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Nov 12 2025 
Slices of Life, #15
“No life is boring if properly recounted. His given name, Quyết Chiến, means Determined to Fight. Quyết Thắng means Determined to Win.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Nguyễn Quyết Chiến — Nov 05, 2025.
An extraordinary story imperfectly told is better than one simply ignored. I will now tell you about a Vietnamese-American in Oklahoma.… Continue reading
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Nov 04 2025 
Slices of Life, #14
“I walked past a McDonald’s, Starbucks, 7-11 and Kentucky Fried Chicken, all lined up, cheek to cheek. America’s icons will survive its collapse.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Go There! — Oct 29, 2025.
Walking a couple miles, I got a last look at everything, that square with the serene stupa and Tibetan temple, KTM… Continue reading
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Oct 16 2025 
Slices of Life, #13
What matters is Thầy Thím’s perseverance against tyranny and misfortune.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Holy Water Puddles — Oct 11, 2025.
I’m typing my first words at 6:03PM. Yesterday, I ate beef wrapped in piper lolot leaves dipped in a fermented fish sauce, mắm nêm, which is very salty. This morning I woke up… Continue reading
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Oct 01 2025 
Slices ov da Trumpocalypse
“… solitary, untraveled men overburdened by practical worries don’t have time to look deeply into anything. As survivors, though, they’ll likely outlast you or me.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
End of the World Sit Rep — Sep 28, 2025.
After Coffee Seven, I dropped into Cà Phê Cà Pháo with a collection of Sơn… Continue reading
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Sep 23 2025 
Slices of orange Kirks, Part Deux
“Does anyone else think this looks like a soap opera but with extra bad acting? If this weren’t real, it would be comical.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Erika Kirk, La Toya Jackson and Bubbles — Sep 16, 2025.
If shit didn’t stink, we would eat it, dressed up all different ways. There would be… Continue reading
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Sep 22 2025 
Slices of Life, #12
Always cheerful and optimistic, I’m hoping Israel and America’s collapse will bring sunshine, relief and laughter to not just Beirut, Damascus, Tehran, Caracas and Kiev, but Juarez, Berlin, Paris, Brussels and Belgrade, etc. Nearly the entire world is anticipating.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Frantic Noise and Spectacle Utopia — Sep 10, 2025.
My initial… Continue reading
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Sep 22 2025 
Slices of Life, #11
I can’t think of any country more disunited. So appropriately, it’s ruled or at least fronted by a master divider. The self-adoring psycho is enjoying every second.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
MAGA Situation Report — Sep 08, 2025.
First off, I want to thank Ling Ding Dong for allowing me to come on here… Continue reading
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Sep 19 2025 
Slices of Life, #10
it’s all about sticking it to your political enemy even as your nation is imploded and you go bankrupt. Over a century of professional sports has conditioned the American mind for such fanaticism.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Images of America’s Golden Age — Sep 06, 2025.
The Smithsonian or any other major museum should… Continue reading
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Sep 17 2025 
Slices of Life, #9
I never thought I’d hobble into that sunset so limp.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Nuisances and Genociders’ Last Gasp — Sep 02, 2025.
In South Korea, American Ramsey Khalid Ismael, better known as Johnny Somali, has been stuck for a year, awaiting his conviction, after committing a series of crimes, including playing obscene audios near… Continue reading
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Sep 15 2025
Slices of orange Kirks
musings on the ritual sacrifice of Captain Kirk … “.. rest now, Brother. We have the Watch and I’ll see you in Valhalla.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
World Leader in Political Violence — Sep 11, 2025.
On 9/5/25, so six days before he was shot, Charlie Kirk was the star speaker at Build Up Korea… Continue reading
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Sep 04 2025 
Slices of Life, #8
To the unseasoned or ignorant, image is everything. Trump’s grotesque media performances, though, will be cited as a turning point in how the USA is perceived.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Big Beautiful Faces — Aug 30, 2025.
In the New York Times on 9/11/23, there’s a photo of Joe Biden, standing with his head bowed, looking solemn.… Continue reading
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Sep 03 2025 
Slices of Life, #7
A long barefoot walk also helped. To recover your sanity, perhaps you should do the same each day?
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Incontinent Cartoons Dying Unseen — Aug 27, 2025.
Straggling home, I stopped to buy ten eggs, five tomatoes and four cucumbers for $2.09. I could have bought them for even less, but I’m… Continue reading
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Aug 29 2025 
Slices of Life, #6
Cambodian dictator Hun Sen’s level of corruption and depravity is also instructive, since it’s mirrored by other leaders, including the world’s most visible.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Thy Sovantha — Aug 24, 2025.
Though Hun Sen’s official title is President of the Senate, every Cambodian knows he’s still their dictator, as he’s been for 38… Continue reading
