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he is risen… he is not here…

Posted on April 8, 2012 by jfl

I loose track of the farang feasts. But not Easter. Not this year. Like Ray McGovern I went to the jesuits as a young man, so reading him is like reading an older brother. The one line that struck me … Continue reading →

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CheKi-CheAu เชกิ เชอู

Posted on March 26, 2012 by jfl

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2012 05:47 PM Subject: RE: The Chaeki-chaeue PR From: ดิปุ๊นุ คีปูซู To: jfl@robinlea.com Hi…John Francis Lee part 01 http://youtube.com/watch?v=BSJiRr_iZKg Part 02 http://youtube.com/watch?v=qGJ5aQJLrOY > Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 16:22:39 +0700 > From: jfl@robinlea.com > Subject: The … Continue reading →

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Prachatai runs on ~฿5m/year

Posted on August 10, 2011 by jfl

has published a record of their funding, 2004 to the present (2011) (ods). Their whole operation runs on about ฿5,000,000/year. What’s troubling is the overall source of funds… Funding sources Year % Institutional % Individual 2004 100 0 2005 100 … Continue reading →

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I like poems, do you?

Posted on April 23, 2011 by jfl

Birthday Poem, 2011 by MARC BEAUDIN A night of rain gives way to a morning of snow falling reluctantly from hawk-filled skies with a bad back I hobble, slower than my grandfather ever did, out to the barn to feed … Continue reading →

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(for Bradley Manning)

Posted on April 16, 2011 by jfl

Preludes, 2011 by Gary Steven Corseri “In another world they do not put a man to death for asking questions: assuredly not… When my sons grow up… O my friends…, I would have you trouble them, as I have troubled … Continue reading →

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The banner picture

Posted on February 17, 2011 by jfl

The actual Lek Mueang itself, from the southeast "Today, some old Lawa or Lua villages still have a village pillar which they call sao sakang. For insance, the Lawa at Ban Chang Mo Noi, Tambon Papae, Mae Sariang District, Mae … Continue reading →

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The year of the rabbit

Posted on January 1, 2011 by jfl

I can understand pessimism, but I don’t believe in it. It’s not simply a matter of faith, but of historical evidence. Not overwhelming evidence, just enough to give hope, because for hope we don’t need certainty, only possibility. – Howard … Continue reading →

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