“Take Your Request and Shove It” She said

Those words were spoken to my tonight by my 89 year old mother, who often speaks frankly with the privilege of her age. I had just finished heating up a nice bowl of turkey soup for her supper. I told her that supper was ready. She informed me that she had just put a butterscotch … Continue reading “Take Your Request and Shove It” She said →

“I’ll Break Your Teeth!”

Crazy Tim was just a good ol’ boy from south Florida, about six-foot-one and 220 pounds, whose dad had sent him to Costa Rica to manage the family’s orange groves and hopefully to force him to grow up. Tim had counted the bars between San Jose and his house (32) and his greatest goal in … Continue reading “I’ll Break Your Teeth!” →

Karen Souza – Ain’t No Sunshine {cover}

https://youtu.be/Gdz9jFbPq8Q

Coffee Shop Menu – Thai Style

I'll have a little of everything on offer, por favor.

College Football: Championship Saturday

Or maybe it should be called Upset Saturday? This year’s college football conference championships got off to a surprising start on Friday evening with the #17 Utah Utes upsetting the #10 Oregon Ducks 38-10 for the Pac-12 Championship. That same evening, the UTSA Roadrunners beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in a 49-41 shootout for the … Continue reading College Football: Championship Saturday →

By request (I think)

Achilles in the tent.

Home Roast

Road Signs in Both English & Thai

It is easier to march with heavy packs uphill FYI.

1st LAI Takes Friendly Fire

“Can you tell us how they describe the event? I have not read that book or read any accounts of that event outside official and classified military documents.” As promised, ST, here’s the account from: “Desert Storm: A Forgotten War”: RAS AL-KHAFJI AND OTHER MAJOR GROUND ACTIONS(29/30 JAN 1991) “The first attack occurred in the … Continue reading 1st LAI Takes Friendly Fire →

Santana – She’s Not There

https://youtu.be/ZahB3PakFc4 Repeat