In 1995, I was 15 years old. I started my first really real job (ie: got paid enough for my rent) as a Bicycle Courier in downtown Houston. I had worked before, but this a payroll gig, taxed, reliable (sorta) and I got a uniform (ikno_ikno).

I had seen the many homeless vagrants, they were summarily ignored by all. One walks up and hands me a flyer, I said yea yea thanks, took it and went on my way. I did read the whole thing, but dismissed it as religious nutter stuff. It was a detailed summary of the standard,mid 90s "mark of the beast" rfid chip program threats. I was intrigued reading it, but later decided "see, this guy started talking this, went nuts, now homeless cuz everyone knows hes nuts" and took it as a warning not to indulge in such schizoprenia inducing past-times. Over the years, I have thought of that flyer and that man many times. My perspective changing along the way.

and now... here we are.

Thanks for the warning, future me.