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Band of Brothers it ain’t
Dear The Pacific, I wanted to love you, I really did. But you disappoint weekly. Sincerely, J
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Around Mahasarakham: The Cowboy Barber
Today Max turned two and when he fell asleep in the car, we took him to a barber on Srisawat Road famous for dressing like a cowboy (and cutting with shears instead of clippers). Nam held Max on her shoulder as cowboy barber man snipped away. Meanwhile, I was busy inspecting his shop, an older two story townhouse decorated with photos of him posing with other cowboy enthusiThais, Marlboro man swag like ashtrays and posters, a decommissioned muzzleloader, and a photo of Tom Selleck in cowboy attire! This last detail ensures that daddy will also be going back for a cut there sometime, with camera.
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Songkran 2010
Although I went to work on Friday, most people here have the whole week off to celebrate Thai New Year – I’m probably the only blogger in Thailand not posting photos of water fights and drunken merriment, but that’s only because I have a two kids who love playing with water every single day, so it’s not that special… And since I’m in no particular hurry to see people get hurt in horrible traffic accidents in the name of water fight shits and giggles,we mostly stay at home. Bah, humbug. /////////// Something exciting did happen last weekend, though. Our booming housing development’s manager called us up to let us know…
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Is the FCC paying royalties for using Doraemon on their website?
Because they really should be…
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Bangkok chaos continues…
Graphic photo set from two nights ago. n People Dead is just a headline until it’s there in front of you. Khao San Road is barricaded. These two twitter feeds are key: newley, Journotopia MORE: Tourists party on Khao San Rd near shrines for Bangkok protest dead
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Ambivalent message
“You have successfully lifted your PayPal withdrawal limit” sounds more cautionary than anything else… How about something happier like, “PayPal is now Your GetPaidPal! Congratulations! Dead Presidents FTW!! Get Your Ducats, Dude!”
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Antenna app for online radio
Antenna, an application based on Adobe Air is easily installed from this site with a couple clicks and is one of the best online radio apps I’ve ever used because of its clever interface. The approach is so novel that it actually turned me back onto online radio after forgetting about it for ten years or so. Screen shot:
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Thai Red Shirts
The Big Picture covers the red shirts clashing with police and military. This is the unrest I referred to when we visited the US embassy two weeks ago. And yes, the consulate was again chosen as a protest site after we left, so… Baby luck was on our side. UPDATE: Some people have asked me if the reds are paid to gather. Yes, we know of people from around here who went to Bangkok to make money demonstrating both this time and the last time when the yellow shirts overran the airport. (thx Mark)
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Stop Motion 80’s Arcade Recreation (wherein this title is a descriptor)
Yes, it’s a shark’s tooth.
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Expectant
You have time to take photos? Please amuse us or make yourself useful to us in some way, perhaps involving milk.
