Ben Parr

"I can't remember. Track down the birth certificate, but I suggest calling them and asking what documentation you need. They're going to be waaay more helpful than I can be. The fees are minimal overall." - Ben Parr

"1) The passport is easier to get than the ID, as long as he has a copy of his Thai birth certificate or can get his hands on it. I got my passport first before my ID. 2) Draft won't be a concern. He's safe. And usually you have to be a primary resident of that country to be really in danger of being drafted. 3) He's automatically dual. If he has a parent who is a Thai citizen, he has the right to citizenship. This is how it worked for me. I'm U.S. but my mother got a Thai version of my U.S. birth certificate and then I got my passport (after a consulate visit or two). I had to go to Thailand to get my ID (two days in the Thai version of the DMV was not fun but was worth it). The thing to do here is GO TO YOUR LOCAL THAI CONSULATE IN THE U.S. They can help you work all of this out. Mine was in Chicago. Most major cities have one. 4) Birth certificate is enough. Not easy to put his name on a property if you don't have the Thai ID anyway. Again, go find a Thai consulate in the U.S. and..." - Ben Parr

"I wanted stories at well. You win some, you lose some. I'll put some thought into my prompt. Next up is a story." - Ben Parr

"For weeks, Dr. Samantha Gerhardt and her team had been observing the anomaly, but each discovery they made only led to more questions. It had a millionth of the gravity of the Sun, but was just as bright and approaching Earth. The anomaly appeared light a bright supernova outside the Solar System at the beginning of July. The bright flash of light turned night into day across Asia. What remained after the burst of light was a star-like object brighter than the moon. It didn't take long for scientists and the public to figure out the anomaly was moving towards Earth. Every single night, the object became bigger and brighter. Last night was the first night where night had become day -- not a single star could be seen due to the bright white and yellow glare of the anomaly. Some believed it was the emergence of an angel. Others thought it was a sign of the apocalypse. In fact half of Moscow was now in ruin after a radical group of doomsayers burned the city to the ground. But Dr...." - Ben Parr