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The Scream

March 9, 2016 – 7:38 pm

My 1st Thai wife or mia luang and I haven’t shared intimacy since before the birth of our daughter. Six years without a kiss or a gesture of affection. The whys are many and the state of abstinence is two-sided. Being Thailand I wandered from our bed to the arms of other women, finally settling […]

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Highlights Of 2015 Part I January to June

December 28, 2015 – 5:29 pm

Kicking off the New Year with the Pollocks. My son Fenway. My daughter Angie’s birthday. Malcolm Butler’s last second miraculous interception to win the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots. Drinking at the 169 with Johnny. An opening at Miguel Abreau. James Benning’s video triptych at Miguel Abreau. Snow on General Fowler’s statue in […]

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Loi Krathong Buzzkill in Pattaya

November 21, 2015 – 4:41 am

The Thai Festival of Loi Krathong is celebrated every year on the full moon of the 12th lunar month. Millions of Thais flock to rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs, and the sea to launch a Krathong as a sign of respect to Ganga, the river goddess. Up north in Chiang Mai Khon loi or fire lanterns […]

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Loy Krathong the Day After

November 21, 2015 – 3:49 am

Loi Krathong has long been Thailand’s most beautiful festival. Not anymore in Pattaya. Few girls and women were dressed in the traditional costume. The police banned fireworks. Their marine patrols gathered the krathong offerings less than 20 meters from shore. No one was allowed to light a fire balloon, perhaps the most exotic image to […]

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Bombs In Holy Places

August 26, 2015 – 12:03 pm

The Erawan Shrine was built in 1956 to offset the state-owned hotel’s foundation being laid on an astrologically disadvantageous date as well as the intersection having been a site for displaying criminals before execution. The Thao Maha Phrom Shrine of Lord Brahma has long been a top tourist site for visitors from Communist China who […]

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