The Road in Me

For 5 weeks between March and April of 2008, I traveled across the country in my car. What is contained in this website are the thoughts I recorded and images I snapped during that time.

The original idea was to use the photos for my portfolio and for some type of book. As of now, it looks like some shots will be used for my portfolio, and the book idea might have been a little too ambitious.

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April 15

I Don’t Get Bums

I guess there is a distinction between a homeless person and a bum, at least I have developed one in the last few days after some thought.

Or maybe a bum is a type of homeless person, like a square is a rectangle type thing…

Anyway, what I don’t understand is that being a bum is actually much tougher than being a productive human in this society.

I believe we have encoded in us as a human species the instincts to advance ourselves, to keep this race in existence, to survive and progress…

So a bum is actually fighting these instincts to just sit on a corner, mumble something inaudible, and shake a change cup once in awhile.

Am I not a compassionate person? I guess not for everyone.