Soi Dog

Soi Dog

While out on my scooter, I was waiting the signal of a very busy intersection. A “soi dog” (the Thai word for “street” is pronounced like the English word “soy”) ambled in front of the waiting traffic. Some of the bigger intersections in Phuket have timers that show...
It’s a Jungle Out There

It’s a Jungle Out There

I ate some ants this morning. Considering what insects some visitors to Thailand actually PAY to eat, I consider myself lucky. The ants were in my cereal and because Thai ants are so small (Except they also have really huge ones, like the one at Fry’s...
The Arc of Light

The Arc of Light

You’ll have to excuse me. My mind is kind of blown right now. You might have read my earlier post about my travel here in Thailand, about staying put and not staying put. I thought that I had it all figured out, but no, the universe was just setting me up. To...
“I’m living in Thailand now.”

“I’m living in Thailand now.”

After I decided to move out of where I was living and to travel Southeast Asia for six months, I realized that, for the first time in my life, I didn’t have a home in Los Angeles. It seems even weirder to say “Yeah, I’m living in Thailand now.”...
Laura

Laura

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here. Here’s why. On Oct 7, my wife, Laura “Diamond Cutter” Diamond and I were riding our motorcycle and were involved in a accident in which my beautiful wife and best friend was killed. Laura and I were together for just seven...