I Got Them Down and Dirty Rice Pickin’ Filipino Blues

Culture is where you find it, and in the United States, there is a deep and rich legacy of black America originating in slave camps in the Southeastern states in the 1800’s, spreading across the nation in gospel songs, gathering in a few big cities where the guitar strummin’, banjo pickin’ masters of music, free … Continue reading

Rating President Aquino: Part II

In the first article that brainstormed a method for rating President Aquino, I proposed seven areas of job performance that can be scored and summed to reach a total score. Link to article. The job performance functions are: Presentation Global engagement Infrastructure Health and security Wealth building Social cohesion Timeline architecture In this article I’ll … Continue reading

A Brainstorming Blog: Scoring the President

I’ve been working on a way to counter the arguments of the 100 percenters, the people who believe that if you support President Aquino on one thing, you are a “yellow-tard” who follows the President around singing his praises. Or, the opposite. If you criticize him you are disloyal to the Philippines. I’ve found that … Continue reading

Sexy Songs that Broke Barriers: A Short Playlist

I was reflecting on women the other night, as I have been inclined to do since the age of 12, sometimes obsessively, sometimes regretfully, often hornily, once in a while angrily.  I enjoyed the dialogue that broke forth from the blog the other day about Filipinas and the men they attach to. 1DC asked why … Continue reading

Morality Police

I see where Egyptian courts, under the influence of conservative Islamic law, are jailing a popular comedic actor for portraying roles deemed an insult to Islam. Artists in the country and film producers are aghast. And journalists and writers and cartoonists and anyone else who believes in the freedom to cast ideas into the big … Continue reading