Category Archives: Light Tales

Literary Criticism is a True Crime

21 October 2007 – 0:57

Or at least it is in Bangkok. The Kinokuniya Book Shop in the Emporium Shopping Mall (at Phrom Phong on the BTS) is usually my last port of call when travelling from Bangkok to non-English speaking environments as they have a particularly good History and Military History section - great for the frustrated travelling wargamer.
However, [...]

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Myth or Busted?

2 April 2007 – 10:18

Gar published an entry on Lost Nomad entitled Myth or Busted? You Decide…
I was going to comment directly there but when I click on the “0 comments” link no comment form opens so, I’ll comment here in Thomo’s Hole.
The gist of the article is that this guy is reeling in a 10 lb (4.5 [...]

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Thomo’s Rules of Eating and Cooking

21 February 2007 – 15:46

OK, Thomo is an Aussie, which is why he was referred to in the past as the Lost Aussie. Being Aussie, of course, Thomo likes to barbecue food. Forget the Americans and the British - when it comes to BBQ, Aussies have it - it’s a lay down misère (well, there may be a little [...]

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Rabbits, Foxes and Toads

14 February 2007 – 10:59

We were at dinner here the other night and the question was raised about the relationship between the English and the Australians, especially in view of the great cricket tragedy that unfolded recently (Australians hate to lose to the English at anything … and the English hate to win at all at anything as it [...]

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Eggs – I’ve Never Seen So Many Eggs

5 September 2006 – 20:39

Last year is was the outbreak of Hong Kong Chicken SARS all over the place. Chickens (“up the stick Mulloes!”) were eliminated all over the place. In Mongolia this meant that eggs were something only available to the truly needy … like big restaurants and hotels and bakers. The rest of us mortals never saw [...]

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Pauline Finally Gets Off Her A***

9 July 2006 – 10:59

and adds an entry to a blog. Will she keep it up or will she get bored in a matter of weeks and leave it disappear into Cyber Chaos eventually? Only time will tell. In the meantime, she has been watching the latest Superman movie and Superman has turned her thoughts towards love … as [...]

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Writing

15 February 2006 – 23:28

I love to write. Not great pieces of literature (although I wish I could manage that as well) but write. I love pens, paper, pencils, stationery. Can there be anything more attractive then a notebook, with notes scribed from front to back? I guess I was born several centuries too late - I should have [...]

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