GammaGlobulin

Little Joe never once gave it away. Everybody had to pay and pay. Never got rich, as far as we know, though...

FTX gave it away. He got rich. Richer than your wildest dreams, buddy.

There seems to be something amiss about the grammar of the headline of this Topic. I keep on reading it... But, no sense is made of it by me.

If you really want some tune to hum all day.... Then, try this: Reminds one of the good old days when the Vietnam war was just beginning to heat up for REAL... Such good times.

I once heard that Bruce Willis often walked on his private beach, naked, exposing his shortcomings. And, one of his neighbors left him a note to this effect, on his doorstep. Bruce enjoyed walking naked on the beach, as far as I know. Tighten Up is an amazingly riveting tune... A tune to rivet by....even....

No, this is not the problem. The problem is that there is not enough juice from the USB ports on my desktop PCs. When I connect both scanners to my very old laptop computer, a cheap one at that, both scanners work flawlessly. My old desktops, it seems, are just not providing enough umph to the Canon scanners. This is what happens when some guys get old. They do their best, when they stick it in to their GF's socket....BUT..... Their GFs no longer LIGHT UP like they once did when their old men were just a few years younger. Personally, I can still recall the good old days, when I was once able to hump my GF for Three Hours Straight, non-stop. My GFs loved it, and their boxes would tighten up, the more I pumped. Now that I am old, I prefer Angela Hewitt, any old day. But when I was younger, and when I could hump for hours, I preferred music like.... Hope you can dig it.... When you are humping away.... That thing just gets tighter....and tighter....and TIGHTER.... Those were the days. Those were the tighter days.... DIG......

I call him Glenn Ghoul... He's a genius, alright...BUT.... He's a strange one, for sure!

By the way... Do you never sleep? You are always posting, at any odd hour of the day or night. Personally, I have a valid reason for being UP at this hour... I have just spent six hours trying to determine why the scanner light does not turn on in BOTH my Canon 210 and 220 scanners. I think the problem might be that the USB port from my PCs are now failing to provide enough power to activate the scanner light, even though the scanners both make the scanning sound, and seem to be working correctly, mechanically speaking. It's just the light that will not turn on. And all scan results come out TOTALLY BLACK. Maybe I need a new motherboard, but I think not. I think I just need a better cable to ensure enough juice is getting from the PC to the scanners. THIS is why I am not yet in bed for the night, Sir. What is YOUR excuse?

I think you meant "mental perturbations", if at Oxford.

Dear Friends, Anytime I need to edit a 150-page MA Thesis, there is only one pianist in this world that helps me to reach the 6th Chapter.... The MA Thesis is divided into SIX PARTS, usually, As you might know. By the time I reach the Conclusion, the concluding chapter, I often feel like vomiting. Most MA Theses are no better than your average feces, in fact. Even a PhD Thesis is no better than white dog feces, .... as my fellow alumnus, Musk, has often stated, correctly. The Thesis was never intended to be anything more than a boring exercise to teach budding research students how to do research, and how to publish said research WITH STYLE, and Class. Therefore, when someone like me edits one of these theses, it is understood that, after the thesis is published, the thesis will never again see the light of day. Far better just to trash it. The exception, maybe, was Crick's PhD Thesis on DNA.... But Crick was a genius, and so was the woman who did the XRAY crystallography work, without which Crick and Watson would NEVER have been able to publish what they did. So, back to the Heading of this Topic: There is ONLY ONE woman for me, when doing any editing, writing, or housework, such as mopping my floors: ANGELA HEWITT is a very gifted pianist with a unique interpretation of JS Bach. I agree that Richter does better with the WTC. But, in most cases, Hewitt is the girl for me. I love her hands. So dainty, and so skilled. With such dainty hands, I bet she would give a good HJ, too. And, no doubt she has. Maybe she even has given head, once or twice. Truly, Hewitt is a MARVEL. I guess I have listened to at least a THOUSAND hours of Hewitt during my Thesis Editing Days. Thank the Lord, my thesis editing days are now over. I cannot take the torture, any longer. I am not as young as I once was, several years ago. So, anyway, I often choose Hewitt's Goldberg Variations, and even her WTC Book One and Book Two, and also a few other long Bach pieces that she has recorded. Here she is in her full glory.... And, what do you think? Is she the Cat's Meow, or WHAT??? Regards, The Globule Note: When I do an ESL Thesis Edit, I do not just edit it.... I completely REWRITE it!!!! (Haha) I know that I shouldn't, according to academic standards. But, I don't give a .... (Nobody cares in Thailand, anyway, if I just completely rewrite the whole nonsensical thesis to make more sense. It's more fun for me, this way, anyway.....) Angela Hewett is a true Angel of JS Bach's creation....

Sure! No problemo. Photos will be forthcoming, soon, after I have purchased a new phone. My Note4 is dead, as you know.

Maybe she was one of those...."forgetful" mothers?

Elephants never forget anything. This kindness of humans towards elephants will not go unforgotten.

Is this a British colloquialism?

This never happens in Japan.

Who knows... The Japanese language may yet become the Lingua Franca for the entire world, including India and China.

When writing in English, grammar is paramount if one wishes to communicate clearly. English grammar is difficult. Japanese grammar is equally difficult, maybe. These days, maybe due to social media, so many of us continue to lose the ability to write grammatically correct sentences. But, still, I do not complain, much... Just a sign of the times, I guess....

