The End of the Beginning

This is the last Society of Honor blog for 2012. I would like to thank some people. This is the year when the Society of Honor by Joe Americaended its vanity period and began to have some influence in the Philippines. Articles penned here during 2012 were picked up by two mainstream newspaper columnists for … Continue reading

Habits, Discipline, Passion

The Real (?) JoeAm Teaches Discipline I don’t do resolutions. I do principles. This article overworks the pronoun “I”. This is brought on by the normal tendency to self-reflect as we migrate, or are dragged, one year to another. Please excuse the self-absorption. How does one rise to a higher plane of living, where one … Continue reading

How America Gave Us RH and the Church

This picture has nothing to do with anything.It’s just a good picture. I hear the harsh words of the Catholic Church toward President Aquino and Secretary  Roxas about their backing of the RH Bill. It rings as a mocking echo of the anger the Church felt toward Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal in 1886.  … Continue reading

Picture of the Year

There is nothing like a good list to get one’s juices stirred up. It’s great when there are winners or losers. It’s organized gossip. Like Time Magazine trying to filter a year of global acts down to one man. Boy howdy, Time takes it on the chin every year for the people the editors did not choose.  … Continue reading

Ambrose Bierce: The Letter P

The real Ambrose Bierce? Our good friend Edgar Lores has reminded us of the import of the letter P. Indeed, the letter P is one we would have a hard time doing without. Here are some excerPts from “The Devil’s Dictionary” by our long-gone whacko American friend Ambrose Bierce.  If the words dance unintelligibly on … Continue reading