tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91651982024-03-16T20:36:53.656+08:00Fai Mao's SandboxPersonal thoughts and meditations about a variety of subjects.Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.comBlogger653125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-14867961797323437802024-03-16T20:36:00.001+08:002024-03-16T20:36:07.840+08:00 I want to start blogging again. Not that I have any readers left. But, it helps me copeFai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-7740964069893877342017-12-29T05:15:00.000+08:002017-12-29T05:15:11.754+08:005 Laws of Government #1. Never underestimate the stupidity of bureaucrats.
#2. Any power that a government has will eventually be abused.
#3. It is far easier to never give government power than it is to
recover power after it has been given to a government. In fact,
retrieving power that has been abused by a government almost always
requires force and bloodshed
#4. The sole purpose of any Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-85628652782127994482017-12-17T22:11:00.002+08:002017-12-17T22:15:00.421+08:00The Tropical Christmas Carrol this year
I'm Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas
I'm dreaming of a tropical Christmas.
Just like I'll have right here on Guam. Where the seaside glistens and tourists listen to the sound of wind in the palm trees.
I'm dreaming of a tropical Christmas
With every Christmas card, I write.
May your days be merry and bright and may the sand this Christmas be white.
I'm dreaming of a tropical Christmas.Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-53645480007803458472017-12-14T11:28:00.002+08:002017-12-14T11:29:30.877+08:00
A quick and simplified (but essentially accurate) history of Astrology and why it is Bogus.
Imagine that you are a guy or gal in ancient Babylonia. One day you happen to get up before dawn because you have a cramp in your back and decide you need to walk a bit to stretch it out. So, as you take your exercise doing laps around the top of your ziggurat, the sun begins to rise.
You are struck Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-52670659125435318012017-01-11T12:56:00.001+08:002017-01-11T12:58:06.181+08:004Chan just Trolled the CIA!Don't be fooled
Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-63752437723807337422016-12-30T14:59:00.001+08:002016-12-30T14:59:12.334+08:00California Democrats legalize child prostitutionCalifornia Democrats legalize child prostitution: Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California. Yes, you read that right. SB 1322 bars law enforcement from arresting sex workers who are under the age of 18 for soliciting or engaging in prostitution, or loitering with the intent to do so. So teenage girls (and boys) in California will soon be free to have sex in exchangeFai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-59474772521407591052016-12-28T19:11:00.001+08:002016-12-28T19:11:53.416+08:00TURN! TURN! TURN! (Lyrics) - THE BYRDSFai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-64451363800167198872016-12-19T15:16:00.001+08:002016-12-19T15:16:00.244+08:00Traitors Within - Spies Who Sold Out AmericaMy guess is that the political left in the US eill engage in treason again to try and foil Mr Trump
Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-2247878527882427852016-12-01T08:42:00.002+08:002016-12-01T08:42:59.966+08:00The Electorial College
Have you ever wondered why the US has an electoral college?
Here is one reason.
Just
for reference - Guam (Where I live) is a small island in the middle of
the Pacific with a total of 212 Square miles so the 255 approximate
square miles that make up four of the five counties of NYC that Mrs
Clinton won are only about 35 to 45 square miles larger than Guam
though the population here Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-36894895989453948892016-11-24T21:42:00.000+08:002016-11-24T21:58:25.989+08:00Happy Trumpgiving
I
have read several of these the past few days and they are all wrong.
(At least in my opinion) This one is giving advice to conservatives talking to leftist family members and is a little more sane but is still wrong and the ones dealing with the leftist college student going home to Trump supporting family are just a bit to histrionic. So in an attempt to set the record straight let
me makeFai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-69750147827752423192016-11-24T17:05:00.002+08:002016-11-24T22:03:41.749+08:00Deck The Walls - A Christmas carol for the TropicsThis Years Tropical Christmas Carol
Deck the Walls
Deck the walls with fronds of palm trees,
Fa,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la
At the beach, we get our jollies,
Fa,la la la la la la la la
Don we now our swim apparel,
Fa la la la la la la la, la,la!
Fill the plastic beverage cooler,
Fa, la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la!
See the blazing grill before us,
Fa la la la la la la la la, la!
