Monthly Archives: September 2009

Blah-Blah Monger

An adviser to President Obama resigned last week due to the pressure from the GOP attack dogs. His crime against the state dated back to his signing a petition in support of a 9/11 Truth Committee seeking full disclosure from the Bush regime. An impossible task with Dick Cheney running the show. The free and […]

One More Statistic

Labor day Weekend is over and the morning traffic jams snarl the cities of America. Commuters are barraged by a constant stream of topics; health care, Obama’s appearance before school children, and the AP’s publishing a photo of a dying marine in Afghanistan. The soldier had been hit in the leg. The RPG tore off […]

A Very Civil Court

This spring was very rainy in June. Every day was without sun. I was living in a basement and taking the subway to work. I felt like a subterranean, so when the sun finally burst through the clouds I was ready to celebrate. The event was an opening at Miguel Abreau’s gallery on Orchard Street. […]

Demo Derby Redux

Richie Boy gave me the keys to his LandRover this weekend. “It’s an $80,000 car. Don’t smash it up.” ‘Smash it up?’ I haven’t had a car accident in over three decades. My last motorcycle accident two years ago almost tore off my forearm. Those don’t count with cars, although this spring driving along the […]

Sirens of Soi 6 # 4

Oom was not sabaii. Too many farangs came into the bar. They all wanted her. She had already been upstairs 4 times today. 600 baht times 4, plus drinks. Almost 3000 baht. Oom was ready to quit, but the farangs were not interested in any other girls. Only Oom. She speed-dialed her cousin. Ping was […]