Monthly Archives: June 2010

Thai Participation in World Cup 2010

June 13, 2010 – 11:20 am

The Thai football team failed to qualify for the World Cup, however hundreds of Thai women are flocking to South Africa to help entertain the millions of football enthusiasts attending the games. Their contribution to this global event will be appreciated by men seeking to celebrate their team’s victories with some female companionship. A little […]

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USA Stuns UK

June 13, 2010 – 9:23 am

A surprise goal by the USA in the 1950 World Cup shocked the UK. Radio announcers reported the score as an error or a teletype misprint. 1-10 USA – UK. They were wrong. It’s been 60 years since the two teams met in the World Cup and yesterday the USA escaped a loss to England […]

By Peter | Posted in america, Sports | Comments (0)

Shine on Moon

June 12, 2010 – 12:32 pm

Tomorrow night from 5-7pm my local wine store is holding a tasting for White Whiskey or Moonshine. Tuthilltown Corn Whiskey is on the offer as well as a 3pm talk by Max Watman, the author of CHASING THE WHITE DOG at Greenlight Books across Fulton. I planned to make the event. Been a long time […]

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Unacceptable Contrition

June 11, 2010 – 7:28 pm

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster for the ocean. Another blow against Nature. An unparalleled ecological disaster without any end in sight. British Petroleum, Halliburton, and the Bureau of Mines and Minerals. Capitol, science, and government. A Triumvirate of failure. The American people want to know why. Someone had to […]

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Dreaming of Dave Van Ronk

June 11, 2010 – 4:12 pm

I woke up this morning to Tom Russell singing his elegy to Dave Van Ronk. Tom Russell’s paean to this mythic village icon stirred my soul to tears and I sat looking out my window remembering times when the world was not filled by plastic, cars, and a dearth of dreams. The link to VAN […]

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