Category Archives: money

The Debt Of A Nation

January 25, 2012 – 6:08 am

When Madame Ambassador had phoned with the offer to be her ‘unofficial writer in residence’ at her posting in Mittel Europa, she had asked, “Do you have an evening suit?” “Of course,” I replied without hesitation from my apartment in Fort Greene. “Good, because you’ll be needing it. There will be plenty of balls and [...]

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Chek Bin Carpe Diem

September 26, 2011 – 11:05 am

Three weeks ago Fabo and I were sitting at the garden bar of the Welkom Inn on Soi 3. I hadn’t seen the Belgian oil explorer in a year. Both of us had suffered exile from Pattaya. His place of banishment was the North Sea. I was stuck in New York. We were equally glad [...]

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The 6th Commandment in Pattaya

August 5, 2011 – 11:40 pm

The religious right in America have sought to increase the influence of God on the government by trying to place the 10 Commandments in various courthouses and legislature. While I am not a follower of the bearded Jehovah in the flowing muumuu, I have nothing against erection of the twin tablets of NO this and [...]

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Sorry is Not Enough

August 4, 2011 – 1:47 am

My sins are legion, but as George Carlin states in his famous monologue THE TEN COMMANDMENTS that the having ten was only a marketing device. The late comedian trimmed the commandments down to two along with Thou Shalt Keep Thy religion to Thyself. Thou shalt not steal is downsized to being honest, however honesty is [...]

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Consumer Exhaustion

August 3, 2011 – 6:22 am

The White House and GOP signed a debt-ceiling pact before the doomsday deadline and the traders on the US stock market was quick to react to the $2.4 trillion by cashing out profits for Big Money. The ticker tape responded with a downward trend and the day ended with the Dow Jones losing mo than [...]

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