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Please recall... I told you that Trump would win the popular vote... He did. My political acumen and my conclusions are not to be questioned, or question at one's peril.

Trump is not an autocrat. However, what I will tell you is that Trump, during the next four years, will become the second-greatest president of the last 200 years, behind Lincoln, only. Trump will be even greater than Roosevelt, both of them. I am looking forward to the next 4 years, as I never have before. I feel as if a great weight has been lifted from my shoulders, now that Trump is headed for the WH, and not Harris. We need a visionary of Trump's stature at this particular point in America's history. Hopefully, Trump's administration will be a model for other countries, and especially the UK, to follow. For sure, Trump will be better than that bad actor, Reagan. So, maybe best to just relax, now, and let Trump take over. Why should we worry when Trump is so willing to do the heavy lifting, anyway? I am not worried. I am trying to see things from a more science-based perspective.

No point in complaining about one's age. And, in order to distract oneself from age-related complaints...it's best to complain about other things. Mostly roosters. Huge trucks that rumble by and shake the house, since the flood. Truck drivers that haven't had the same educational advantages as some of us. If one is the type of person that does a lot of complaining, routinely, then one's life expectancy is liable to be somewhat reduced. If you complain to the wrong person, and loudly enough, then your life could be ended almost instantaneously. I have no complaints about aging. But I just want to find a place where I don't feel the need to complain about electric-power delivery, roosters, etc.... Otherwise, what's the point of living past 60?

Vietnam? 1971, as a tourist. Cambodia? Never, although I would like to go for a long holiday. Maybe even live there if the infrastructure and housing quality was same or better compared to Thailand, plus hospital and dental, etc. But I would not consider Manila or thereabouts. I find Tagalog too irritating, and I do not like the constant typhoons and sinking ferries, etc. Still, I might reconsider if the medical and dental quality was better than that of Thailand. It does not matter how many repetitions of these same Topics, because I will still read them. Mostly, I am concerned about a. dental medical quality b. housing quality c. Zero noise. d. Safety Security. e. Transportation: I do not need to operate a car, here in Thailand, and I still find it convenient because I have a driver who will drive me whenever I call. f. In conclusion, I would be looking for a place as good as Thailand, only quieter, with more reliable electrical power delivery. g. But, I will never leave Asia (Thailand or East Asia), unless there is a better place than Thailand.

Maybe. But, in these countries, medical dental care is not what it is in Thailand. So, if on were to choose among countries with same or better medical and dental compared to Thailand... Then which three alternate countries would people choose? (No need to mention Malaya, because I have already considered Malaya.)

A proper English breakfast, after having worked up a good appetite...

Please just try to keep in mind, in case you might have forgotten: “A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people to read the writer's writing.” And, by now, you probably know that I am a writer.

Let's see..... Maybe.... A true Tragedy? (Truly, a Tragedy, if there ever was one.) Fortunately, this is just beer. Hopefully, young people will learn... And... Remember.... This time.

For teens, especially, Japan represents a very good and safe intro to Asia. Additionally, Japan is a beautiful and culturally rich place to visit, and live. Anyone who gets bored in Japan, maybe, has only himself to blame. China is far better, of course. But, south of China, you just find backwater countries, for the most part.

Thank you for being so predictable.

Raspberry is the flavor you outta try....

No worries because.... This is his way, maybe his only way, of driving up traffic. Therefore, he should be commended, and not chastised.

In truth, one almost cannot deny, that the way we were...then.... Seemed to have been better.... At that particular time and place. Whether or not it really was, only we can know.... Those who were actually there, in the trenches. We few, who are still standing, are the only ones who remain.... Still qualified to judge. (No, really. Was the South China Sea really better, back then? It was. Definitely!)

