an illegal & I witnessed two trucks at their starting point with men & women standing in the back bed, nervously awaiting to depart on their perilous journey in what would be their attempt at a temporary higher wage in the U.S. to complete their cement brick homesteads. I thought to myself at that time, some will make it, most will not. Even though I did not and do not condone what they were about to attempt, I could not stop it & I admit that I had to admire their courage embarking on their dangerous journey into the unknown. My thoughts wandered back home for a moment & I pondered how many freedoms we would not have lost, how much draconian legislation may not have been passed if only all of my countrymen possessed the same courage? I do not know an exact figure of how many illegals come to the U.S. for the 'American Dream.' I do know that the inhabitants of this particular village as well as the three that neighbor it have no desire to do anything but send money home to finish their houses & come home alive to their waiting families.
   
     A simple people, a simple life, a tight & cohesive family unit possessing only a desire to live in peace.
Take them out of their habitat & their spirit doesn't rest until they return home. For a brief moment I lived it, in it's spiritual glory I felt it. If only the world could live in such harmony.
   
    The ride back was melancholy. I pondered. What can one person do to try & bring back the spirit of what was witnessed there? Write about it is a start I suppose. Invite my countrymen to journey there & experience it for themselves. I long for such peace & harmony in my own culture. Is such a thing possible? Can we once again awaken that simple, peaceful, loving spirit among us? I'd like to think so. Once upon a time I've been told that such spirit existed in our country. It has been stolen from us by evil, despicable despots who have no desire other than money & power. Is it a cowardly thing to ponder such thoughts? Is it reprehensible to consider attempting to adapt to another lifestyle or another society? I can only say that each individual must answer those questions for themselves.
    
     Tuesday came before I knew it & I was on a jet back home. The thoughts of peace, tranquility & harmony rapidly faded as I find myself back in my natural habitat.
    
    Sick of being nitpicked by countless new traffic & other laws designed to ensnare you in a spiderweb legal system, database you & drain your wallet? Have an 'alleged' tax debt. with the IRS so insurmountable that only hope of winning the lottery would save you from a lifetime of harassment? Retired & feeling the financial squeeze as the dollar spirals downward? Disabled & crippled by rising prescription costs? Find yourself with a chronic health condition & no medical coverage? These are just a few of the growing number of reasons why many American's are taking a second, third & fourth look at ex-patriating.  Before one condemns it, I'd suggest they take a time out & journey to a place where peace, spirit & harmony still matter (not to mention a much bigger bang for your buck). If nothing else, it allows one to reflect on what we've lost. To reflect on what effect evil despots have had on our culture, on our society & on our spirit. Maybe if we all did that, we could harness a part of what those simple people possess, bring it back to our homeland, throw the despots out & start over anew. Something to ponder.
The truth is, I'd like to stay in my country, the problem is, I can't find it.