tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post2233581281199860994..comments2023-10-20T18:47:34.841+07:00Comments on Religion, Sex & Politics: "Freedom" is Just Another WordDr. Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09788468231312646543noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-18146257554980462332010-09-27T07:42:45.054+07:002010-09-27T07:42:45.054+07:00You have good friends WIll.You have good friends WIll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-84047347395359721692010-09-25T11:43:51.561+07:002010-09-25T11:43:51.561+07:00Bill, since I don't see you on FB anymore and ...Bill, since I don't see you on FB anymore and I don't see your e-mail address on your Blog I am not sure how to get in touch with you. Please write me via e-mail so I can pass some info on to you. Also, Deacon says he still loves you but needs your address so he can write you the old fashion way, by snail mail, as he doesn't partake in computers. You can send that to me in your e-mail if you like. <br /><br />An please tell me why I cried all night last night after hearing Eddie Fisher died and could only think of you? <br /><br />As to your latest blog, I am sure there is a way to get your SS reinstated. It may mean a trip to the states but you could stay with me and you would be right here in the capital and should be able to get it taken care of. <br /><br />Please write.<br /><br />BarbBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844954396420221211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-20336235616872916492010-09-19T22:22:14.233+07:002010-09-19T22:22:14.233+07:00This blog is really good value. I only dip in now ...This blog is really good value. I only dip in now and again but each time I get hooked. Where to start?<br /><br />"Exhausted yet full of energy"...good on you Will, that's the mark of a true teacher.<br /><br />A life of luxury is better than a life of contentment??? There could be a hidden agenda here. You can't be contented if you live a life of luxury, therefore settle for what you have, don't envy the rich but pity them. Not sure I agree. If I remember my maths correctly it's the old Carroll diagram, a window of four parts: rich & content, rich and not content, not rich and content, not rich and not content. That covers everyone, and each section has its occupants. In practical terms it's those who are not rich and not content who deserve our support.<br /><br />Since the recent eruptions of those who are not rich and justifiably not content, I have stopped calling this country the "Land of Smiles" (a tourist board fiction) and I hope you will consider abandoning the phrase too.<br /><br />Was Victor Bout a victim of entrapment? Seems like each case need to be considered on its merits. Anyway,I'm taking bets as to which comes first, Bout's extradition to America or Thailand's next general election.<br /><br />I've said this before but I've stopped using my credit card in Thailand. Handing it over to shop assistants risks fraud and using ATMs incurs unacceptable charges. A telephone transfer via a cheapo phone link to my bank back home once or twice a year transfers funds to my Thai bank account which I visit personally every month to draw funds in cash, and where by now I am known.<br /><br />I am a UK citizen retired to Thailand and as such suffer a variant of Will's pension problem. (I'm assuming US Social Security = UK State Pension). Because I am in Thailand the UK government will not index link my state pension. It remains at the same level from day one till my death. If I was in the EU this would not happen. The European Court recently rejected an appeal by people like me against the UK law. I am powerless but can see there is no logic here. The total tax bill to the UK government if no one was to become an ex pat ought to be the cornerstone of deciding the level of available funds. At the very least, expats like me who continue to pay UK taxes on all their income (on a retirement visa I am forbidden to work in Thailand) ought to receive better treatment than expats who pay no taxes.<br /><br />The government is no doubt banking on the fact that at our age in a place like Thailand we have shifted our priorities somewhat away from the material and towards the spiritual. How right they are! Is this where I came in?Sam Deedesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-47710855802667655322010-09-16T08:52:25.360+07:002010-09-16T08:52:25.360+07:00Can you stay with family in the USA ... immediate ...Can you stay with family in the USA ... immediate or extended ?<br /><br />Good luck. This seems like a good effort. I wish a smooth and non-extended remedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-12182831721014959092010-09-14T13:04:23.394+07:002010-09-14T13:04:23.394+07:00Interesting post. Interesting perspective.
I hope...Interesting post. Interesting perspective.<br />I hope that you sort out your own matters with SS OK.<br /><br />All the best, BoonieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com