Would you like to know how many people have visited this page? Or how reputable the author is? Simply
sign up for a Advocate premium membership and you'll automatically see this data on every article. Plus a lot more, too.
Become a Fan. You'll get emails whenever I post articles on OpEd News
My name is Michael Goodspeed. I'm an actor, writer, budding filmmaker and radio personality in Portland, OR. You might recognize my name from my essays on such websites as Rense.com, Thomas Paine's Corner, Rumor Mill News, and Surfing the Apocalypse.
(12 comments) SHARE Sunday, March 15, 2009 Homeless -- The Mirror in the Void
One could say that to seek the American Dream is the opposite of risk taking. Your goal is to achieve sufficient financial prosperity that you and your family will never again be in jeopardy. Never want for material things, and certainly never face real danger. The giant suburban palace, the McMansion, a haven of comfort and pleasure and unending safety....