Monthly Archives: June 2009

Two Places at One Time

My friends have been asking me what am I going to do about having two wives in Thailand. My explanations about mia luang and mia noi sound good 9000 miles away from the land of smiles. Only problem is that next Saturday I will be boarding a plane for a flight to Bangkok. Wife #1 [...]

No Shame for Italy

Silvio Berlusconi has threatened to sue Spain’s El Pais for publishing several photos showing the Italian prime minister naked with young women. naked party photographs. A scandal of this magnitude would result in resignation of office in the USA. Mr. Berlusconi took the high moral ground and declared the photos an invasion of privacy, especially [...]

Our Army Likes to Party

Anti-temperance zealots were dismayed to discover that NASA astronauts routinely blasted off from Cape Kennedy in a state of inebriation. This need for self-medication should come as no surprise, since no sane or sober person would sit atop a million gallons of highly explosive fuel to attain orbit in Space. Do-gooders have imposed a zero-alcohol [...]

Sorry About the Slavery Thing

The USA was founded on the extermination of one race, the slavery of another, and the exploitation of the foreign workers. Most Americans would not agree with this assessment, however this week the Senate unanimously apologized for the centuries of enforced servitude by Africans. No mention of the Indian or Chinese slaves or my having [...]

Skateboarding in the White House

GW Bush was very straight on protocol in the White House. Everyone had to wear a tie. Humor was used to manipulate the public’s perception of the president’s likability factor. Clinton’s regime was also rigid when it came time to maintain the imperial mantle, although Bill was a little remiss with his hitting on Monica [...]