Category Archives: weather

Thailand’s Happiness Index Deficit

April 30, 2012 – 9:46 am

In 1972 Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck attempted to reform his country’s feudal economy on a Buddhist spiritual level rather than a capitalistic model. To best judge his efforts the king created a Gross Domestic Happiness Index based on life satisfaction, life expectancy at birth, and ecological footprint per capita. The Wall Street Journal ignores […]

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Lon Mak

April 30, 2012 – 9:15 am

Fenway my son called from Sri Racha to complain about the heat. “Ron mak papa.” “How hot is it?” “Ron mak, papa.” The three fans in the house were weary from constant use according to his mother and Wey-wey’s skin is breaking out in rashes. “I know it’s hot.” I wanted him and his mother […]

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First Flower Of Winter

March 22, 2012 – 5:39 pm

Two weeks ago I took the 441 bus from Haymarket Square in Boston to Marblehead. My uncle was waiting at the stop. He was in good form, considering having suffered from a slight stroke earlier in the winter. My aunt was on her way home and the two of us walked over to Fort Sewell. […]

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Spring Has Sprung

March 21, 2012 – 2:58 pm

Snow has been absent from New York since my return from Europe. A few snow flurries have dusted the sidewalks of Fort Greene and the city experienced a cold snap in February, but otherwise this winter has been extremely abnormal. Today’s temperature reached the mid-70s and tomorrow is predicted to hit a new record for […]

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White Tornado

March 14, 2012 – 9:55 am

White people think racist jokes are funny. They laugh about kinky hair and the color of people skin without ever looking in the mirror. If caucasians checked their DNA, they would be surprised to discover more than a little tar in their shed. Yesterday a white friend living in Saudi Arabia sent this email; Black […]

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