Monthly Archives: May 2008

Health advice for Beer Worshippers

Entering Pattaya on Sukhumvit it is hard not to notice the expansion of the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. This annex is being prepared for the expected arrival of retirees moving into the thousands of houses being constructed from Naklua to Jomtien. The proposed name of this extension plays to the spiritual background of the patients. Gra-dai [...]

USA Trade Deficit Solution

As I mentioned I’m going back to the USA. It is my homeland. I care about apple pie especially since no one can make it like my mother. I also believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which is why I live in Thailand.

Mile High Club

Ever since the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk man has been attempting an endless assortment of tricks and risks in flight. Of course most of us are content to get from points A to B. Up and down without ragheads hijacking the plane for an unscheduled landing in a prominent building. Of course a [...]

17 Hours Bangkok-JFK Express

I’ve traveled from Bangkok-New York over 40 times in the last 15 years. East via Europe. West via Tokyo or Korea or Taipei. The stopovers at these transit terminals were rehearsals for purgatory and if so then drinks are cheap in that spiritual way station. In fact nothing is cheap in transit lounges, unless your [...]

The Amazing Car Machine

Jocko Weyland, our China correspondent was driving in his Nissan in LA. He had to find someplace to park it while he was away. The car solve this problem by giving up the ghost. The Amazing Car Machine 1993-May 19th, 2008 In loving memory A great little car, possibly the greatest little car ever, “The [...]