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Rich Man Poor Man is a great "dinner" style restaurant in Jomtien on Soi 9. It is very laid back and relaxed. The service was efficient and quick. We had chicken fingers for appetizer and it was good. I had a Chicken Fried Steak and it was great and came with plenty of veggies. I also had their pecan pie which was the best one I have ever tasted in Thailand. Bar none, the pie was authentic and yummy. I have not met any place or person in LOS that can compete with this Pecan Pie. I have heard that night time it gets a little loud and rowdy but we were there at lunch and it was quite peaceful and relaxing. For you sports nuts, they have the NFL games live starting at 4AM and continuing through the morning. If I had any desire to see men beat each other senseless, I'd go in and watch with at this place. I really enjoyed my meal there and the prices were reasonable. http://www.rmpm-guesthouse.com

What’s America’s Gayest City? The Advocate’s research team “took a number of signifiers of gay-friendliness”—including elected openly gay officials, gay-friendly religious congregations, and, ahem, number of Gay.com profiles — for each city, assigned points for each signifier, added them, and divided the scores by the city’s population to arrive at the per capita homosexuality. The Advocate calls this method a “completely unscientific — but still strangely accurate — statistical equation.” The publication says its list “demonstrates that the homosexual agenda is spreading across the 50 states — from Washington, D.C., to Vancouver, Wash. — and especially, it seems, in the heartland. Like it or not, America, LGBT is more a part of the USA than ever before.” Is your city on the list? 15. Miami The Florida metropolis “has finally graduated from party town to something more sophisticated.” But adds, “Thankfully, there are still hordes of hot tanned and toned guys cruising South Beach.” 14. Oakland, Calif. Since “San Francisco’s too pricy for most of the middle class—including artists and the funky gays—Oakland has become the Brooklyn of the West Coast.” 13. Denver With its new Gay and Lesbian Center, its gay state senator, Pat Steadman, and its newly appointed gay supreme court justice, Monica Marquez,” the “Mile High city” exemplifies that equality is inevitable—and hard fought. 12. Cleveland As host of the 2014 Gay Games, the Ohio city “is about to become a major gay destination. 11. San Francisco Dubbed “the gay daddy of American cities” with “the gay-friendliest straight mayor in history, Gavin Newsom.” 10. St. Louis The “Gateway City” is the “open-minded heart of the Midwest,” and while “Anheuser-Busch just made a cash donation to the gay and lesbian centric Gateway Business Guild” it’s “last October’s First Annual Trans Family Picnic, put on by local advocacy group TransHaven …that most signals how St. Louis has become a welcoming city for queer folk.” 9. Seattle The birthplace of grunge music “has always had a creative, fun gay scene,” plus this is where “the graceful and hip Ace Hotel chain got its start. It’s where The Stranger hosts its yearly homemade porn film festival. It’s the home of gay spokesman Dan Savage, founder of the It Gets Better Project.” 8. Washington, D.C. The U.S. capital’s “large thumpy dance clubs like Town, which periodically hosts variety shows by LGBT troupe Crack and monthly nights have cropped up all over the city, such as Taint” and also notes “the gay center of the city has migrated east from Dupont Circle to Logan Circle.” 7. Atlanta The Georgia capital ”is awash in burgeoning gayborhoods, from business district Candler Park and eclectic East Atlantic Village to the tree-lined Virginia Highland area, where residents elected the lesbian Councilmember, Anne Fauver.” 6. Vancouver, Wash. “A lot of those groovy gay and lesbian Portlanders are mellowing out and coming here to settle down. The city of around 165,000 has six gay-friendly churches, and its Skyview High School has a student-led gay-straight alliance.” 5. Pittsburgh The Pennsylvania city is “the historic home of daddy Andy Warhol, mommy Gertrude Stein, and cool lezzie aunt Willa Cather.” Also note that gay and lesbian people “are taking advantage of the bargain housing prices in this beautiful, cleaned-up urban landscape.” 4. Orlando, Fla. The Advocate writes that the home of Disney World “is coming out as a hotspot for gay and lesbian life and a hotbed of progressive attitudes. Last November, when Orange County leaders voted 6-1 to add sexual orientation protections to its private-sector anti-discrimination law, not a single resident or religious organization opposed it.” 3. Las Vegas Besides “dozens of flashy shows every night,” being the “home of Siegfried and Roy,” and “the setting of the campiest film ever made (Showgirls),” Sin City is “the top destination for American lesbians, as well as the number two destination for American gay men and gay seniors (after New York City).” 2. Santa Fe, N.M. “This is where seasoned gays come to center themselves, but not in a boring way: LGBT retirement community RainbowVision has raucous drag shows at the Silver Starlight Lounge. Not only is Santa Fe home to plenty of body workers, reiki practitioners, and shaman-type hippie gays, it also has the most restaurants per capita of any city in the country and boasts the third largest art market.” And the winner is... 1. Minneapolis Simply put, “Minneapolis has become the gay magnet city of the Midwest. …People here are no-nonsense, practical, and don’t deal well with hypocrites. This is where the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America took a historic leap forward and voted to accept gay and lesbian pastors, including the Rev. Mary Albing, the denomination’s first openly lesbian pastor. And Minnesota senator Al Franken introduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act to protect LGBT youth from school bullies.” http://daily.gay.com/travel/2011/01/whats-americas-gayest-city.html

