I knew hitting my 60’s was never going to be a cake walk, but here I am, and I’m angry as hell. After a party at my house, the following day I’m downloading those pictures on to the computer. While editing them I noticed this one picture of this guy in the back yard, with […]
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller wrote a play about Willy Loman an American salesman, yet I doubt if he’d ever ran into a salesman in the Philippines. It’s a whole different game here. The guy or girl will show up at your gate, with a clipboard taking a survey about one thing or the other. Attempting to tell you […]
Usama bin Laden and his Philippine Connection
As I am sure every reader knows, Usama bin Laden is dead. He deserved it, many times over. The only thing that could have made me happier is if it had happened sooner than it did. I must say, I was a bit dismayed by the way some of my countrymen celebrated rather than simply […]
Craving for the simple life
Yesterday, when Feyma wrote about The Good Old Days, it was an article that I really enjoyed, and also made me think. What did I think about? Well, I thought about the simple life. I also thought a lot about my wife and the kind of life she has seen, and how that affects who […]
Being Wary
A month ago I wrote about an unsavory Kano and a fender bender he was in, with my car. The subject came up in the comment section, about what I should do about it. There were a lot of good suggestions on how to deal with it. One approach I’ve heard from other contributors before, […]
The Days after; “A Simple Day”
So there I was, foolishly thinking the work trimming trees was done, The Saturday turned into Sunday, slid into Monday as the work continues on the “Mango Tree Project” (that could be the name of a jazz band). We paid our crew of four original workers, and then we noticed six more teenagers had joined […]