A few months ago I upgrade my Puter operating system to Windows 7, one would think this was a good thing until I noticed that my printer a HP DeskJet 810C (Or because of its advanced age I thought it was called a DeskProp) failed to load up on my new windows 7. Hum, I […]
The Rest of the Story
This is a story about 4 Paul(s), Paul K. flies home to the Philippines to be greeted by a typhoon named Megi internationally or Juan here in the Philippines. And I named it Megi Juan Kenobi. Well thankfully Paul Keating arrived home safely and the typhoon spared his area from severe damage and according to […]
Early Bah Humbug!
Normally at Christmas my mood which is always good, is now even better. But the SM Mall has beaten me down this year. The 24th of September we drove over to San Fernando Pampanga as I needed new eyeglasses. While there we discovered that my wife and her twin sister also needed new glasses. So […]
Let’s Be Honest
We all came to the Philippines because the food is the best we’ve ever had, or was it because the Government bends over backwards to make us feel welcome? Or it could it be the weather, hot, wet and humid? Could it also have been just to soak up the scenery and the culture? I’m […]
If You Can’t Say Something Nice…
In the time I been submitting my ramblings to LiP, I’ve noticed a vast difference from when I used to Post on the RAO Subic web site, on that site there was no reader feedback, except at beer joints, when someone would comment, but that was face to face, and if the comment was rude, […]
You can’t win
Since I’m one of the last few hundred smokers left on earth, and I still use a Zippo lighter, as I have since 1964. As a matter of fact, it’s the reason I smoke, the sound and smell of a Zippo is beyond compare. I have a collection of Zippo’s, more than a hundred I’ve […]