Monthly Archives: September 2008

Oil Below $102

September 9, 2008 – 10:46 am

OPEC is meeting in Vienna with oil prices hovering dangerously close to $100 for the first time in 5 months. Some analysts expect OPEC to cut production to boost prices, however Saudi Arabia has indicated it will continue to pump crude from the sand, as other investors dump commodities for the strengthening dollar, because their […]

By Peter | Posted in economy | Comments (0)

Thai Court Says Samak go Home

September 9, 2008 – 10:45 am

PM Samak has a cooking show on TV. He accepted payment for this work. The Thai court has found that this payment violates constitutional laws and has demanded that the PM step down from office. For cooking on TV. Samak has yet to respond to this ruling other than to tell the court, “I have […]

By Peter | Posted in Thailand | Comments (0)

Happy Endings Reading 9/11

September 8, 2008 – 12:53 pm

Friends, fiends, and comrades. Mr. beller’s neighborhood’s online literary publication has been kind enough to invite me to read along with several of their talented writers at the Happy Ending Lounge on 9/11 @ 8:00 pm This will be my first NYC reading since I went into exile in Thailand five years ago. Happy Ending […]

By Peter | Posted in Fiction | Comments (0)

Barack converts

September 8, 2008 – 12:26 pm

Many Americans are convinced that Senator Barack Obama is a Muslim and this Sunday he confessed to the nation that these many Americans who believe the rumors were not wrong. On ABC News the Democratic candidate said, “Let’s not play games. What I was suggesting — you’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked […]

By Peter | Posted in religion | Comments (0)

Palin-Obama Timeline

September 8, 2008 – 12:12 pm

Sara Palin has captured the hearts of ordinary American women. She’s feisty as a rabid chipmunk and her hairstyle has become the must-have from west of the Hudson to East of the Sierra Madre. She truly is Mrs. Fly-over despite her hailing from the Polar State Alaska. Polls have her likability factor soaring over the […]

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