Category Archives: Life

Bye Bye Barbara

January 14, 2012 – 11:19 pm

Yesterday I received an email informing me of Ms. Carolina’s demise. I went to the water temple in Sri Racha to pray for my good friend Barbara’s safe passage. We had seen the world together. My three year-old son and I bought some fish to release into the sea for good luck. They swam away [...]

By Peter | Also posted in Heaven, Love, RIP, friends, sea, women | Comments (0)

Collect Call to the After-Life

December 1, 2011 – 12:55 pm

This summer my brother visited me in a dream. My deceased mother and I were sitting in a ramshackle cottage on Cape Cod. My brother said he was going to meet friends. He looked happy, as he ran out the door. It was a little too short, but I was happy to see him and [...]

By Peter | Also posted in family, superstitions | Comments (0)

Personhood

November 9, 2011 – 1:26 pm

Mississippi leads America is the worst state for obesity, health, family income, lowest percentage of grammar and high school graduates, public transportation, and seat belt use. 53% of those polled by Gallup considered themselves conservative tying the Mormon Kingdom of Utah as the most reactionary state in the Union. The U of Mississippi football reflected [...]

By Peter | Also posted in law, politics | Comments (0)

WILD IN THE STREETS

October 1, 2011 – 2:41 am

1968 was a time of revolution in Paris, Mexico, Chicago, Saigon, Prague. Most were put down bloodily by the forces of repression. The young attacking the young at the behest of the over-30s. A young writer Robert Thom wrote a short story WILD IN THE STREETS and Hollywood capitalized on its call to trust no [...]

By Peter | Also posted in 60s, Movies / TV, music, revolution, youth | Comments (0)

To Live Or Die In Pattaya

August 24, 2011 – 5:26 am

Pattaya is not Venice and certainly no one on the Coasta del Crime pretends to be a reincarnated Thomas Mann writing a Thai version of TO DIE IN VENICE. At least no one I know, however plenty of people die in the Last Babylon. Thais and farangs. Many of natural causes. Some by misadventure. Dying is what makes [...]

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