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The Westerner Suffering from Mental and Sanitation Sickness

Earthworm Envy @ December 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The Westerner Suffering from Mental and Sanitation Sickness
by brandon follett
Basically, if you’re a Westerner visiting Thailand and can’t laugh and smile while your vegetables are cut on a fly-infested cutting board, then you’re mentally going to have a hard time.
Sure, we would like to drive 30 minutes to the nearest city and dine at a […]

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Thinking about Nature

Earthworm Envy @ October 11, 2007 # One Comment

photo taken at Sawtooth Fish Hatchery
While pedaling to lower Stanley, Idaho for an omelet, my eyes keep following the Salmon River. Right now, a majority of the Fish and Game salmon are returning to the fish hatchery. This is a remarkable feat because they float all the way to the big wide Pacific […]

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Somewhere in Cambodia

Earthworm Envy @ September 11, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Somewhere in Cambodia
by Brandon Follett
I’m eating a Cambodian-style fried egg omelet when I hear an oink-oink…

click photo to watch short film

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it was like thinking, “what if i won the lotto?”

Earthworm Envy @ July 1, 2007 # 2 Comments

Curry-Infused Dreams of Freedom or A Backyard for my Dog to Piss
By Brandon Follett
Indian Curry Pot Restaurant & Guesthouse
I wouldn’t want to stay at a place called the Curry Pot,
even for the price of $3 a night.
I imagine a hammock strung above a steaming pot,
with curry smells rising up in dreamlike wisps of spiciness,
curling […]

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Our monthly report from Thailand

Earthworm Envy @ June 7, 2007 # One Comment

Trustfull and Fearfull Travelers
By Brandon Follett and Amy Johnson

click on the picture to watch the film
Click on the picture to hear the poem.

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Our monthly report from Thailand

Earthworm Envy @ May 8, 2007 # 2 Comments

click on photo to listen to the poem
Brandon Follett and Amy Johnson

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Click here for Poetic Cockfight by Brandon Follett

Earthworm Envy @ April 1, 2007 # 2 Comments

Cockfight

To hear the poem click on the picture
The above poem is written by Brandon Follett and Amy Johnson.

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I’m still Poor, Eating like a Yuppie who shops at the Boise Co-op

Earthworm Envy @ March 24, 2007 # 4 Comments

I’m still Poor, Eating like a Yuppie who shops at the Boise Co-op
By Brandon Follett
I went to a food drive at a ski resort.
The big poster at the entrance read,
“Only canned goods, Please.”
I donated a can of Spam.
It’s odd that poor people
all seem to enjoy
canned food,
boxed food,
water, and butter.
Another time
I went to a food drive […]

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