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Do you really believe that? The USA is on a downhill spiral. Once a great nation, the lunatics have taken over the asylum and taken the country with it. America will soon be run by Christian zealots and Americans will be looking to the world dumbfounded asking, "what happened?" The answer is simple. With every step of our liberties and freedoms removed, we are less than a great nation. I had hope that Obama would be the catalyst for change. He was not. He was a pussy in wolf's clothing.

What a sad story and a very kind act of compassion from the pilot. The story did bring me to tears.

These were my favorites!

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Changes for America & Cuba Moments ago the White House announced that the President has ordered significant changes to policies regarding Cuba. Full announcement below: Reaching Out to the Cuban People Today, President Obama has directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take a series of steps to continue efforts to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their country’s future. The President has directed that changes be made to regulations and policies governing: (1) purposeful travel; (2) non-family remittances; and (3) U.S. airports supporting licensed charter flights to and from Cuba. These measures will increase people-to-people contact; support civil society in Cuba; enhance the free flow of information to, from, and among the Cuban people; and help promote their independence from Cuban authorities. The President believes these actions, combined with the continuation of the embargo, are important steps in reaching the widely shared goal of a Cuba that respects the basic rights of all its citizens. These steps build upon the President’s April 2009 actions to help reunite divided Cuban families; to facilitate greater telecommunications with the Cuban people; and to increase humanitarian flows to Cuba. The directed changes described below will be enacted through modifications to existing Cuban Assets Control and Customs and Border Protection regulations and policies and will take effect upon publication of modified regulations in the Federal Register within 2 weeks. Purposeful Travel. To enhance contact with the Cuban people and support civil society through purposeful travel, including religious, cultural, and educational travel, the President has directed that regulations and policies governing purposeful travel be modified to: * Allow religious organizations to sponsor religious travel to Cuba under a general license. * Facilitate educational exchanges by: allowing accredited institutions of higher education to sponsor travel to Cuba for course work for academic credit under a general license; allowing students to participate through academic institutions other than their own; and facilitating instructor support to include support from adjunct and part-time staff. * Restore specific licensing of educational exchanges not involving academic study pursuant to a degree program under the auspices of an organization that sponsors and organizes people-to-people programs. * Modify requirements for licensing academic exchanges to require that the proposed course of study be accepted for academic credit toward their undergraduate or graduate degree (rather than regulating the length of the academic exchange in Cuba). * Allow specifically licensed academic institutions to sponsor or cosponsor academic seminars, conferences, and workshops related to Cuba and allow faculty, staff, and students to attend. * Allow specific licensing to organize or conduct non-academic clinics and workshops in Cuba for the Cuban people. * Allow specific licensing for a greater scope of journalistic activities. Remittances. To help expand the economic independence of the Cuban people and to support a more vibrant Cuban civil society, the President has directed the regulations governing non-family remittances be modified to: * Restore a general license category for any U.S. person to send remittances (up to $500 per quarter) to non-family members in Cuba to support private economic activity, among other purposes, subject to the limitation that they cannot be provided to senior Cuban government officials or senior members of the Cuban Communist Party. * Create a general license for remittances to religious institutions in Cuba in support of religious activities. No change will be made to the general license for family remittances. U.S. Airports. To better serve those who seek to visit family in Cuba and engage in other licensed purposeful travel, the President has directed that regulations governing the eligibility of U.S. airports to serve as points of embarkation and return for licensed flights to Cuba be modified to: * Allow all U.S. international airports to apply to provide services to licensed charters, provided such airports have adequate customs and immigration capabilities and a licensed travel service provider has expressed an interest in providing service to and from Cuba from that airport. The modifications will not change the designation of airports in Cuba that are eligible to send or receive licensed charter flights to and from the United States. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/14/changes-america-cuba

