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JoeAmGet Real Post: the Edge of Extremism
I visit the Get Real Post (“GRP”) blogsite from time to time, more lately than before. There exists a certain arrogance of bearing there that is bothersome, but a lot of the articles are pertinent to what interests me: the Philippines and the ways of its institutions and citizenry. The site is fresh and current, … Continue reading
Killer Dog
We got our dog yesterday, a German Sheppard puppy, two months old. It’s parents are big, its feet are big, and it is already bigger than many of the local dogs. The dog’s name is Shaq. He can already intimidate people, standing his ground and barking. He doesn’t back up. He’s mastered the command “sit” … Continue reading
The Philippines: A Nation with One Foot on the Brake
This slipped out of my cranium the other day, and it is bugging me. It describes a characteristic of a great many Filipinos: ” It is strange that the strengths that are important to generating wealth are the ones that are torn down by those who can’t acquire those strengths. “ The comment “backward nation” is … Continue reading
The Proof is in the Chief Justice’s Pudding
I have come up with a judgment on Chief Justice Corona ahead of the Senate. It is in the best interest of the nation that he not continue as Chief Justice. If conviction is required to make him see this light, then conviction it needs to be. Impeachment is a political process, a part of … Continue reading
The Chicken Eating Snake
My yard has an ecology and it is not kind. Our home sits on a long, easy slope, closer to the mountains than the city. It is surrounded by terraced rice fields but some of the land has been abandoned. So it has the typical collection of trees and vines and exotic plants that probably … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 