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Jim George

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23 US m in Thailand

it's funny how little words mean: grave, scientific, or obscene; how bitter the birds sing when a person hasn't anything; how I "like" to drink myself bloody just like bites my dog "Friendly." It's funny how Thais generously help me

feb 21 06

Hello Friends, Today I would like to share a few of my experiences in Thailand... and also a few pictures. The other day, I went into a backroom to find a secretary and found her gossiping with a group of cleaning and gardening ladies. We chatted for a while and they offered me one of their purple sweet potatoes- that's right, like a yam only purple. I actually don't like yams, though I know they're very nutritious, but this had a sweeter and mellower taste. I reciprocated by buying them a few iced green teas, which they said were "alloy mak," very delicious.

Eco Letters to the Editor

We who want a positive future for the environment and for human society often find ourselves at a loss for what we can do. There are always the basics: one can recycle, conserve electricity and water, and take one's own bags to the grocery store. But ultimately, the problem is not about the small choices of private citizens. It's about large institutions and long-established ways of thinking.

by a young southern Oregon expatriate

last night's downpour did something to dispel the grime off the weathered concrete of this small city in central Thailand; there is a breath of new life in the fifty-foot palm over my backyard

Feb. 1, 06

My stomach is hurting me today because I've been drinking way too much. Yesterday, I took a trip to the beach with some young Thais I know a little. I piled into the back of an ancient pick-up truck with 6 Thai guys, 4 girls, and a guitar. The ride was a bit uncomfortable.

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