The Blockchain Is Not a Product
People need to quit thinking of blockchain as the product and start thinking of blockchain as a tool. Ultimately, that is all it really is and in a few years the only people that will…
Read the article← BACK TO THE SANDBOX
FROM THE ARCHIVE / CATEGORY
General Ramblings
93 articles, newest first.
I Quit Facebook Before It Was Cool to Quit Facebook
The recent backlash against Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal has made me all the more confident that one of my New Year's resolutions to give up Facebook for 2018,…
Read the articleColor Run Las Vegas 2018
The wife and I have been doing the Color Run here in Las Vegas for the last several years. Always a fun event with thousands of people.
Read the articleGlobal Entry Program - The Only Way to Fly
If you travel outside of the US more than once or twice a year, I highly recommend applying for the Global Entry program.
Read the articleMeeting in the Middle
I try to steer clear of non-gaming related politics on this blog mostly because I hate when people dabble in topics they are ill prepared to discuss intelligently. I remember after 9-11,…
Read the articleA Couple of Big Announcements
When I came to Thailand a little over two years ago one of the biggest motivating factors in that decision was that I really didn't see much going on in the industry that seemed…
Read the articleThe Hangover II and Reality
Okay, I've already started receiving emails from friends wanting to know how accurate The Hangover II is to real life in Bangkok. First off, let me say that it's about as accurate as The…
Read the articleHappy Songkran
If people had been wondering where I was all last week, I was up in Phetchabun for the Songkran festival. Songkran is a religious holiday but over the years it has sort of developed into…
Read the articleAnother Link Exchange Winner
You would think that in a competitive market space that people would actually get better at what they do. Instead they just stay the same level of FAIL. Here's an email I got earlier…
Read the articleHolidays Overseas
My dad just sent me an email asking if I was doing anything special for Christmas. I was just thinking about this topic the other day and had been considering writing about spending…
Read the articleVisa Run To Laos
Tired of having to go down to immigration every 60 days, paying 2000 baht and requesting a 30 visa extension, and then having to leave the country and sit around in another country…
Read the articleAyutthaya
On Sunday, about 30 members of Thailand Friends went up to the ancient city of Ayutthaya for a little outing to take pics and check out this very beautiful city. I've included some…
Read the articleCatching Up
I know I've been a little silent lately. I've had sort of a case of writer's block. I've had some ideas for blog posts percolating in my mind but I can't seem to find the words to get…
Read the articleA Visit With Wanphen's Family
We drove up to Phetchabun the day before meeting Sa-ard (Wanphen's mother). It's about a four hour drive from Bangkok but takes six when you factor in all of the bathroom and food…
Read the articleFund Raiser for the Family of Wanphen Pienjai
I recently wrote about Ron Fanelli , The MadYank , and how he has admitted to stabbing and murdering a local Thai woman, Wanphen Pienjai , here in Thailand [ view his confession ]. The…
Read the articleRon Fanelli aka The Mad Yank's Confession
One of the reporters from the Phuket Gazette sent me video of the press conference where Ron Fanelli, the MadYank, confesses to the media that he killed Wanphen Pienjai. I'm still…
Read the articleSaigon Photo Journal
We spent the day just sitting around the intersection of Bui Vien and Duong De Tham taking pictures and enjoying the sunny afternoon. Here are some of my favorite shots from the day.
Read the articleMy 200,000 Bar Tab
Pretty balla, right? Not for a guy in my situation. But more on that later. Monday I left the hot, sticky, and polluted Bangkok to visit the hot, sticky, and polluted Ho Chi Mihn City…
Read the articleA Night Out in Bangkok
We had a little party through Thailand Friends for one of our members. The plan of attack was a few drinks at one of the cheapest watering holes in Bangkok, Cheap Charlies, then to the…
Read the articleZOMG!!!! The Best News I've Heard All Year
I was scanning the news the other day and ran across something that made my heart start beating faster. The creator of such comical wonders as Old School and The Hangover, Todd Phillips,…
Read the article