THIS IS THE THANKS YOU GET

[defrog]

Most of you aren’t here today due to the Thanksgiving holiday, which is as well since I don’t really have anything Thanksgiving-related to share with you. Obviously we don’t celebrate it out here, and as I explained last year, that’s just fine with me and Mike Lupica. And great as they are, you can only post Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant”, William Burroughs’ “Thanksgiving Prayer” and Wild Turkey jokes so many times.

But I’ve got NaBloPoMo obligations and all, so seeing as how many of you are off today, this is as good a time as any to bore you with Thai politics.

Here’s what’s going on in Thailand right now:



It’s complicated but basically the govt opposition has been demanding the current govt resign, and isn’t taking no for an answer. This is how we do democracy out this way, you see. The BBC has as good an explanation as yr going to get, if yr interested.

What does any of this have to do with Team Def? Not much, except that (1) I know people there, and (2) the bridal unit was supposed to fly to Bangkok this morning with a group of friends on a church retreat.

They’d be there now if the PAD hadn’t decided to storm the flight tower in the hopes of finding out the PM’s flight schedule so they could meet him at the airport and kick the living shit out of him until he agreed to step down. Still, at least they had the decency to do this the day before KT’s trip rather than, say, this morning. Or afterwards. Landing wouldn’t be a problem, since the old airport still works, but her group decided to cancel mainly because it might be harder to get out than to get in.

Still, it could be worse. Her group could have decided to go to Mumbai.

Interesting times, as they say.

Anyway, enjoy yr turkey and football.

Thanks for all the fish,

This is dF

Comments

[isis-lives.livejournal.com]

This brings me to the episode of Northern Exposure I just happened to be watching last night. The natives of Cicely were throwing tomatoes at white people as a matter of tradition. They do this every Thanksgiving. Mild revenge for what could have been. Quite delightful actually. I'd throw tomatoes at myself, too. But, I do enjoy the turkey and the fixins, especially since my daughter is hosting this year.

[thelastaerie.livejournal.com]

well... whether one supports the yellow or the red, at least, they are still keeping the protests and demonstrations at a non-bloody level. I hope it doesn't turn ugly.

[ziyda.livejournal.com]

Apropos of what people get up to around here, I have gazed upon the visage of old King Bhumibol several times, in little NY restaurants with little shrines.

Good idea! Blackmail for a turkey drumstick is my plan.