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midlifecrisis

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  1. Ali Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes HBO Really great stuff! I was in the service when a lot of this happened. We forget how important Ali was to the culture of the time. https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/ali-and-cavett-the-tale-of-the-tapes
  2. I wish they all had this. No price yet but likely much cheaper than business class. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/air-new-zealand-economy-sleeping-pods/index.html
  3. No water and unbreathable air. In November, the wind moves from north to south as I recall. How is the air quality then typically?
  4. I watched Midway last night. I enjoyed it. Attached are clips and trailers.
  5. As you quoted me, the differences can be discerned. I didn't edit it in the manner I think you are alluding to. Again, you post without reading in full or comparing. Just a quasi accusation. I certainly didn't edit it in relation to you or your post. As I said to jacko a few minutes ago, it was not appropriate to the topic which I apologize for. I plan to let this die.
  6. as I also said, that is my concern also. Money is also a commodity and perhaps I should not have posted what I did as it isn't relevant here.
  7. What did my post say? You didn't read the whole thing. I was explaining to another who asked me about a previous post. I explained that my interest is vs the baht as well.
  8. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/currency I am not an expert by any means on currency trading but generally the higher the number the better. Buy low, sell high. I am not into currency trading. The highest was 163.83 in the 1980s when the Fed had interest rates at 9%. The number is an index sort of like the DJIA or S&P500 is to stocks. I like the dollar value increasing but more so in relation to the baht. But buying dollars is going up in markets as the graph shows in the link. Currently. You can also see all of the dips and peaks over time. Under the graph allows you to se
  9. I think I saw on MSNBC that the dollar is tarding close to 1.00. It has been on the rise. Good for us tourists but not good for our exports.
  10. In almost every major sport whether FIFA or the Olympics or you name it, money ends up being a big corrupting influence. Violations are often not dealt with until someone decides they have to make an example of some organization. That is often political in nature because they don't fix the system, they just make an example of someone while ignoring the rest of the violators. I hope City is successful in their appeal but the deck appears stacked against them.
  11. I have considered this. I could Uber to the airport or have my son drop me off on his way to work. When I flew from Portland to Fresno a year ago, I was waiting in an area that was next to the Portland to Seattle flight waiting area (actually a shared large area). That flight was cancelled as I sat there. That is likely rare but makes me a bit skittish. When I lived in the Bay Area, there were a couple of shuttle services that went to neighborhoods along the route to SFO to pick up people who had reserved transport. Door to door. I don't think we have that type of service here. It would b
  12. Same for me when I required hospitalization for a food related illness in Bangkok years ago. Wallet size! I have 4 cc's I travel with.
  13. You are lucky. I can walk around without ID here but have to have a DL on my person to drive. If stopped by police, I have seen people briefly detained for not having ID but not arrested. I need someplace to carry my AAA road service card. As it applies to cars in am riding in even if I am not the driver, it needs to be on my person. A lot of things require some sort of ID to prove who you are here. I have to keep my medical insurance cards on me. This and more are a convenient wallet size. Thank God I don't have to carry a purse. A lot of things I can now have on my cell phone. Doct
  14. No have been to Thailand but not Pattaya and yes I have checked. For west coast late afternoon return you leave Swampy around 3 PM. That part I have not checked. They have been known to change the schedule. Currently November gets me to Swampy at 10:40 AM. Takes off from Seattle at 00:20. I just checked return. Leave Swampy at 14:40. Lands at at 14:40. Then a two 2 and a half hour drive home. Just need to figure out best way to and from Seattle. May drive and park. Looking for hotels that you can overnight going and park for free in their lot. Did it for Germany once years ago.
  15. How far back was that? I flew on many EVA 747s but never realized they did this.
  16. Liverpool doesn't play great and still wins. Norwich had their chances.
  17. I only fly EVA now. It is the only airline that allows me to get to Pattaya by mid afternoon. I don't like arriving in the middle of the night. I have to spend a night in Bangkok and prefer to get to my destination and party the evening I arrive. Thai airlines years ago had such a flight. I believe it was even direct back then but I never flew them and all of the negatives I have heard make me just as glad that I didn't. Unfortunately, airline thats I would love to try are not available here or I would have to fly the longer direction to use them. Flying west with a stop is long enough.
  18. I tend to wear either tight Levis (shorts too) or shorts with zippered pockets, even in the USA. Because of sciatica years ago, I put my wallet in my front pocket. When walking I brush the pocket with my hand every other step. In crowds my hand is touching the outside of my pocket at a minimum. The same applies on public transportation. When I was on a crowded baht bus, I used to ride on th3e back. I read a couple of years aago that was no longer allowed. When I can, I put myself next to the rear exit. I do everything I can think of to avoid a problem but nobody is 100% safe. I leave
  19. If there is a better harmonica player than John Popper please link him or her. My brother plays. He's pretty good but not this good. Popper is amaaaazingggg! Miserable Bastard is dedicated to all who love 'em and leave 'em.
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