Freedom for All

December 22nd 2008, day 217 / Greenfield, NH / Working on downed utility lines / Journey’s End? / Are people friendlier in places where there is more freedom? / Waving to people you pass / People in sparsely populated western states seeming more friendly and helpful / People offering me rides / Getting snitched on […]

On November 14, 2008, Ian Freeman of Keene, NH was arrested and sentenced to 93 days in jail…for having a couch on his lawn.
On December 24, 2008, Lauren Canario and Jim Johnson of Winchester, NH built a couch out of snow on their lawn in support of Ian.
This is that couch….

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December 20th 2008, day 216 / Bridge warning sign in Marlborough, NH - “Pass at your own risk” / Taking responsibility for yourself / Don’t trust the government to build things that are safe, despite what they might say / Big Dig tunnel collapse / Collapse of Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis / Army Corps […]

December 19th 2008, day 215 / McSame / Marlborough, NH / McCain may have voted 90% with Bush, but how different are the Democrats? / The 2 major parties portray themselves as being polar opposites / Democrats are supposedly for civil liberties and anti-war but they voted for the Patriot Act and the Iraq War […]

December 17th 2008, day 214 / Walking through snow / First day back to walking since arriving in NH / Thoughts on the NH arrival celebration and on getting to NH / Retrieved and fixed the RV / Staying with other Free Staters / Interview with Varrin Swearingen, President of the Free State Project / […]