America- The Land of Broken Promises
We all know what is happening within the halls of government. Our elected officials are allowing politics and special interests to destroy the very fabric of the country. They blame social programs for the plight of the country when, in fact, it has nothing to do with any of these programs. For example,Social Security was a well funded program that would have been able to carry retiree's pensions for the next couple hundred years. But, now, it operates on the "IOUs" that the Government issued for decades while robbing the fund of all its money. I am mad. I served the country that I love for 21 years. I endured low pay, hardship assignments and even being wounded. I ask … [Read More...]
High School Graduation
Last Friday, my oldest son graduated from high school. I waited this long because it is tough for me to think and write about the subject. I attended his graduation ceremony with mixed emotions. I was happy to be a part of the joy and pride that he had in his accomplishments. I was, also, sad to see that the time with him had rushed by so quickly. I was proud that he had over-come all the obstacles and challenges that school and life, in general, had thrown his way and I am, now, concerned and worried about the world he will have to face after college. I know that my son has faced many "demons" both real and imagined over the years. Most of those demons were created within … [Read More...]
Alfa Romeo…A Great Love Story
If a man is lucky, he will experience three great loves in his lifetime, First, is the love of a great women and I have been lucky to have and still experience that love. The second is the love of wonderful children. Again, I have been and continue to be blessed with wonderful children. The last is the love of a great car. I experienced that once in my life with a 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTV. It was late 1966 and I had been living in Germany for more than 4 years. At the time, I owned a 1966 Volkswagen 1600 Fastback. It was a great looking car (shiny red with white interior) but it just didn't have the "punch" for the autobahns (super highways). Driving on the autobahns in Germany meant … [Read More...]
A Hard Lesson
For a very long time, I have not posted on this blog. The reasons were many, mainly health and family issues. Yes, if I am totally honest, a general laziness, also, on my part. Blogging, to be successful, must be a habit. To be fair with your followers, you must show them a schedule of posting that they can rely on. I did not do that. So, for that failure, I must start all over again. As a reward for not "minding the store" at this blog, it was high-jacked. Yes, back during the months of December 2010 and January 2011, the blog was attacked (among many other websites) at my hosting company in the United States. My hosting company can not be totally blamed as almost all hosting … [Read More...]
If I Was Tiger Woods
I, as many of you, have watched the on-going situation in Tiger Wood's life. First, I would agree that Tiger brought the situation on himself. Second, I feel sorry for his wife, children and mother as they are the silent victims. I feel no sorrow whatsoever for the numerous women who involved themselves in his private life. My final opinion is they were there for the final "pay-out" - fame and fortune. Before I continue with my plan for Tiger, there has to be an assumption made that he still loves his wife and children and truly wants to save his marriage. Another assumption must be that his wife loves him (for the right reasons) and wants to save the marriage also. Assuming … [Read More...]
IX Web Hosting
I guess it is no secret that I have not posted in almost two months. I had been on the sidelines due to medical problems. Wanting to get back into the swing of things; Friday, I started to update different things on this blog. One of the things I needed to do was update the blogging platform (WordPress). Somewhere along the way, different "things" started to get out of order. I decided that I would try and "roll back" the blog to where it was before I started to mess it up. Well, that made matters worse. Having not back-upped the blog (yes, I am not that tech-oriented), I figured that I might have to remove the current blog and start all over again. Around 10pm, I thought that … [Read More...]
A True Filipino Role Model
In my last post, I said that the Philippines needed a role model that was not a boxer. I stated that a true role model should come out of the education sector. Well, my wish was fulfilled this past weekend. A young educator from Manila by the name of Efren Penaflorida was voted the 20090 "Hero of the Year" by CNN Worldwide News Corporation. Here is an except from the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper: For his innovative pushcart classroom, Filipino educator Efren Penaflorida has been awarded by CNN as CNN 2009 Hero of the Year. In a previous interview, Penaflorida said he will continue holding weekly lessons and hopes that it will encourage other people to lend time to help … [Read More...]
Search for a Filipino Role Model
"We get discriminated against and it is taken against us if we mispronounce a word, but the victory of Manny showed to the world we are equal to them and if we try harder, even better than them," Greg Cruz, a call center agent from Marikina City, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer, as he emerged from the Araneta Coliseum where more than 18,000 people watched the fight live, through a 30-foot screen installed to cover the four angles of the dome. Nelson Aves, 31, another call center agent, echoed Cruz statement and added, "Now they cannot put down our race, Manny has raised it. His hard work and victory should serve as an inspiration." Aves said he has been at the receiving end of … [Read More...]
Upgrading to Windows 7 Overseas
I am really confused.... I am considering a purchase of a new computer in the near future. Right now, here in the Philippines, you can not find a computer being sold with the new Microsoft operating system Windows 7. Instead, they all carry Microsoft Vista or even the older operating system Windows XP. As I understand from my readings of different news articles, if I was to purchase a new computer with Microsoft Vista installed or I purchase a separate copy of Microsoft Vista, I would be entitled to a free upgrade. Now, I know that if I was in the United States, it would be a very simple matter but overseas the issue gets "murky" at best. My question is this: Where would one … [Read More...]
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