midlifecrisis

Three Amigos

Good points!

Hugh Grant

Colin Firth

White Mischief

I have to agree. How can one isolate one restaurant as the source unless one only consumes all food and drink in that establishment? I got so sick in Thailand I required hospitalization but I'll be damned if I could pinpoint where I contracted the food/waterborne illness.

I find my disagreement with global warming advocates is not in the basic science that greenhouse gasses contribute to surface warming but in the predictions they make. The planet has been much warmer in the past and much wetter. The Sahara was once a jungle. Global warming advocates and even the governor of California are blaming global warming for the drought. However, historically this has happened before and proved by science: "Through studies of tree rings, sediment and other natural evidence, researchers have documented multiple droughts in California that lasted 10 or 20 years in a row during the past 1,000 years -- compared to the mere three-year duration of the current dry spell." http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_24993601/california-drought-past-dry-periods-have-lasted-more Confronted with that evidence, what makes someone think global warming is causing this current drought? There is one prediction that claims that Norther Europe could also become colder because of global warming. This has to do with melting ice making the gulf stream colder which would limit its ability to convey warm water and air from the tropics, up the coast of North America and across the North Atlantic to Northern Europe. Making predictions is a tricky proposition. San Diego was once a swamp. Now it is arid. Nobody can predict whether it will become even more arid or revert to a swamp over time, given a change in climate.

Lena Headey who cheated us on "Game of Thrones" nudity. But at her age....................she probably did us a favor. ewwww!

Understood! The point is, freshwater resources are finite and we all need to be mindful of that. We waste a lot of water. Learning how to not waste water or finding methods, as you suggest, which are appropriate for a regional water plan are essential. Citizens, businesses (industry) and agriculture can all do better as regards water management. It is estimated that 70% of fresh water is locked up in glaciers, etc, means that if global warming continues, that runoff will be in the seas and not available for human and wildlife consumption. Please note that this is not a political statement.

It's ok MM, we are rebuilding!

Coastal cities should invest in desalination plants. This is a growing trend in California. Saudi Arabia already is a big user of desalinated water. The more we use and develop the technology, the less expensive it will become. A plant near San Diego will provide about 7% of its water needs. Build two and you have 14% and so on. That is in a state where farmers in the Central Valley are pumping the aquifer to the point the valley floor is sinking. Certainly, a four year drought is not helping nor is overpopulation. The south (LA) pulls water from Mono lake, the Colorado river and northern California rivers for its needs. Consumer education also helps folks learn to not waste water. Water is one of the world's increasingly biggest issues: http://growingblue.com/water-in-2050/

Denzel Washington

Man Utd looked better last weekend without Rooney. They have manager issues more than personnel issues.

Barely a resemblance imo. If they did indeed find bomb making materials though.....but then, why no further bombings? edit: suspect not cooperating http://news.yahoo.com/police-bangkok-bombing-suspect-not-cooperating-110154997.html

Thought I had posted this before. Willie Nelson covers the Coldplay hit "The Scientist". Superior to the original imo. The Miley Cyrus version is second best. Plus "Just Breath"

Lera Lynn "My Least Favorite Life" from season 2, episode 1 of HBO's True Detective

At least one of those soldiers is well fed. Or perhaps the raid's booty is discarded in a human(e) way.

Well, I am pretty warmed up by then and my brisk walk turns into an older man's jog, which turns into something faster. From now on I will cross at South Pattaya perhaps or just go by taxi. With 4 months to go, time to hit the gym.

Low high season would be ok for me, personally.

A shame considering this kind of thing can happen anywhere. Not only bombs also. France Spain GB USA It might be a bigger list of which countries haven't had terrorist attacks.

When I can no longer sprint across the road (and at 64 that won't be much longer - not that a sprint at 64 is anything you might recognize as such) I will stop going there.

I looked and my favorite beer here is 5.6%. So I guess a couple percentage points doesn't matter. However, making the bottle smaller is more of a concern.

Facing the death penalty and denied access to evidence. A travesty!

It is not your fault that I can't read and comprehend.

What decent beers in Pattaya have higher alcohol content?