"To put into perspective just how large a share of government expenditures entitlement programs are expected to consume over the coming decades, consider...: Couldn't we manage to keep tax levels constant and retain Medicare and Social Security if we were willing to eliminate, permanently and completely, all other government spending on everything including the military? Nope; wouldn't work."
                  --On the long-term US budget deficit from The Antlantic Monthly,                      Jan/Feb 2004 issue

Below are some pictures of my Bangkok apartment--I absolutely love my home. It's very quiet and peaceful--a nice break from all the hustle and bustle of the urban Bangkok streets. Also posted are some other random pictures from around Bangkok and the Chiang Mai area.

"Don't be offended when we call you farang [Thai word for foreigner, Caucasian--sometimes with negative connotations].  It's not anything bad--it's just what we call you. It's like when you call Japanese people 'Chinks' or Italians 'WOPS' in the United States."  

                       --a quote from a Thai person leading an orientation session for                        my friend Erik's Rotary Scholarship

Did you know that Americans own more guns per capita than the residents of Yemen?

                        --October 6, 2003 issue of Newsweek