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The Weather

Since I typically travel to Thailand during the low-season (rainy season), the weather in Thailand becomes an obsession. I find myself spending an inordinate amount of time on these sites:
Phuket Weather
Camille’s Samui Weather
Weather Underground -Thailand
Wind Guru
Weather Music Videos
The 10,000 Maniacs with Like The Weather

Crowded House with Weather With You live

Mid-Week Videos

The Blue Aeroplanes with Jacket Hangs

Death Cab for Cutie with Soul Meets Body

Deluded, Misguided War Apologists

From the peace march in DC last weekend, NTodd at Pax Americana posted videos and photos of anti-war protesters and crazy counter-protesters, who are a rogues gallery of right-wing nutters. These monsters “support the troops” by supporting THE.WORST.PRESIDENT.EVER, who sent American men and women to die in the Iraqi dust for [...]

Thailand Travel

I am travelling to Bangkok and (weather permitting) to Phuket this weekend. While I have been Thailand a number of times, I always do further research for new or interesting hotels, restaurants, activities, etc. I have found these blogs to be particularly useful:
Jamie’s Phuket
Real Thai (a great Thai food blog)
Thailand Voice
Phuket Weather [...]

Phuket Air Disaster Caused by Weather/Human Air

Phuket - Transport authorities say the bad weather was probably the main factor in Sunday’s horrific air crash at Phuket airport, but pilot error has still not been ruled out.
The One-Two-Go passenger airliner crashed while landing, killing 89 people. All the other 41 people on board were injured, many very seriously. Source
In 2001, [...]

On The Gamble - Texas Holdem

On Friday, I played a $10 Buy In, $4,500 Guaranteed online tournament on bodog. I finished 4th out of 390 players and won $270. This was my best cash yet online. While I went a bit card dead and made a couple of mistakes at the final table, it was exciting and [...]

Seperated at Birth

Actor Julian Beck (maniacal Poltergeist preacher) and Presidential candidate Fred Thompson

Korean Tycoons Love Wheelchairs

The Financial Times correspondent in Korea, Anna Fifield, comments on the Korean businessmen’s penchant for wheelchairs after running afoul of the law. The FT article is subscription only but Ms Fifield was kind of enough to paste it into this Marmot’s Hole thread.
As things get tough, S Korea’s bosses get rolling
By Anna Fifield in [...]

Friday’s Random Ten - Moving to Japan Edition

1. Coldplay - The Scientist
2. Fleetwood Mac - Sisters of the Moon
3. The Jam - Burning the Sky
4. Bruce Springsteen - Prove It All Night
5. The Jam - Going Underground (YES!!!)
6. Buffalo Tom - Birdbrain
7. REM - Pretty Persuasion
8. Josh Joplin - Happy at Last
9. Counting [...]