Dear Fellow Scribes..... Where have all the Far-Eastern-Economic-Review writers gone? Long time passing. Does Anyone remember Far-Eastern WRITING? Just recalling the great FEER, back in the day....gives one a big one...... Those were the days when writing was real.... Those were the days when you got writing with MEAT on the BONE..... And.... Robert Plant should know something about this, too! Best regards, Gamma NOTE4: Back in the day, we once looked forward to reading FEER before it was subsumed and watered down....by another rag, which, in turn, had been watered down...too. Does anybody remember....LAUGHTER????

While out golfing....and when everyone else steps back from the tee... We say to the batter-up: "It's all yours." Meaning..... Hit away!

All experts are biased.... Even you must realize this fine point, surely.....maybe.... Shirley.

Your cruelty knows no bounds, obviously. Machines have feelings, too, these days, you know.....maybe....

Actually, I am more pert mouthed, than purdy mouthed. Still, if you really want to see something quite purdy, then you might walk outside, about now, and gaze up at the sky. The stars are really OUT, tonight. Here in Thailand, at least near most cities in Thailand, it's a rarity to be able to see so many stars, shining bright, as we can see this night. Why not? What do you have to lose? You just might get happy. And, to repeat.... What do you have to lose? Otherwise, you might, one day soon, just wind up in a place where you aren't much fun....anymore.....

Actually...NO! Malaya is still in the cards for me.....for sure. (Seriously....this time!)

Wait! Please do not tell me.... Your REAL Name is Even Osnos..... I knew it! I have admired your work for many years. Especially your great reporting for The New Yorker, when you were based in Beijing. Hats Off to you, Sir! Is it really you.....???? I have waited so many years to correspond with a real writer. I used to read your articles, religiously, when you and your small group of dynamite writers were reporting from China, back in the day. I am in awe of your work......SERIOUSLY..... We are lucky to have your here, Sir. Keep up your good work.....!!!!

Here is the best sleep-aid for a long flight, bar none: You will sleep better aboard one of these jets because, even at 51,000 feet, cabin pressure remains HIGH..... My advice is to settle for nothing less than the G800....if.... You are an insomniac.... This plane is a keeper....!!!!! You will sleep better, just knowing that you own a G800.

Still, for someone such as I, one who love sourdough bread...? Might this old beer be even better?

What about using it to bake bread? Might this be acceptable use of off-flavor beer? Seems a shame to put it on one's hair, and then see it go down the drain... Without first being properly metabolized....I mean....

Dear Fellow Imbibers, Several weeks ago, I inadvertently purchased a case of local beer which I later discovered was dated about nine months prior to purchase. So, the question is, given the fact that this case of beer had been stored, during the hot season, in a sunny room owned by the retailer, and seeing as this was the last case of beer in the shop, when I purchased it, …. Would you drink it? Or, would you do something else with it? Naturally, I have ZERO worries that this sun-baked beer might not be safe to drink…because….I know that it IS perfectly safe to drink. I am just wondering how the flavor of the beer might have changed, due to exposure to 40-degree C temps for months, on end. Last year was one of the hottest on record in Thailand. Can this local beer stand up to such a heat-onslaught? I did go online, and I learned that exposure of some types of beer to prolonged heat can cause the beer to take on a SKUNKY taste, or a caramel flavor, or other unwanted TONES….. Who knows though, because, maybe some of you like the taste of a bit of skunk….sometimes. I know that I do…..after a long dry-spell. Or, what about a BUTTERSCOTCH-off-flavor to your beer? On occasion, I have noticed this butterscotchy taste in some local beers, when they have been stored for a very long time. So then….if you can tolerate a skunky-butterscotch tone in your beer, then you might not mind drinking almost anything sold around these parts….. Just as I have not had a great pizza in about 30 years, so I have not had a great beer in an equally long period of time. So, would you drink this case of beer that had been exposed to heat and time? Or, what would you do with it if you chose not to drink it? I mean, you probably could not donate it, and still feel as if you were making merit….obviously. Please let me know because…. I still have this case sitting here…and…. It’s just getting older by the day. Thank you. Best regards, Gamma

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