Great lies I’ve been told while here in the Philippines, I’ll admit that falling for them was 99% my fault for taking other peoples word on it, or for reading it on the internet and not verifying it. And no doubt it will happen again. When I moved to the mountain in Bataan I was […]
We’ll Leave the Light On For Ya!
On Facebook the first of April I posted a joke teasing my younger Brother Dan. (As I normally do) It was posted like this:”My Brother Dan read that a law in Sweden requires that you turn on your headlights while it’s raining. Dan’s problem is how in hell will he know when it starts to […]
Break a Leg My Friend
My friend had a stroke while he was home in the Philippines; this would cause him to lose his job, if those folks in medical in the states found out, He decided he would treat the problem here and keep his incredulity well paying job at sea intact. A group of guys were discussing what […]
Paul’s New Normal!!!
This is not 100% about living in the Philippines, but it is about me and for two and one half decades I have 100% resided within the Philippines. This is not a complaint because just the fact I am writing this most uninformative missive proves I really have nothing to moan or groan about, I […]
Yes, We Trust Our Government
In the 17th century, the term “commonwealth” referred to an organized political community, or what today is called a “state.” Four states in our Union—Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia—are still officially called commonwealths. When they joined the United States, they chose to keep the old form instead of using “state” as their title. This is […]
The Haircut… It Was Important once!
I was thinking last Thursday while getting my hair cut, up the street at my regular barbershop here in my area of Dinalupihan Bataan. Mon-Gill has been cutting my hair now for over 7 years at ₱ 40.00, to include a trimmed mustachio and eyebrows. (A tip is always involved) I used to drive to […]