Monthly Archives: October 2008

Thai Tension

October 17, 2008 – 2:57 pm

I received a phone call from a friend intending to travel to Thailand. “Is it safe?” She was scared of the riots, the political uncertainty, and the border confrontation with Cambodia. “Safe? It’s safer than New York.” This didn’t mean much to the woman. She was a professor at Duke. The last time that school […]

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The Scourge of Soi 6

October 17, 2008 – 2:57 pm

The Pattaya City Hall has been scandalized by the Belgian TV show Russian Dolls 2 and another Belgian-based newspaper “Het Laatste Nieuws”. The first revealed the process of procurement used by pimps touring the countryside for Pattaya-destined talent and the second informed its 250,000 readers that Pattaya was the world’s sex capital. Both were in […]

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Paul Newman RIP

October 14, 2008 – 9:43 am

On Sunday night I stayed at the Doctor’s house in Staten Island. We watched football and ate Italian food. He makes a mean meatball. After several straight hours of NFL we switched channels to TMC for a Paul Newman Marathon. HUD, SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME, and COOL HAND LUKE. None of his kids had […]

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Tony Blair War Monger

October 14, 2008 – 9:42 am

Tony Blair relinquished his position of prime minister to lead the West’s efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Months later his efforts have come to nothing and it is time to consider him a failure. Hopefully Barack Obama will seek other counsel once he enters the White House.

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One Small Step

October 14, 2008 – 9:08 am

The Golden Gate Bridge has been a magnet for suicide since its construction. One person jumps from the legendary span every two weeks. Only one person, a woman has jumped twice. She was successful on the second jump. Up to now there has been no safety net under the bridge, as the operators considered such […]

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