Christmas is a time of tradition. It is a time when we try to emulate our childhood memories, bring back fond things to enhance our happiness. It is a time when we try to teach our kids about the traditions that make the season joyful and enjoyable for us. One thing that is pretty ingrained in the […]
Tax Talk – Expat Style
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been inundated with questions regarding the U.S. income tax. I’ve been fortunate enough to pick up a couple of new clients along the way (that’s always a good thing!) but find that the questions have a much broader scope and application. The questions have sprung from discussions with other […]
I am dead tired, but a lot of people have food & water (Updated with Video)
Yesterday was quite a day for me and my family! Yes, it was 12/12/12, the last “repetitive” date until the next century, but our day involved a lot more than that. Actually, we spent the past 5 days or so preparing for yesterday! It all started on Saturday, last weekend. I got the idea that […]
Trying to pull things together…
It’s hard for me to decide exactly what this article is about. I have in mind a few different thoughts that are seemingly unrelated, yet I believe that for the terms of this post, and for my thinking, there is a relationship between my thoughts. Let’s see if I can write my thoughts down in […]
The Fiesta
Please join Mr. Peabody, Sherman and me for another ride in the “Way-Back Machine. Puerto Rico in the 1980’s, they estimated has a Town Festival somewhere out on the Island almost every day of the year. Some are bigger, and some are just better, but no matter, because a good time is to be had […]
Just a week away
The 2012 Olympics are just a week away, and you can be sure that there are athletes from the Philippines en route to London for the games! The Philippine contingent for the 2012 Olympics is a small one, in fact, this year’s Philippine Olympic team is the smallest team that the Philippines has ever sent […]