Category Archives: Traditions

9/11 9 years minus 2 days

September 11, 2024 – 9:10 am

Written 9/11/2010 Last night I drank wine and smoked weed with my 18 year-old nephew. Odin and I left my apartment at midnight. I lifted my head to the sky. Two columns of light scorched the black-blue sky. 9/11 monument. 9 years later. I still feel sadness. Never fear. You know where the lights lead.

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Happy Mother’s Day From Philly

May 11, 2024 – 4:04 am

I wish the bests to all the mother’s in the world. I love you all and nothing says I love my mother like the Intruders I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MOMMA. Go to this URL to feel the love. To hear the Intruders’ I ALWAYS LOVED MY MOMMA

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Thai White Elephant

April 26, 2024 – 4:12 am

Many Asian cultures regarded fatness as a sign of wealth, however with the advent of 7/11 consumerism in the Orient obesity is fast becoming a health issue for the region. The Thais like to joke about fat people, whom they call ‘chang-nois’ or little elephants. “Why are farangs so fat?” An old rice farmer asked […]

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Songkran Sanuk – 2000

April 15, 2024 – 3:31 am

The Songkran celebration ushers in the Thai New Year as well as the coming of the rains to endy the hot season. The 2000 festival has been focused on Wan Parg-bpee April 14, when homage was to be paid to ancestors, elders and other persons deserving respect, because of age or position. Traditionally younger people […]

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April Foolishness

April 1, 2024 – 8:16 am

Back in the last decade a friend called to tell me that a business associate had been trampled by a herd of deer on his Easthampton property. I didn’t question the story and immediately phoned my associate. “Are you okay?” “Why wouldn’t I be okay.” Billy was a man of moderate wealth. He was in […]

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