Monthly Archives: January 2009

Cop scams Cops

January 10, 2009 – 7:29 pm

Most farangs living in Thailand have been subjected to the sight of a brown-shirted cop waving their vehicle over to the side of the road. Some feel they are unjustly persecuted for their western roots, however my Thai relatives and friends attest that they are also subjected to the random stop by the tam-luat or […]

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44DDD

January 10, 2009 – 5:31 pm

Last evening I attended an opening for THE ART OF LIZ RENAY curated by SCOTT EWALT at the 76 Grand Street Gallery. The late artist’s contributions spanned two centuries in exotic dancing, literature, and film most notably as Divine’s co-star in John Waters’ 1977 paean to bad taste DESPERATE LIVING, but she was much more […]

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Pre-Nascar Racing

January 6, 2009 – 7:33 pm

These racers never heard the words. “Gentlemen, start your engines.” This was full out go. I used to go to Beech Ridge Speedway in Maine. The cars were bigger and newer, but the spirit was the same. Every man for himself and the checkered flag. None of the F1 processional racing shit. By the way […]

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Love Our Children

January 6, 2009 – 6:19 pm

I left Thailand in May 2008. My wife and daughter remained behind along with my pregnant girlfriend, who gave birth to my son Fenway in August. I speak with both families every day and have supported them equally. My sister thinks I should get a vasectomy to avoid any future impregnation, since my finances are […]

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Roe versus Wade in Thailand

January 4, 2009 – 5:21 pm

Jan. 22, 1973 the US Supreme Court ruled in the case of Roe v. Wade, that most anti-abortion laws violated a constitutional right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. Pro-life and Pro-Choice proponents have been arguing this issue for the past 35 years without any significant roll-back on its ruling. […]

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