Monthly Archives: January 2009

Here Comes our New______

January 20, 2009 – 11:35 am

The parade of Presidents began with Jimmy Carter followed by a limping GH Bush and then a smiling Bill Clinton. Next will be the president of the last eight years. I’m hoping that the people at the inauguration boo GW Bush or throw shoes at him, however everyone is simply glad that his time in […]

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Lese Majeste ala Thai

January 20, 2009 – 9:54 am

Lèse majesté comes from a French expression derived from the Latin phrase Laesa maiestas or Laesae maiestatis meaning injury to royalty. The crime is listed on the books of every country led by a monarch whether titular or reigning and yesterday the Australian writer Harry Nicolaides was sentenced to 3 years in prison for besmirching […]

By Peter | Posted in Crime, Thailand, Traditions | Comments (0)

Financial Planning for the Future

January 20, 2009 – 8:02 am

Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business. When he found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed a wife with which to share his fortune. One evening at an investment meeting he spotted the most […]

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GRAN TORINO

January 20, 2009 – 7:41 am

Clint Eastwood has been my hero since his days as the fresh-faced TV cowhand Rowdy Yates in RAWHIDE. His movie career has been marked by great films dedicated to righteous violence and terse expressions; THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES, THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY, DIRTY HARRY, THE UNFORGIVEN et al. Even more surprisingly he’s a […]

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Scary Internet Sex Sites

January 17, 2009 – 1:19 pm

I was in NYC on 9/11 on my roof about a mile from the targets of the terrorists. My neighbors and I witnessed the World Trade Center collapse in flames, transfixed by the horror, yet I was not scared by the non-FX spectacle. Not in the traditional sense, however my email addresses keeps getting bombarded […]

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