Tag Archives: United States

We are Legion, or the Ts have already won.

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

- NOTICE OF BAGGAGE INSPECTION – To protect you and your fellow passengers, the XSA is required by law to steal your wife’s panties and confiscate your house keys so you can’t get in when you arrive home from your … Continue reading →

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Tasty Links for the New Year

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

In no particular order: Smoke Screening Charles Mann is shown by Bruce Schneier just what a joke our airport security has become and makes a case that “the continuing expenditure on security may actually have made the United States less safe.” … Continue reading →

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“…credible and meaningful in foreign cultures.”

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

The university where I teach, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham, used to be a teacher’s training college. My uni is just one Rajabhat institute of about 40 spread all over Thailand, that were turned into universities by the king with something called … Continue reading →

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Kaiju vs. Ronin

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

I keep telling Max that Ultraman is a poser compared to the Master, but for some reason, he chooses kaiju over Kurosawa every single time.

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Things I replaced on our car over summer vacation

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

You may understand part of the pain and frustration we experienced if you can recognize the complete set of gaskets and ferrofluid engine mounts (replaced with solid urethane mounts). Yes, the whole front end of our Cefiro A33 (USDM: Infiniti i30) … Continue reading →

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Spraying insecticide, again

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

When I ventured out this morning to buy the kid’s breakfast, sticky rice and barbecued pork skewers (which have gone up in price universally to 5 baht per skewer — they were still 3 baht at some places up until a couple … Continue reading →

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BooksThailand.com

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, my bathroom reading materials had dwindled down to the point of having to reread some old favorites. Then, while browsing a Thai-related forum, I spotted a banner for booksthailand.com. They are apparently a used bookstore on … Continue reading →

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Quick trip to Ko Samet

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

I am taking the family on a work trip from now. It will be an overnight bus ride, followed by a boat ride to Koh Samet and a smaller ferry-to-shore. We plan to return on Monday night, just in time … Continue reading →

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Hapax legomenon of the day (with def)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Bamafutication: Claiming that the commander-in-chief had “nothing to do” with a military operation targeting the most wanted man in the world. ———– You’re just angry you missed the Apprentice. ———– UPDATE: Out of many, this is the best.

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Persistence Hunting the Speed Goat

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Great article over at Outside: Fair Chase If you aren’t familiar with persistence hunting, this is the clip to see: Human Mammal, Human Hunter – Attenborough – Life of Mammals – BBC

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Hak Na Sarakham

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Maha Sarakham University, where my wife works, paid off the right people to make a sappy love story movie (the kind that makes the most money here) about the university and our town in general called “Hak Na Sarakham” (Laotian … Continue reading →

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Global House Maha Sarakham

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

About a month ago, Maha Sarakham received a power up in the form of a real home center – Global House. Previously, our only choices for hunting hardware in this province were a pitifully small and understocked Home Mart, and … Continue reading →

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A snowball’s chance in hell, but it can’t hurt to try

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

On this page, you can apply to test drive a Google Chrome notebook. (thx bro)

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A snowball's chance in hell, but it can't hurt to try

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

On this page, you can apply to test drive a Google Chrome notebook. (thx bro)

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Random Links 11/22/2010

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

The Burger Lab: Revisiting the Myth of The 12-Year Old McDonald’s Burger That Just Won’t Rot We all assumed it was due to preservatives/additives/salt content, but this experiment tries to determine the real reason with a control – homemade burgers. … Continue reading →

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Visa Run 2010

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

I’ve been living overseas for half of my life and applying for visas regularly throughout that time. It never gets easier. Hell, now I have to report every ninety days to immigration (in person or by mail-in form) just for … Continue reading →

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Friday finality

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

I think I’ve finally got this blog up and running the way it should be, so I feel great. — Woke up this morning, went to buy a traditional Isan breakfast of sticky rice and skewered BBQ pork, as well … Continue reading →

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