In the great tradition of this blog, today’s post is a WTF aimed at humans cos’ sometimes those wacky humans just do the craziest things! Of course there is so much to choose from under that subject heading but today let’s just restrict it to the internet. Some of you may or may not be aware... »

Sometimes on this blog Pete and I get into rants about the good, the bad and the ugly of a couple of western guys living in Taiwan. Coming as we do from Australia there is much to be found that is different in our new surroundings and culture. Some good… some not so good. For example... »

From time to time we receive contributions from our many fans. Here’s one from Francis in Bangkok. Francis is a cat trainer, a highly successful one, which has gotten him onto the A list for charity functions attended by very old ladies with lots of money but decreasing amounts of time… Here’s Francis’ letter from an... »

Or: Don’t Fart In Small Cars During A Heat Wave In Bangkok Here’s a definition for manners:  non-enforceable guides or rules of conduct that grease the cogs and wheels of human relationships. That’s a mouthful but ‘non-enforceable’ is one point and ‘grease the cogs and wheels’ is the other. ‘Non-enforceable’: So far there is no law against... »

There are not many voices of reason out there – or that’s what the mainstream media wants us to think – and it seems like all the news is about how Congress is working with Obama for ‘change’. That might not be the unintended pun that it seems since pretty soon a lot of Americans... »

It’s good news that the runner up for the Miss USA contest gets to keep her crown, not that this is any kind of major step for mankind but at least it’s a backward step for petty, sniping little pricks like the ‘celebrity’(?) blogger who tried to manipulate public opinion in support of his... »