Nov 23, 2008
At my age of 76 years, I am 4 years past the mid-point of the 12-year cycle. Taoist beliefs contend that 12-year cycle points in life are marked by un...
Nov 22, 2008
Steve wrote an article the other day about listening. It inspired me to write this article about Thinking.I am learning so much in this advanced stage...
Nov 12, 2008
I have no doubt about the truth of global warming. I just wonder how much of this is part of the natural cycle of the earth. There have been several s...
Nov 10, 2008
Somewhere on the blog I saw an article which made reference to “an older car – a 1989 Buick”. That got me thinking about the cars in my life.In ...
Nov 8, 2008
I have come to realize that I am actually having a good time. Wait a minute! Imagine! All this time I thought that I was pretty miserable. Ignored, ma...
Nov 5, 2008
I wonder who it was that first said, "Life's a bitch, then you die"? You have to be old enough to appreciate that comment (I don't know how old you ha...
Nov 1, 2008
I wish you could come here to see the birds we live with on our property in Southern Mindanao. They are really wild, not used to human habitation, so ...
Oct 12, 2008
In countries where I’ve lived and worked, there were many unusual (from an American point of view) gastronomic features in each culture. In Vietnam,...
Oct 10, 2008
When the partition of India by the British Raj in 1948 occurred, it directly affected the Punjab, which was part of both India and West Pakistan (late...
Oct 9, 2008
Mindanao letterMy wife finally left me this morning. She and our youngest daughter Angelica got on a plane to Manila, arriving there shortly before no...