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Sunrise from our back porch
Even with houses being built up all around us, the best views will remain.
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Insect appetizers
These went really well with the snake soup last week. We forgot to take photos of them past the prep stage, though. They were salted and deep fried, and then…
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It tastes like chicken…
I had snake soup for breakfast this morning. It was one of the snakes on this page. More to follow.
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No more hi-octane ethanol-free gas in Mahasarakham
This photo was taken back in March. This was the last gas station in Maha Sarakham to sell 95 octane gasoline with no ethanol added. It greatly surprised me to…
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Pimp Ghost Riding (Sky on Fire)
The other day we went to nanny’s village to see the flooded rice fields. The Chi River has overflowed into the fields, and huge invading catfish are happy to feast…
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Thai immigration in Mukdahan
Our university sent us foreign teachers to Mukdahan yesterday for our annual visa renewals. Until now, we had been using th immigration office in Nong Khai, but the last time…
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Taro Aso is the man with the gauge
…and a gauge is what you would need to shake up Japanese politics. The Japanese are justifiably apathetic about their leaders… Take a 12 gauge to the world stage, that’s…
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Maxie Update
We are settled into a private room at the private hospital on the street behind Serm Thai shopping center in downtown Mahasarakham. The facilities are better than the VIP room…
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Cows in my Frontyard
A continuation of the Cows in My Backyard series. Sidenote: I’ve noticed missing graphics here and there as a result of our recent move to a new webhost. I’ll fix…
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Don’t forget the J-Pop segment…
more music charts LOLZR!!
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Mahoroba is Japanese Arcadia
Max was overtired and sleep-deprived today, so he just threw a big fit on and off for a couple hours. It was impossible to get any work done, but I…
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pedicheese
Beware, queasy ones. A couple days ago Nam went to a beauty salon to get her hair done and I tagged along to get a pedicure since my toenails tend…