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SEA LEGS by Peter Nolan Smith

September 24, 2024 – 6:50 am

The oriental lore of processing roots, seeds, and bark into spice inspired ancient western travelers to seek various detours around the Arab middlemen profiting from the lucrative East-West trade route. Adventurous voyagers stood to reap fortunes from their success. Failures were many. Adventurous voyagers stood to reap fortunes from their success. Failures were many. In […]

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The Paperboy No Cometh No More

September 11, 2023 – 4:14 am

Written Sep 13, 2011 I have read the New York Times for many years. Editors, critics, and reporters come and go, but the newspaper has held onto the best writers for the simple reason that they help circulation. Among that upper echelon is op-ed commentator Paul Krugman. The 2008 Nobel Prize winner has exhibited an […]

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3 Days and Counting

January 17, 2009 – 1:03 pm

GW Bush has been serving as president of the USA for almost 8 years. Only 3 more days remain of his second term and he’s exiting the White House as the least popular president in history. Only 23% of Americans approve of his leadership and even worse only 16% consider the USA is heading in […]

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9 More Days

January 12, 2009 – 2:14 pm

Only nine more days until GW Fucking Bush leaves the White House. A goodly percentage of Americans are holding their breath, hoping that the 43rd President of the USA doesn’t succeed in staging a coup d’etat to remain in office. Many of his fellow citizens consider GW to be the worst president in history, however […]

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Peking Dog Yum Yum

July 11, 2008 – 9:18 pm

Beijing has requested that specialty restaurants serving dog to take it off the menu for the duration of the Olympics. Personally I like dog. Thais are always surprised when i say that, because they say only Cambodians eat dog, but I acquired a taste for man’s best friend in Indonesia and even as a main […]

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