Was a song from long ago, sung by Johnny Cash, and the next verse goes; “About two feet high and rising!” This past three weeks in Southern Luzon has been nothing but rain, and then some more rain. I’m fully aware that this is the monsoon season and one should expect to be a little […]
Favorite Beaches
The Philippines has a lot of beaches! Of course, with 7,107 Islands making up the country, there are literally thousands, probably tens of thousands of beaches! Maybe even more than that. Over my years of living in the Philippines, I have been to a lot of beaches. I am sure that even those who have […]
That’s Your Opinion
The ninth August I’m at the Bay Pointe Hospital reading a book from my E-reader and enjoying my wait to see my Doctor. Refer to last week’s Article: LiP 08-06 (Hey Buddy, can you Spare a Stapler) BTW my next operation is a go on the 1st week of September. Deeply involved in the book, I […]
Hey Buddy, can you Spare a Stapler?
My weight is back to my normal 150 plus pounds, my blood work is all normal and my doctor still seems hesitant about my last operation that realigns my innards and severs my leash to the hospital. At first I thought that it was we got along so well that he would miss me and […]
What kind of breakfast do you like?
In the Philippines, if you go to a restaurant and want to order breakfast, you are usually faced with a few choices for complete meals. They usually list a “Filipino Breakfast” using exactly that name, although you don’t always know exactly what the Filipino Breakfast consists of. Another “full meal” breakfast that is on most […]
The Check Is In the Mail
As we slog through life we’ve all heard the falsehoods and outright lies spewing forth from the TV and other media, and from politicians, and not to ignore the televangelists on TV that want you to send your money to the lord but give you their own address. In the last twenty years now we […]