Essays

. . . the spa junkie.

I first became interested in the fields of health, and fitness, and nutrition, and medicine forty years ago when I started reading the books of Adelle Davis in college. I was not smart enough to get into medical school but I could read.

What Ever Became of Jack Reynolds? At the end of this blog there’s a serious request for information from you. I’d like to learn more about Jack Reynolds and to share what I discover in a later article… so please read on.

The book was published in 1860.

Hey, did I miss a memo or a meeting here?

Where's your sister?

Good eats for cheap on the Soi where you live!

When I left Australia more than 30 years ago the White Australia Policy (WAP) was official government policy. It was embarrassing to be an Aussie back then. The Thais would throw the WAP in my face whenever they could.

Why are so many men fleeing the west and flocking to Thailand? I’ll tell you why.

. . . just call me Mr. Catadromous.

. . . runway seven had water buffaloes all over it.

The old godfather Thai politicians are nothing if not opportunists. The announcement that Newin Chidchob has defected to the Democrats is hardly surprising. Chidchob, Banharn, and the other godfathers are well known for jumping on any bandwagon they think will help perpetuate them in their mafia-style power.

"Day 10, Pattaya. Laying on my bed with my laptop in front of me as I read my email I couldn’t help but laugh. This online guy was something else. He told me he was using a dialup connection to access his email. Who would do that? The stories he was telling me and the advice he was sharing seemed incredible. Still, yesterday I saw a flash of brown over Pattaya Bay accompanied by a loud and long scream so who knows."

When his water buffalo finally blew out the compacted green mass of twelve days constipation . . .

. . . raven haired sons and daughters of Adam and Eve . . .