Real Confidence, and Where to Find It

Money you can count. Confidence you can’t. I’m no shrink. Just poppin’ off some ideas, you know? Confidence does not seem to be an emotion, exactly. But it is a feeling. That’s weird, eh? Lack of confidence generates emotions. Like fear or anxiety. It is a pit that often grows into depression or despair. My … Continue reading

The Peace Fleet

Chinese warships are cruising off Palawan protecting their poaching fleet as it steals bounty from the Philippine seas. The Chinese are also lodged firmly on rocks just off Luzon, chasing Filipino fishermen away and caring not one bit if Filipino families starve. The reality is the reality, the Chinese are behaving thuggishly, and the Philippine … Continue reading

Punch Line

It’s the weekend, and it is time to rest from the drama of the escapades emanating from Taiwan and COMELEC and the Senate. It is time for a little fun. If you ever check the right column of the blog, you will find assorted information there, including notes from JoeAm. Well, Joltin’ Joe started out to spin … Continue reading

War in Peace

Cocoy at Pro-Pinoy wrote  an interesting article a couple of weeks ago that explained how Taiwanese harassment of Philippine internet sites represents a clear vulnerability to Philippine defense. We know that cyber-warfare is here, even during peace. The Chinese have a military unit in Shanghai that is prowling the world looking for information. China may … Continue reading

“The Sky is Filling! The Sky is Filling!”

It seems to me that the 78,000 people who have applied to Mars One to be the first colonizers of the Red Planet are both brave and smart. It is time to get off this failing orb. Chicken Little and his friends Turkey Lurky and Lucky Ducky were correct to panic, but for the wrong … Continue reading