I didn't know you were in Bangkok. I had spent the weekend in Bangkok hoping to meet Lucky myself but his plane had problems and we didn't get to meet up last week. I hope I am able to meet up with him soon.

Not negative at all. We appreciate input. I will fix the links at the bottom. Not sure why they made it default to profile. I'll ask the programming team. Thanks for your suggestions!

Wow. Vampires are hot. These look like fun movies to watch.

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He has got a superstar lineup but I don't like the guy. I didn't really like Larry either but I would watch when he had someone one that I wanted to see. I thought CNN could have made a better choice.

These 2 places are ran by different people but they share some services. At least that is the way I understand it. Firecat, thanks for the review. It was a very well-written and honest approach to the place. I enjoyed my meal there but I just wanted a turkey sandwich and there was no way to mess that up. I also enjoyed their desert. They have a great location and I hope they keep moving forward during high season an make the place a success!

I am glad to see the return of this great place. I have been there several times over the years and always enjoyed it. When I brought my family over here so many years ago, this was one of the places they had on their Thailand bucket list.

I love Barcelona and the architecture is just one of the amazing things about the city!

LOL Well, I know he wanted more babies. I told them if she wasn't able to conceive, I'd try.

yes, very cool. Thank you!

Washington (CNN) -- Maryland is poised to become the sixth state to recognize same-sex marriage as proponents say they believe they have enough support to pass such a measure in the upcoming legislative session. The expansion of gay rights appears to have gained significant traction as Maryland's General Assembly begins its 90-day session Wednesday. Not only are Democrats optimistic about their chances of approving same-sex marriage, but a leading Republican, sensing momentum on the issue, has instead countered with a proposal to grant civil unions to gay couples. Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley has publicly stated that he would sign a marriage bill into law. Maryland then would join Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington, D.C., in sanctioning same-sex marriages. Maryland has been inching toward granting greater rights and protections for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Last year Democratic state Attorney General Doug Gansler offered a legal opinion recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. "We've been marching in this direction for a while now," said Democratic state Delegate Heather Mizeur. Mizeur, one of the state's seven openly gay legislators, said marriage is simply the expansion of other rights afforded gay couples in recent years, such as granting protections for hospital visitations and extending health insurance benefits. "It just took a little while to get us there, but we're seizing the moment. It's our time," Mizeur said. Democrats in Maryland fared much differently in the November elections than they did in rest of the nation when nearly two dozen state legislative chambers switched from Democratic to Republican control. Despite losing six seats in the House of Delegates, Maryland Democrats picked up two seats in the Senate and have maintained their supermajority in each chamber. The two-seat pickup in the Senate is viewed as the final hurdle needed for passage of the marriage bill. Given those dynamics, the Republican leader of the Senate is offering an alternative. For full story: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/12/maryland.same.sex.marriage/index.html?hpt=T2

There is a new cable show called Shameless. I just watched the first episode. I enjoyed it. It did remind me a bit of The Riches out a few years back and that show didn't make it too long. Anyone else catch a glimpse of this show?

Only first hand experience and I didn't have my phone with me. I'll try to take some photos for you though if you want.

It is very classy and IMHO brilliant. It looks great and was very creative.

The old Kaos, Villa Rouge is now open as a beer bar. The new decoration looks Fantastic! I love the way they took the boys from the large sign and moved in inside as wall decor. The bar is large and open and lighted. It brings new life to that area of the Soi. They had a soft opening tonight. Lots went in for drinks and to support the bar. Good luck to the new owners of Treet's Bar!