Wino

Maybe with the cover of darkness, the criminals think their actions will not be seen?

I liked the Who in their heyday. I didn't see the halftime show, but agree it is odd for 60 something performers trying to recreate the past.

I think the kid took the money and then treated her like a dishrag. I am not sure what is so nice about that?

It is not the same big screen experience, but you can buy the DVD for 100 baht from street vendors.

Has anyone had a chance to use the new link? Is it open for business?

I think the white man pinned the "n" word on the black race, but have heard many blacks use it in conversation.

In rich countries too. Are not you the one that said an idiot can buy a Havard MBA?

I saw on of Pattaya Beer Garden ads on TV. Looks like a nice place.

Another good breakfast buffet is held at the Lek Hotel. 110 baht and is held from 7am to 1 pm.

I did not hear any reports of injuries at the recent bed race. Maybe Thai contestants are more safety conscious (ha, ha, ha). Or perhaps they are less likely to sue if they break a fingernail?

I understand in honnor of Chinese New Year, there will be an Chinese acrobatic show in the afternoon of February 14 at Central Festival shopping center and at Bali Hai Pier on the 15th and 16th.

I am glad to see New Orleans win this championship. After Katrina and all the years of losing, they deserve to be on top.

Dave Letterman, Jay Leno and Oprah together. I wish I could have seen this commercial. By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer NEW YORK – Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey.Appearing early in the CBS-aired game Sunday, the ad depicted Letterman and Leno glumly sharing a couch watching the Super Bowl, with Winfrey seated between them trying to make peace. Letterman grumbles, "This is the worst Super Bowl party ever." "Now, Dave, be nice," Winfrey urges. A disgruntled Leno replies that Letterman is only complaining "because I'm here." In a whiny high voice, Dave mocks what Jay has just said. Oprah shakes her head and sighs. That's it. The spot only lasts 15 seconds. It revisited a promo from the 2007 Super Bowl with Letterman and Winfrey watching the big game. But with the surprise addition of Leno, the 2010 version addresses in compact form the talk-show turmoil at NBC, and the soon-to-be-rekindled competition between Letterman and Leno when he reclaims NBC's "The Tonight Show" on March 1. In the age of "Avatar," some viewers might have thought that getting Jay and Dave, plus the super-busy Oprah, together in the same frame was probably accomplished through sophisticated computer-graphic imagery. But no, the spot was produced the old-fashioned way, according to Rob Burnett, executive producer of "Late Show with David Letterman." And it was put together quickly. And very hush-hush. According to Burnett, CBS offered "Late Show" a slot for a promo to air during the Super Bowl. "Dave had this idea, 'What about getting Jay and Oprah together with me?' and he wrote it," Burnett explained by phone shortly after the spot had its single airing Sunday. (It is posted on the CBS Web site.) "We said, 'This is too funny to pass up.' First we called Oprah." Then Leno was approached, and he, too, signed on. That was two weeks ago. Arrangements had to be made to get the Los Angeles-based Leno and the Chicago-based Winfrey to New York for filming — and do it without word getting out. "Security was a big priority for us," Burnett said. "We really wanted to keep this under wraps. There were a lot of internal logistical conversations about how to even get Jay and Oprah into our building secretly." Filming took place last Tuesday at the Ed Sullivan Theatre, home of "Late Show." According to Burnett, Leno arrived in disguise: hooded sweatshirt, dark glasses and fake mustache. (Viewers might recall that, last Tuesday, NBC's "The Biggest Loser" was extended by an hour, pre-empting Leno's soon-to-end "Jay Leno Show" and enabling his round-trip dash to New York.) Filming took less than a half-hour, Burnett said. "It was quick, it was easy," he said. "The attitude was professional and cordial. Dave and Jay were fine with each other." Maybe so. But that very funny, very startling promo has neatly paved the way for a late-night battle between rivals that will resume in just weeks. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_super_bowl_letterman_promo

Haiti is a lot like Thailand. I heard the Haitian lawyer wanted $60,000 for all the charges to go away.

That is my point exactly. Seems someone will always take exception to what use to be an appropriate word.

When I heard about this explosion, I thought Al-Qaida has adapted. Let's hope not, but we will see what happens. MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more. The explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, about 20 miles south of Hartford, could be heard and felt for miles. Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano told The Associated Press on Sunday night that no one was known to be missing amid the rubble from the damaged plant. Still, crews planned to spend all night going through debris in case there were any more victims. The cause of the gas explosion was unknown, and the investigation was to begin Monday morning, he said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_middletown_explosion;_ylt=AqTuSVL52c1MIu4SApVhWA9H2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTNjYTNjYmtxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMjA4L3VzX21pZGRsZXRvd25fZXhwbG9zaW9uBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2dhc2JsYXN0YXRjbw--

I see where Air Asia has some good fares to India. Cebu Pacific is advertising it's Bangkok to Manila fare at half price.

The only ads shown were ones for ESPN. Boring!

GO SAINTS!!! And they did. Excellent game. It was very close most of the game and the interception in the fourth quarter put it away for the Saints. Too bad I did not make any bets.

No change in prices that I am aware of. AFTA and excise tax has made no difference.

Another good deal is the big yellow bus from Jomtien Beach to Suvarabhumi. Last year the price was 106 baht. Limited times, though 9am, 1 pm, 4 pm, and 19:30 pm. Call 038-231142 for more information.

I was wondering what happened. For a minute there, I thought something was wrong with my computer.

You can't make everyone happy, but moving the statue to the school Obama attended seems like a good compromise

Some people go overboard with what is appropriate or not. Who is to judge? Some people think it inappropriate to use "negro" these days.

Another example of China justice. Let's get those nasty porno peddlers in jail! BEIJING – A man in southern China was sentenced to 13 years in jail for running a pornographic Web site, a state news agency reported Sunday, amid a national crackdown on lewd online content. The court in the Guangdong province city of Jiangmen handed down the sentence to Huang Yizhong and fined him 100,000 yuan ($14,600), the official Xinhua News Agency said. Huang pleaded guilty to charges of copying and spreading pornographic material on the Web site, which he ran since 2005 using a rented U.S. server, Xinhua said. Police caught him last July and his trial started Jan. 6. It said Huang downloaded more than 1,000 pornographic movies and edited them into video clips for his site. With more than 4,000 paying members, he received profits of nearly $500,000, Xinhua said. Last year, Chinese authorities caught nearly 5,400 people suspected of involvement in online pornography and vowed to strengthen Internet policing. Beijing's pervasive policing of the Internet is already among the world's most stringent. Authorities have said the "purification of the Internet" and fighting of online crime are closely tied to the country's stability. The Communist government says the main targets of its Web censorship are pornography, gambling and other sites deemed harmful to society. Critics, however, say those goals often act as a cover for detecting and blocking sensitive political content. China's restrictions of the Internet are often referred to as the "Great Firewall of China." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pornography