Disgusted, Bored, and Sick of it All

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Protests, martial law, curfew, coup d’etat.…  I am disgusted with the speeches and behaviors shown on almost all sides of these Thai conflicts.  I’m bored of reading the news and trying to keep up with all of it.  Just when I thought the country couldn’t dig itself into a deeper hole….  It is truly a cultural civil war, and I see no end in sight. 

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So I’ve been reading books on mountaineering history and trying to stay offline as much as possible.  I did check my email briefly this morning and then the weather report.  The latter said that there was only a very low chance of any rain – followed an hour later by a deluge that sent us scrambling to close windows and bring laundry in. 

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I’m writing this in case anyone back home is worried about us here.  We are okay and most likely will be.  I am sick of covering the news here, bored to death with it.  In case I don’t update this blog much during this Thai crisis, I recommend two English language online new sites here: 

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The Bangkok Post:

One of my favorite columnists there is Vorani Vanijaka, who writes every Sunday and Thursday.   In this post he appears to be about as disgusted as I am. 

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The Nation.
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And, finally, some astute observations by social scientists. ;-) 

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Oh, and to any of you cosmic hitchhikers:  Happy Towel Day!
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-Zenwind.

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