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JoeAmWaving the White Flag of Subservience on Independence Day
It struck me today that the Philippines is not a bold nation in the sense that it flies majestically high on grand ideals. Oh, yes, I know Filipinos are bold, but more inclined toward a reckless kind of bold, like staging coups or shooting people or marching in the street. It is the kind of … Continue reading
Philippine Tribes and that Aquino Fellow
I remember as a kid going to my town’s “Harvest Festival”, generally held the last week of August, just before we packed off for a new school year, which in the U.S. starts in early September. The festival was great fun. They’d block off Main Street in town and the carnival people would come in … Continue reading
Where can I get a big-ass Chinese hat around here?
I muse about my disappearing act here. It is natural to want to explain why I took some time away from the keyboard. But I resist doing that and therein we have the subject of this blog. It is common to the human condition, and to Filipinos for sure, to want others to see us … Continue reading
JoeAm takes a pause . . .
Slight reconstruction underway. In the meantime . . . Aim high. Shoot straight. Read lots. Laugh well.
"Bloviating Ignorami", the Game
George Will, respected conservative newspaper columnist in the United States, coined a descriptor the other day that will live in infamy. He called “The Donald”, that is, Donald Trump, U.S. real estate, gambling and entertainment tycoon, a “bloviating ignoramus”. Well, I have a reasonably large vocabulary, but the term “bloviating” was new to me. I … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 