Monthly Archives: October 2008

Hitchhiking Hassid

October 13, 2008 – 3:36 pm

I read ON THE ROAD this summer. Kerouac’s breakneck semi-memoir about drug-crazed beatniks during the Eisenhower years remains a classic primer for hitchhikers and hobos, however I was surprised by the paucity of roadside tramps during my summer travels. Not a single hitchhiker on the Interstates and state roads. None on the back roads either […]

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0000 Dow Jones

October 13, 2008 – 3:34 pm

The Dow Jones approached my earlier prediction of 7500 on Friday. Today true believers in capitalism threw away their panic buttons and threw cash at the Stock market, pushing the DJ up over 9200. Many analysts attributed the optimism to the emergency meeting of the G-8, however my cousin Robbo, an investment banker, is offered […]

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Trouble in Omaha

October 10, 2008 – 4:46 pm

Joba Chamberlain of the NY Yankees was arrested in Nebraska last week for speeding, driving under the influence, and having an open container of alcohol in his car. The hour was 1am. The ex-Cornhusker ace was returning from a night on the town in Omaha. The last stop had been at a strip club. His […]

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Barfine Inflation

October 10, 2008 – 11:15 am

Bar fines in Pattaya have been stable for the last 10 years. Bar girls 200-400 baht depending on the hour and popularity of the girl and 500-600 baht for go-go girls, the higher price being for show girls, however owners concerned about the decimation of their bar staff, as love-starved farangs find love in the […]

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Smelly Planes

October 10, 2008 – 11:14 am

A CBS reporter Dean Reynolds has been traveling with the McCain campaign. While the ‘Maverick’ might struggle with tele-prompters and cue cards, the reporter reveals that the Arizona senator’s day seems better scheduled than Obama’s hectic pace. Only one event a day and also that McCain’s plane smells better than Obama’s press plane. Smells better. […]

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