Monthly Archives: May 2008

US Supreme Court Okays Porno

May 19, 2008 – 4:45 pm

Free Speech advocates have long regarded pornography as the front line of 1st Amendment, however the Supreme Court re-affirmed its position on a 2003 law designated to curtail kiddie porn, despite the legislation’s vague terms on CGI or Computer Generated Images sex might infringe on the 1st Amendment. I surf the web for porn, but [...]

By Peter | Posted in Sex, law | Comments (0)

Elephant Magic Trick for Thai Love

May 19, 2008 – 4:22 pm

Elephants have long memories. mostly because they have long lives. I’ve seen 100 year-old elephants. Not in Africa since poachers killed the pachyderms for their tusks. You would have thought somewhere along the line these ivory hunters would have invested in an elephant dentist, although I doubt elephants are very tractable for tusk extractions. Thai [...]

By Peter | Posted in Traditions | Comments (0)

Happy Hours Maybe Fini in France

May 19, 2008 – 11:02 am

Years ago I was driving on the Autoroute du Sud toward Perpignan. I stopped at a Cafe de Relais to a coffee. At the bar several routiers or truck drivers were drinking in an afternoon aperitif. In this case Calvados. Coming from the States I was slightly surprised that the Etat du France sanctioned the [...]

By Peter | Posted in Drinking | Comments (0)

Chonburi Governor threatens all-powerful Beach Chair Mafia

May 19, 2008 – 8:12 am

The Chonburi governor has been fighting with the Pattaya’s omnipotent beach chair operator since his swearing in ceremony. Basically he wants to assign 7 meter by 7 meter plots to decongest the narrow beach strip for public use ie being able to lay down on the sand without having to shell out 30 baht for [...]

By Peter | Posted in Pattaya | Comments (0)

Happy Birthday Buddha

May 19, 2008 – 7:57 am

Monday is Visakha Bucha Day celebrating Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and death. This trifecta of holy holidays is highlighted by the Wien Tien ceremony at local temples, where devoted Buddhists circle the Wats three times honoring Dharma or the Buddha’s teaching. The killing of animals is forbidden during this time. Thankfully most major supermarkets have already [...]

By Peter | Posted in religion | Comments (0)