"What a Wonderful World"
posted over 4 years ago | 2 comments
I've been reading a lot of comments all over Eons that the youngsters might not want to interact with the oldsters.
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I'm NOW beginning to wonder if some of them WILL in fact, want to make 'contact'.
I say that because so many young people ar...
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I'm NOW beginning to wonder if some of them WILL in fact, want to make 'contact'.
I say that because so many young people ar...
Trip Report: Vientiane, Lao
posted over 4 years ago, updated 9 days later | 0 comments
Who in the hell would want to go to Vientiane?
To tell ya the truth, it certainly wasn't me; but now I've been there, I want to go back again, and again, and again.
I mean, go figure, right?
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GETTING TO VIENTIANE:
FROM BANGKOK:...
To tell ya the truth, it certainly wasn't me; but now I've been there, I want to go back again, and again, and again.
I mean, go figure, right?
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GETTING TO VIENTIANE:
FROM BANGKOK:...
Bangkok's - 'Seafood Market & Restaurant'
posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
At +1,500 seats, it's about as 'intimate' as a 'high school basketball playoff game'; i.e. NOT 'intimate'.
But with that said, it's probably as much fun as a 'high school basketball playoff game'; and the food, OH MAN, it's soooooo good!!
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But with that said, it's probably as much fun as a 'high school basketball playoff game'; and the food, OH MAN, it's soooooo good!!
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Albert Einstein: "Believe it, or Not!"
posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
Few people remember that the Nobel Prize winner married his cousin, Elsa Lowenthal, after his first marriage dissolved in 1919.
He stated that he was attracted to Elsa because she was well endowed, and he felt the attraction is even stronger if ...
He stated that he was attracted to Elsa because she was well endowed, and he felt the attraction is even stronger if ...
"Sweeney and Todd's" pie shop is in ....
posted over 4 years ago, updated about 7 hours later | 0 comments
Reading, Berkshire; a 20-25 minutes by train, west out of Paddington.
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I was on an assignment in the Reading office, and my best mate (bud), asked me, "Do you like pies?".
I said, "I LOVE PIES, especially chocolate chiffon!!".
He ACTUA...
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I was on an assignment in the Reading office, and my best mate (bud), asked me, "Do you like pies?".
I said, "I LOVE PIES, especially chocolate chiffon!!".
He ACTUA...
Catching a 'flick' in Chiang Mai, Thailand
posted over 4 years ago, updated 7 months later | 0 comments
01/15/08
As far as I know, there are four ways to watch a movie here: 1) download from the net 2) cable TV 3) theatres, and 4) DVD's.
CABLE TV
In Chiang Mai, you can get HBO-ASIA or Starz Movies.
They both, obviously, need to tailor to the loc...
As far as I know, there are four ways to watch a movie here: 1) download from the net 2) cable TV 3) theatres, and 4) DVD's.
CABLE TV
In Chiang Mai, you can get HBO-ASIA or Starz Movies.
They both, obviously, need to tailor to the loc...
'Shorpy: the 100-year-old photo blog'
posted over 4 years ago | 3 comments
If you are interested in U.S. History, or wonderful vintage photographs, or if you are like me and like both; I think you might like:
"SHORPY: The 100-YEAR OLD PHOTO BLOG"
view link
All the ph...
"SHORPY: The 100-YEAR OLD PHOTO BLOG"
view link
All the ph...
WW-I Experience of an English Soldier
posted over 4 years ago, updated about 20 hours later | 0 comments
'The Times' of London news story:
It is a conflict that is fading from living memory, but a "blog" from the trenches of the First World War has become a surprise hit on the internet.
In the past year, the writings of Private Harry Lamin from th...
It is a conflict that is fading from living memory, but a "blog" from the trenches of the First World War has become a surprise hit on the internet.
In the past year, the writings of Private Harry Lamin from th...
2 - the 'lay of the land' - Chiang Mai, Thailand
posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
The city has a population of 150,000, with outlying towns taking it to over a half mil.
The city is 'flat-as-a board', but is surrounded by hills/mountains, on ALL sides.
Easily reachable, on the western edge of Chiang Mai, is the 5,482 foot, Do...
The city is 'flat-as-a board', but is surrounded by hills/mountains, on ALL sides.
Easily reachable, on the western edge of Chiang Mai, is the 5,482 foot, Do...
1 - a VERY BRIEF history of Chiang Mai, Thailand
posted over 4 years ago, updated 1 day later | 1 comment
1. In 1296, King Mengrai founded Chiang Mai (new city), as the capital of the Lanna Kingdom.
(2008-1296) eight take away six is two, zero take away nine is …)
Holy Cow, the city is 712 years old!!
I'm very surprised, because I don't think it lo...
(2008-1296) eight take away six is two, zero take away nine is …)
Holy Cow, the city is 712 years old!!
I'm very surprised, because I don't think it lo...
