Category Archives: Health

Dr. Quack’s At Your Service

July 23, 2023 – 7:52 pm

While living in Pattaya during the 00s, I ate a few farang restaurants; Scoby’s Pizza on Sai 3, Cap Breton on Soi Concrete, Toscana on Beach Road, and my favorite Big Al?s Taco Stand. I’ve been partial to South of the Border cooking ever since discovering its culinary values at the El Phoenix Lounge on […]

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Who Be Old

June 4, 2023 – 7:22 pm

My doctor wrote “…is an elderly man.” Elderly! Elderly!! Elderly!!!Be I’ve been called ‘sir’ I have been called ‘old man’ Young latinos call me ‘Papi’ Okay Not so okay But elderly??? Yeah I am what I is An elderly old man But my eyes have improved to the point Where I see what we have […]

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Everything Versus Nothing – Lazurus II

June 3, 2023 – 5:13 pm

All belief about life disappeared with my first death. Drowning at Adam’s Pond New Hampshire 1962. I’ve died many times Since. Nantasket Beach Ile St. Louis Paris, The East Village South of Doi mae Salong Lanna Thai. Always the same On the other side. Nothingness. Same on the operating table December 23, 2023 Loaded on […]

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PTSD Too

May 19, 2023 – 11:58 am

Several years ago I was at Grand Central Terminal with my sister’s younger in-laws. All military back from the Endless War. A twentyish Ranger said with young envy for a lost time that New York must have been crazy back in the 1970s. I replied yes and then flashed on the ghosts. Too many to […]

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Passing Wind

May 18, 2023 – 11:26 am

My best fart was at the Ritz club. Adam and the Ants were playing. The place was packed with pirate wankers. I had eaten something dodgy. Cheap Indian and had cut a level 15 in the men’s. The pissers scurried out and I went back into the audience to join my friends. The band hit […]

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