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JoeAmThe Philippines: Cowboys and Indians Ride Again
In penning my last blog, my brain stumbled across a great visual. I said something like: “The Philippines is a lawless land. Those with power are cowboys and those without power are Indians”. Striving for example, I said the Indians were the victims of massacres and the bodies floating down the Cagayan de Oro river … Continue reading
Here Comes de Judge
“Here come de Judge!” That is a line from an old American comedy, offered up by this black kid played by . . . um, who? I forget. I can’t even remember who played the Judge. My God, age is stupefying. “Here comes de judge” was also the name of my jeep in Viet Nam, … Continue reading
Going in Circles
This blog has become stuck. I find myself going over the same tracks regarding Philippine culture. It is a limit of my ambition, I suppose, that I don’t dig into new topics. There are several good sites that monitor important subjects such as the impeachment trial that do a better job of providing information than … Continue reading
Readers Get a Twofer
Some days the subject matter comes too fast. I could write two or three commentaries a day. Or more on good days like today. But people can only take so much of Joe Am before running screaming for the hills. I figure that is what happened to Paster Ernie, Proud Pinoy and Gabby D, who … Continue reading
The Macho Strut
Men all around the world do the macho strut. It is not unlike a peacock flaring his gorgeous tail and strutting his stuff. The grandest flourishes are in the bull rings where matadors spin their brilliant red capes and taunt and stab el toro in the neck with spears until he is dead. Or on … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 