You’ve probably heard there’s been an attempted military coup in Thailand to get rid of Thaksin, the unpopular prime minister. So far all is ok, and the provisional authority has declared loyalty to the king. It’s the middle of the night and we don’t know if the coup has actually succeeded, or who’s in charge, but goodness knows what foreign news networks will report, so I just wanted to let you know we’re all right. Cell phone networks are down, and I don’t know if other communications will be up or down in the next few days, but everything seems safe in Bangkok. I suspect the worst dangers will be the traffic and the shellfish, as usual.