Making merit today for a happy Easter, and for a friend to draw…

Making merit today for a happy Easter, and for a friend to draw the black card at tomorrow’s army draft. In Thailand, if a young man draws a black card, he’s exempted from military service. A red card, he must report within 30 days, for two years of duty. #crossedfingers #thailife #cupofjim #bigbuddha #makemerit (at Big Golden Buddah Pattaya Thailand)

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As if the sea were painted red by the reflection of the sunset…

As if the sea were painted red by the reflection of the sunset sky. #dramaticsunset #beachsunsets #moodysunset #cupofjim (at Dongtan Beach)

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Just beyond the sunset Someone waits for me How may I get…

Just beyond the sunset
Someone waits for me
How may I get there
What burdens to bear
Will it come to be
#moodysunset
#allaloneandlonely
#cupofjim (at Dongtan Beach)

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One a.m. and eighty degrees, and the girl is shivering in her…

One a.m. and eighty degrees, and the girl is shivering in her sweater.

At the chicken noodle stand near the corner of Happy and Gay, Dongtan Beach.

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How lucky I felt when I escaped Anita Bryant’s Florida,…

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How lucky I felt when I escaped Anita Bryant’s Florida, and landed in wild beautiful crazy San Francisco. And yet within a year or two,the AIDS crisis became a terrifying nightmare. I would like to think that through it all our community came through even stronger. We’ve come a long way, baby. On the other hand, the losses were so great, we’re only half of what we could have been. Can’t wait to see this project.

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