Monthly Archives: September 2008

Options for Thailand

September 7, 2008 – 10:12 am

Thailand is in the grip of a stalemate. The Prime Minister will not back down in the face of opposition to his rule. Neither side is strong enough to push the other aside. The BBC News listed a list of possible end-game scenarios. 1.) Mr Samak holds a referendum This would take place 30 days […]

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Polar Bear Punk

September 7, 2008 – 9:56 am

A polar bear in Nagoya Japan has developed green hair, mystifying his keepers. Only one answer comes to mind. The polar bear has gone punk. Hopefully he’ll be save from Sara Palin’s 30/30. They’re not on her endangered species list

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Tshanna Hits USA

September 7, 2008 – 9:52 am

It’s hurricane season. Storms roll across the Atlantic. The force of their wind lashes the ocean. Their power destroys nearly all in their path. For decades the US Meteorological Service gave these storms names of women. Once out of good Christian names, they switched to men’s names. Once more good Christian names, but the accelerated […]

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BABYLON AD

September 7, 2008 – 9:51 am

Next I tried to watch BABYLON AD Vin Diesel’s new ballet of violence. Here’s the Wikpedia synopsis; In the near future, Toorop (Vin Diesel) is a mercenary who takes the job of escorting a woman named Aurora from Eastern Europe to New York. While he thinks this is just an ordinary mission, he gradually finds […]

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TRAITOR the movie

September 7, 2008 – 9:50 am

I haven’t been to the cinema in years. Theaters are filled with popcorn crunchers and cell-phone addicts. The price of a ticket is almost a six-pack of Bud or 45 tall boys of Modelo. I watch films online and I don’t feel cheated by sloppy Hollywood storylines like TRAITOR, a film about ‘terrorists’ chased by […]

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