Strike the Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-25436222082474043142016-11-20T21:16:00.003+08:002016-11-20T21:40:50.767+08:00The disturbing number of apparent pedophiles surrounding Hillary ClintonI know that some of my friends & readers don't like me talking
about this but they are actually the ones that need to read it. This
is a bunch of really weird stuff. It could all be a series of
unconnected coincidences but I don't know how to even begin to figure
those odds. At some point those that call themselves progressives need
to really look at the people their leaders hang out Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-2619607397880863822016-08-19T10:12:00.001+08:002016-08-19T10:12:17.236+08:00Ubuntu and my rebellion against MicroSoft
I am in day three or four since switching from Windows to Linux after the Microsoft update fried the hard drive in my aging computer. I’ve now used the Ubuntu 16.04 operating system enough to have some non-knee jerk reactions that I thought I’d pass on.
The good1. Stability: The Ubuntu version 16.04 that I am using seems to be stable and boots up just fine. It seems to boot a lot faster than Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-22859113806456689532016-07-06T05:44:00.000+08:002016-07-06T05:45:31.931+08:00I just lost my country
A hypothetical situation.
I am
driving my Mazda CX-5, listening to Bob Dylan really loud, singing
along, with my eyes closed and not paying attention. My speed creeps up
from the Guam limit of 35 mph to 65 mph. I don't see a school zone
(because my eyes are closed) and I run over seven little kids killing
six of them and crippling the seventh for life. I then fail to stop and
continue on Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-45726409101769184582015-12-01T17:50:00.002+08:002015-12-01T17:52:59.507+08:00Ghost ShipsGhost Ship
This is really weirdFai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-78769556827288581692015-12-01T14:07:00.002+08:002015-12-01T14:09:29.744+08:00InterestingScience is actually a funny subject. It dose not automatically blame humans
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-hollingsworth/german-scientist-accuses-nasa-massive-alteration-temperatureFai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-84204225557305727722015-03-31T08:22:00.004+08:002015-03-31T08:40:45.071+08:00The Guam too Long Test
Take this simple test to determine if you've been on Guam too long
1. What do you think is the purpose of
a trip to the world's largest K-Mart on Thursday?
a. An errand to see what is on sale
b. The social highlight of the week
2. What do you think is an appropriate
speed limit on a highway?
a. 55 to 75 mph
b. 35 mph but occasionally 45
3. What do you call a stray dog?
a. A Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-42765736768084227222014-12-12T06:55:00.000+08:002014-12-12T06:59:12.211+08:00The Horror of Christmas (A sermon preached to myself)<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Without looking at the corrected, second image below can you answer this question in 20 seconds or less?
Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-41702130111330811662014-06-02T07:03:00.001+08:002014-06-02T07:07:42.654+08:00Leaving Hong KongIt is funny how things work out sometimes.
In January of 2012 I took what I thought would be a single contract with the University of Guam. I had been in Hong Kong since 1997 and it was home and I planned to return there. The contract with the UOG was an opportunity for me to more from secondary to tertiary education and I had hoped to be able to return to Hong Kong in three years with a Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-36273988814577465902013-09-08T14:45:00.000+08:002013-09-09T08:16:02.539+08:00The Three Stooges<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-65536747033687977392013-05-12T09:41:00.002+08:002013-05-12T09:42:01.924+08:00Losing WeightFor the past couple of weeks I have been following the 5/2 diet.
I've lost over 10 pounds and plan on losing a lot more with this system.
As I've gotten older it just seems that I've really had a hard time not gaining weight and that bothers me. I don't mind the balding, the wrinkles or the gray in my beard but I hate looking like a Santa in training.
It isn't like I don't exercise, I do sinceFai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-56724419341441595192013-05-01T07:13:00.002+08:002013-05-01T07:17:27.949+08:00Why bicyclist despise motorcycle riders
Until Next Time
Fai Mao
The Blogger with Several bicycles Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-56866606050646745842013-04-30T10:38:00.002+08:002014-06-09T11:29:43.801+08:00The Gifts of Odysseus<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165198.post-8206939968339821132013-04-19T18:54:00.000+08:002014-06-09T11:32:42.990+08:00Loneliness
About 18 months ago with the approval
of my beautiful, really smart, looks 25 years younger than she is, hard working and wise Chinese wife I
took a job at the University of Guam. I'd been at the International
school for 12 years and it was time to move on. My last year in Hong
Kong had been rather hard health wise. I caught an antibiotic
resistant bronchitis and missed weeks of work; I suspect Fai Maohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349942737341368605noreply@blogger.com0