Monthly Archives: February 2013

Edgar Allan Poe Illustrations

February 4, 2013 – 10:22 pm

I inherited THE COLLECTED STORIES OF EDGAR ALLEN POE from my grandmother’s library. This macabre image scared me and all my friends, but even more terrifying was illustrations rats tearing at a captive man’s flesh from THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM. I loved Edgar Allan Poe’s works, especially The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of […]

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The Ravens

February 3, 2013 – 6:54 pm

Leaving work on Friday I asked my boss who he liked in the Super Bowl. “I don’t bet.” “I know that, but who do you like?” Manny had bet on every Super Bowl. His record was perfect. He had never won a bet. “I like the 49ers.” That’s all I needed to hear. Ravens all […]

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Free The Coca Leaf

February 3, 2013 – 6:19 pm

Several years ago I was invited to the Bolivian Consulate in New York. The gatherings were to promote the new president’s vision of Pan-Americanism and one of the main tenets was the legalization of coca leaves. I had chewed the aklaloid leaves in Peru to combat high-altitude sickness in the Andes and both my mistress […]

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Punxsutawney Phil

February 3, 2013 – 6:00 pm

Today Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his hole to signal spring’s arrival in six weeks. Thousands of people without any real purpose in their life showed up in the Pennsylvania town to celebrate the old German holiday and organizers stated that the furry rodents’ forecasts are accurate 75% to 90% of the time. More interesting is […]

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The Universal Language

February 2, 2013 – 11:46 pm

Once a week I leave our 100% Thai compound for a farangization visit to Pattaya. Mam doesn’t begrudge my re-union with the West. She has me the rest of the time. This week I took the 1pm bus down the coast. Thirty minutes later I was at Maggie May’s. The afternoon drinkers were few. I […]

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