Two pigs beget one. Such is the way of pigs, as it has been since the beginning. In the first months, Pig rolls amid the muck, snorts his own excrement, and eats whatever morsels and collected orts are deposited into his sty. It is a base life, one of pure sensory perception, instinct, and consumption, [...]
Jun 13, 2009 | Categories: America, China, Fables, Other, Vietnam | Tags: consumption, excrement, Humor, instinct, perception, pigs, social commentary, stories, swine | Leave A Comment »
May 28, 2009 | Categories: Other, Vietnam, What Are Sidewalks For | Tags: burning, Humor, incense, odors, sidewalks, smoke, things on the ground, walking | Leave A Comment »
Dear “White Bear,” WHITE BEAR! Your skin’s hue of Sprite bottles, severe seasickness, and apple candy is cause for concern. Your sallow belly is not hidden behind your crooked tie. Neither is that torso spanning scar. A vicious fight it must have been. Your American flag top hat, raised arms with flashing cards and a [...]
May 24, 2009 | Categories: America, Letters to Whomever, Vietnam | Tags: acid, american dream, bears, Humor, Ken Kesey, nonsense, race, Ridiculous, social commentary, waste basket | Leave A Comment »
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Apr 16, 2009 | Categories: Other, Traces of Progress, Vietnam | Tags: communism, flowers, gardening, hammer and sickle, ho chi minh city, Humor, parks, saigon, social commentary | Leave A Comment »
It was the promise of ice cream that lured us in – like lost children on a hot day. The shop was tucked into the corner, where the unbreaking row of thin French-style buildings angled off, with an excess of greenery spilling out from its dark interior so that, squinting ever so slightly, it resembled [...]
Mar 31, 2009 | Categories: Other, Vietnam | Tags: architecture, art, Cafe 100 Roofs, Crazy Buildings, Dalat, Design, Ice Cream, Kitsch, trapping people, traps, tricks | Leave A Comment »
It is a stigma China may never shake. Today it is the source of many unfair prejudices and a great number of jokes; the internet’s tubes are filthy with inflamed diatribes, dog-friendly campaigns and slogans, and reports of official attempts to curb the ancient custom of canine consumption. Coming to China on the proverbial eve [...]
Mar 08, 2009 | Categories: China, Nanjing, Vietnam | Tags: Chinese Food, dog meat, Dogs, Eating Dogs, gou rou, things chinese people do to their dog, ugly lap dogs | 1 Comment »
Totally Awesome Picture of the Week 58 A Bedtime Story Once there lived a little gun made of the finest metals called Little Red Killing Hood. She was a spoiled gun as both her Country and the World loved her very much. One day, when her Country was making trouble, it said, “My child, you [...]
Feb 21, 2009 | Categories: America, Totally Awesome Picture of the Week, Vietnam | Tags: Guns, Hippies, Military, social commentary, Vietnam War, Violence, War | Leave A Comment »
Life of Pig: a fable
Two pigs beget one. Such is the way of pigs, as it has been since the beginning. In the first months, Pig rolls amid the muck, snorts his own excrement, and eats whatever morsels and collected orts are deposited into his sty. It is a base life, one of pure sensory perception, instinct, and consumption, [...]
Jun 13, 2009 | Categories: America, China, Fables, Other, Vietnam | Tags: consumption, excrement, Humor, instinct, perception, pigs, social commentary, stories, swine | Leave A Comment »