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 →

Filed under Humor/Satire

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 →

Filed under China, Foreign Affairs and Defense

“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 →

Filed under Ecology/Global Warming

The Taiwan Tango

It takes two to tango and Taiwan is finding the Philippines won’t dance. Well, that’s wrong, as of yesterday. The Philippines has agreed to a version of the Texas Two-Step, which involves shuffling about the floor in unison whilst not embracing. The investigative bodies of the two nations will conduct parallel investigations, but not a … Continue reading →

Filed under China, Foreign Affairs and Defense

What Is YOUR Goal?

It struck me as I was calming down from another case of my wife’s clock ticking to a different beat than my own that our cultural values are hard-wired into our behavior mechanisms. After all, she and I have had this same situation arise time and time again. I consider the clock to be a … Continue reading →

Filed under Culture and Arts, Economy