I’m sure that most of you have heard the old saying about being a big fish in a small pond, right? If not, well, just think about a fish of a certain size. If that fish is in a small pond, perhaps he is one of the bigger fish in the pond. If you take […]
Metric System
Most readers of this site are Americans, and for this column, I am primarily talking to Americans. Of course, everybody is welcome to read and enjoy it, but Americans will have the most to think about. I am wondering, as Americans, why aren’t we using the metric system for our measurements and such? I remember […]
Sad story!
A few days ago I was browsing on some of my web mails. I saw one that really caught my attention. The mail was from somebody that is really is close to Bob and I. We love this person dearly and this person I know for sure is totally honest in everything she will say. […]
Disbelief turns to envy
Life is funny, and people are too. You know the old saying – “The grass is always greener on the other side.” Well, I really believe that it is a saying that is true in many senses. As I have mentioned several times on this site, when I made the decision that I wanted to […]
He’s the real thing!
One thing that is kind of fun in the Philippines is that you see all kinds of people. I mean, you see day to day folks, and sometimes you see folks that are a little different than normal. I remember one time, about 2 years ago, I was going to Victoria Plaza Mall, which is […]
When you live in the tropics…
There are certain things that you have to put up with or learn to live with when you are living in the tropics. One of them is bugs! Yep, no matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to eliminate all of the bugs! As I think about it, though, I have really grown […]