"Memoirs of a Bangkok Warrior"
posted over 2 years ago, updated 10 months later | 0 comments
I JUST finished a WONDERFUL book by Dean Barrett about a rear-echelon GI stationed in the 'Land of Smiles'.
One of the blips on the cover, I believe has it right, describing it as a Viet Nam War era, M*A*S*H.
Example: the enlisted guys have nic...
One of the blips on the cover, I believe has it right, describing it as a Viet Nam War era, M*A*S*H.
Example: the enlisted guys have nic...
'Buddha Dawgs'
posted over 2 years ago, updated 20 days later | 0 comments
I'm crazy about the Thai people for many reasons, not the least of which, is their often devout following of Lord Buddha's teachings.
Well Bangkok, like all big cities, has got its share of street dogs (soi dogs), but the dogs here are so incredi...
Well Bangkok, like all big cities, has got its share of street dogs (soi dogs), but the dogs here are so incredi...
'Breaking down the barriers'
posted over 2 years ago, updated 15 days later | 1 comment
A few months ago I posted a message on a board, saying I would be in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in early-September, and requested any recent hotel/restaurant recommendations.
I listed my e-mail address, and a couple of hours later, I received a re...
I listed my e-mail address, and a couple of hours later, I received a re...
'SAIGON - Internet Cafe'
posted over 2 years ago, updated 8 months later | 1 comment
Late one evening, I went into an internet cafe to check my mail.
I was the only one in the joint, except for the lady working behind the counter.
I wasn't paying much attention to a CD playing movie soundtracks, until the theme to Franco Zeffire...
I was the only one in the joint, except for the lady working behind the counter.
I wasn't paying much attention to a CD playing movie soundtracks, until the theme to Franco Zeffire...
Descent into SEATAC
posted over 2 years ago, updated 10 months later | 2 comments
It seems like whenever I go to Seattle, it's at the tail end of a series of flights, often involving a redeye. I'm of course happy to get off the lousy plane, but I'm even 'more happy' to be home, to 'my hometown', Seattle.
I don't even remember ...
I don't even remember ...
