You know what makes appliances and other electric items work, right? It’s magic smoke that is put inside by the manufacturer. Have you ever had a small appliance that you plugged into the wall outlet and a puff of smoke came out? If so, did you notice that the item didn’t work after the smoke […]
Can it be? I simply cannot believe it
After being notified of a movement that has started in the grass roots, but has spread like wildfire from there, a question has come to my mind. I am asking myself – Is it possible to be President of the United States while living outside the country? Check this video: I mean, if my country […]
Your Altitude Determines Your Attitude
Hmm, don’t you have that headline wrong, Dave? I’ve seen that saying a dozen times or more in motivational literate and it always seemed to read, “Your attitude determines your altitude”. Well, yes, that is likely the most usual way it is used, but here in the Philippines a lot of things we ‘know’ from […]
Is there anything to do there?
I got an e-mail today from a reader of this blog. He had several questions about living here in the Philippines. One question kind of got me thinking, though. He asked – “Do you get bored?” Hmm… Have you ever talked to a person who retired after years of work? A lot of times, what […]
What does Tim Russert teach us about the Philippines?
Virtually anybody reading this column who is American knows who Tim Russert was, and that he died last week. Tim Russert was just 58 years old when he suffered a massive heart attack and died almost instantly. In 1992 my father died under similar circumstances. It was totally unexpected, and just a few months prior […]
Here we go again…
If you read this site much at all, you know that I live in Davao City, on the Island of Mindanao. I love Mindanao, and I have loved the place for nearly 2 decades now. My love for Mindanao is manifested in many ways. The most obvious is by my living here. In addition, I […]