Category Archives: Traditions

The Curse Of Obama

April 27, 2012 – 7:15 pm

Last January the Boston Bruins goalie refused a White House invitation to honor the team’s 2011 Stanley Cup victory. Tim Thomas explained his reason for staying at home by saying, “I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is being done at the […]

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SICK BUFFALO FOR EVERYONE

April 18, 2012 – 11:18 am

Several years ago my future ex-wife’s brother-in-law received a phone call from his brother. Bok and his son were in the hospital. They had had a motorsai accident. My future ex-wife hung up the phone. “Neither of them are dead?” I asked in Thai “No.” This was good news. Bok and his son Beer were […]

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Paffgen Brewery

December 20, 2011 – 3:50 am

Last evening I dined at Paffgen Brauerei, the last family brewery in Cologne. The beer served at this establishment is called “Kölsch” once the most popular beverage in the city. Once a dark beer, the draught’s color was changed to resemble a pilsner. It is still served from the keg at Paffgen and I ordered […]

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Man Lost

November 7, 2011 – 7:37 am

Men never get lost. Women know the opposite to be true, because men will resist any suggestions from a woman to prove that he isn’t lost. Last weekend the ambassador and I set out from Luxembourg for a long bike ride in the country. We missed the train to our original destination, because I got […]

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Fried Rat A La Ban Nok

November 4, 2011 – 5:02 am

Last January I returned to Thailand to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. Ban-nok was cold that time of year and one night my ex-wife’s brother-in-law, his friends, and I drank rice whiskey around a blazing bonfire. Halfway through the second bottle of lao-khao a young man entered the circle of light. A long small-bore rifle rested […]

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