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Doi Chang, Thailand

A Quad Of A New Kind: Tech Quad

Machines, big and small, all rely on one component, semiconductor. Be it computers, telecommunications, household appliances, banking, security, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and last but not least, war-making machinery, all depend upon semiconductors. So, it won’t be unreasonable to say that the country that controls the semiconductors controls the future. Do you know, just like Rare … Continue reading A Quad Of A New Kind: Tech Quad →

Love and Sex

Some religious conservatives won't like me for saying this, but I don't necessarily mind the idea of detaching sex from marriage. What bothers me is detaching sex from love. Also, I believe that in many cases, women who voluntarily engage in prostitution are far compassionate towards men than most women are. They are definitely more … Continue reading Love and Sex →

The Emperor’s New Mask

America has gone insane. Yeah, I know you’re thinking “Tell us sump’n we don’t know!” Okay: masks don’t work! Or did you know that? Think about it: we’re, talkin’ microbes here. When you suck in air, which is tortuously hard to do wearing even one of those party-favor lite paper masks, the virus is tiny … Continue reading The Emperor’s New Mask →

In the Midst of Life..

“I love those skies, thin blue or snowy gray./Those fields, sparse-planted, rendering meager sheaves./That Spring, briefer than apple blossoms’ breath, /SUMMER,SO MUCH TOO BEAUTIFUL TO STAY,/Swift Autumn, like a bonfire of leaves/And sleepy Winter, like the sleep of death.” —Elinor Wylie, from Wild Peaches Here on our mountain we are at the heart of summer … Continue reading In the Midst of Life.. →

Twitter Time Out x2

I called someone a bitch who had called Senator Josh Hawley (MO) the same thing. Double standards rule the day from sea to shining sea.

China Plundered, India Blundered And Sri Lanka Surrendered

On Wednesday, Ranil Wickremesinghe, present acting President, was voted in as the next President of Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan parliamentarians. Some people are prematurely hailing new President Ranil Wickremasinghe as P V Narasimha Rao of Sri Lanka, who steered India through 1991’s economic crisis towards economic stability. Would Ranil Wickremesinghe — a record six-time … Continue reading China Plundered, India Blundered And Sri Lanka Surrendered →

Mother Nature Roars

We felt the Earth move both literally and figuratively last night. Was the epicenter of that 6.4 earthquake in Burma? https://youtu.be/b4mUzvt_lIw

Crazy Cowboy Chileno (Part II)

I had paid for our beers, paid for the wine, and of course I was paying 100% of the cab fare too. In his defense EL Huaso Loco was on another planet anyway so it may not have been too intentional. On the other hand the gringo is always rich and gets his money off … Continue reading Crazy Cowboy Chileno (Part II) →