I actually happen to agree with you, wholeheartedly. I have never much appreciated lowbrow humor. When one chooses to go lowbrow, one completely loses the part of humor that keeps us entertained. Humans, most of us, anyway, were born with brains. Unfortunately, some human brains atrophy more quickly than other human brains. Keep the humor intellectually stimulating, and I will be satisfied. Or, what I really mean is to keep the humor intellectually provocative.

Obviously, a thread on moderation can be very helpful, provided that the thread is well moderated, and moderated well.

Yes. And, this is important and positive. I like jokes. However, humor should not be lowbrow, IMHO.

Of Course, as everybody knows, I have always loved TV. And then, TV became ASEAN NOW. So, what about if TV were to become even more inclusive, to name itself ASEAN-NOW And JAPAN? The logic behind this is that there are many, MANY people from Japan living in Thailand, and the Japanese love Thailand. Also, there are many, MANY Farang who live in Thailand and also spend VASTS Amounts of time in Japan. And, there are many, MANY Farang who have already lived in Japan for decades, but who now live in Thailand. Also, Thai people love cleanliness, and love to take at least two showers per day. And, likewise, the Japanese people love cleanliness, and often enjoy two baths per day. There are just so many similarities between the two countries, Thailand and Japan. This is why, logically, it might be a BOON to TV to add JAPAN to the Forum Mix, and even demonstrate this addition by adding JAPAN to the name of the forum I can say without doubt, and in all sincerity, and based on my many years experience in Asia, both SE Asia and East Asia, that Thailand and Japan are the ONLY two countries which I would consider for retirement, and for living a long and fruitful life, not to mention a happy existence, as well. In addition, passa Thai is one of the most difficult of languages to learn, and not to be outdone by the Japanese language in this respect. First, one can beat one's head against the wall learning passa Thai. Second, one can move to Japan and beat one's head against the wall learning passa Japanese. This is a win-win language experience for almost anybody. There are many commenters here either from Japan and now in Thailand, or those who have moved from Japan to Thailand, that might find some sort of SUB-FORUM on TV which is reserved for Japan-related Topics. Why discriminate against the Japanese, especially now that WW2 is almost a forgotten experience for all but the oldest commenters on TV? Sure. I realize that most of my ideas are not good. Yet, sometimes, when I least expect it, I am blessed with a good idea, out of the blue. Or, maybe this idea, too, is just NG. For sure, I have much to say about my experiences in Tokyo in the early 1970s, my experiences often visiting Okinawa and the southern string of islands in the 80s, 90s, and the following decades. Especially, the baths, because I do have many good memories of the Japanese baths, the snow-monkey macaques bathing with me, and so much more. I could probably write interesting Topics for days and days, just about some of my experiences in Japan during past decades. I might start a personal blog concerning my personal reminiscences, but why bother? And, who would read it, anyway? Would it not be better to have a place on TV for me to add my thoughts about Japan, for all to read..."all my friends" to read, is my meaning. So many questions I now have, And, so little time.... Best to YOU.... Gamma Globule

In one important respect, this Topic recalls to my mind this great classic film: NOW, will you finally rise to take the bait? Or, is this just too abstruse?

Wheelchairs can be LOTS of fun... It all boils down to one's willingness to enjoy the wheelchair. I lived in a wheelchair for 9 months....and....those...were... The VERY best years of my life. The only problem with being in a wheelchair, as far as I can recall, was.... The curbing on Thailand's pavements.... What I mean is that most of the curbing is so HIGH that it is not so easy to tool around in a wheelchair.... I have PLENTY of stories to tell about life in a wheelchair in BOTH Taiwan and Thailand.... This would make a WONDERFUL Topic, I think.... However, at the moment, I seem to have less inclination to start new Topics, since moving to Kyoto. I really think that our society here should exert more effort to make wheelchair life MUCH more pleasurable for those in wheelchairs. I could write TONS of text about my experiences being in a wheelchair in Thailand.... For one thing, MOST people just are almost completely unable to truly empathize with those who live in wheelchairs, as if they even tried..... So many times, I needed to wait outside a restaurant...trying to get the attention of the staff...just to come outside to take my order, while waiting on the road. Also, when one is in a wheelchair, it's not possible to reach things on the upper shelves in the house. Those things just remain out of reach. STILL, as I already stated, these things are but minor inconveniences.... Importantly, the MIND quickly adjusts.... And, one quickly returns to one's own "happiness" SET POINT...and...therefore.... Just being in a wheelchair does not, in fact, much affect one's own personal perception of HAPPINESS in Life. I know a LOT about this topic. Maybe I could become sort of an....AMBASSADOR for the wheelchair-bound, now that I am finally walking upright, again... I think that most guys in wheelchairs will agree with what I have just stated.... In REAL TERMS, wheelchair life only MINIMALLY affects perception of "happiness" and pleasure,.... Whatever that might be.... IF you want to know more about this subject, just ask, and I will try to post a Topic about it, ASAP, when I have the time.....

This is the first I have heard of it. Live and Learn on TV, I guess.

Perhaps they do.... But, so far, the Japanese have not found a way to fold NATTO.... Enjoy, if you will, and at your own risk...