FolkGuitar

So long as uneducated Americans keep voting for criminals, yes... that may happen. With more than half of the American voters having no more than an 11yr old reading/comprehension level so that they don't understand what's happening to them right now (soon, their wallets will alert them to the problem) America will continue to crumble while the rest of the world watches in horror and disbelief!

Signed it? So what? How many Impeachment orders have been signed already? He's still here. How many Felony convictions have been signed already? He's still here. How many egregious lies promising this or that already? He's still making them. Nothing has changed.

Well! That certainly explains why foreign countries are setting up toll-free numbers that Americans can now call to reach Suicide Prevention Hotlines. But perhaps it's just to cover the overflow of suicide calls anticipated because of the current administration's policies.

On April 25, 2025, a Honduran mother was deported from New Orleans along with her 2-year-old U.S. citizen daughter, identified in court filings as "VML." The child was deported to Honduras before a federal court could intervene, raising serious concerns from the presiding judge about the lack of due process for a U.S. citizen. On the same day, another Honduran mother was deported with her two U.S. citizen children, ages 4 and 7. The 4-year-old boy was undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer in the United States and was deported without his medication. THIS is your president in action.

I'm going to assume that you've been living under a rock for the past 100 days...

Trump thinks he has so much power that he can ignore the Constitution. In America, the Constitution is LAW. He is not above the law, although his actions certainly would seem to refute that idea. Make America Follow the Constitution Again! MAFCA Bring back Due Process. Stop deporting American citizens.

That's the best way to add minerals to the diet, but many people don't eat enough variety of fruit to cover all the bases. Leafy green veggies, avocados, coconuts, etc. are all great sources of minerals, but are not necessarily 'complete' mineral sources. These days, you can find mineral supplements in every drug store or health food shop. Even Decathlon sells packets of minerals for electrolyte replacement. ... unless you eat a processed-food diet, fast-food diet, or just not an adventurous eater, so you only eat the same things every day.

A 'Reverse Osmosis' system will remove all the minerals from the water. But that can be a problem for drinking water... The body needs minerals so you'll have to supplement for better health. You can buy (and have installed for free) an under-counter system for under 7,000 Baht in most home centers.

If they want a Pope, let 'em have a Pope. People need a leader, regardless of how well or poorly he leads. Religion = "My imaginary friend is more powerful than your imaginary friend."

Is this book as 'dark' as the rest of the Dave Robicheaux series?

He can't try the suicide prevention hotline... wasn't it shut down by Trump, or was it Musk? Along with many other health and human services that our taxes paid for. We paid for them because we needed them. We wanted them. They worked for us. Now they are gone.

I'm also 78 and decided against implants. I only need three, all rear molars, so I opted for little clip-in "Smart Dentures." These are just a bit larger than a tooth itself, and do not require wires all over your mouth holding them in. I've been using them for the past 4-5 years with virtually no downside. Comfortable (don't even realize you're wearing them,) and cheap. They cost about 3,000 Baht here, but not all dentists seem to be able to make them.

I slept with a CPAP machine for about 3 years. It helped tremendously, and I was finally getting a restful night's sleep. Then someone suggested I lose weight. Hey, I WAS obese. No question about it, I was carrying around an extra 25 kilo. I did some research and decided to try the Keto Diet. It worked. It worked quickly. I dropped that extra 25 kilo in less than a year, and stopped needing and sold the CPAP machine. That was six years ago. I kept the weight off and haven't needed any sleep-aids since.

Some years ago, on a trip to the U.S., I stopped by a New York City sandwich lunch counter in mid-Manhattan. I sat at the busy counter for several minutes, with 5-6 servers behind the counter completely ignoring me, while taking orders from people who had arrived after me! I tried politely to catch their attention, but to no avail. Finally, a customer sitting next to me said; 'You have to put your tip on the counter first before they will wait on you.' At that point, I noticed that everyone who sat down put a few dollars on the counter in front of them before even looking at the menu. I left. I have no problem leaving a gratuity for good service. Happy to do so! I will NOT cover a worker's salary because the employer is too cheap to pay a living wage. I've lived and worked in too many countries around the world to know that there is no necessity for patrons to be forced to do that.

It seems just being in Pattaya is grounds enough for getting into serious altercations. Every day we read about another beating, stabbing, attack by motorcycle taxi drivers, ladyboys beating up another foreigner, etc., etc. We've lived here in Chiang Mai for 25 years and haven't even been stabbed once!