Blogging for Donuts
Remind you of anyone in particular? The Philippines rises,the priests object.The state is run by good men,the priests condemn them.This is a time warp, a reason warp. It is Jose Rizal logic, to execute the best to preserve the dogma of the past.Post MortemIf you feel as I do, you are experiencing genuine pride in … Continue reading
Ellen Tordesillas Goes Anti
Even good friends occasionally need a whack upside the head. Ellen Tordesillas is actually not my friend. I don’t know her. Never met her. But she is a blogging colleague, sincere in her work, pro-Philippines day and night. Her heart is good. She writes about opera and the passing of good people. I read her … Continue reading
Mariano, the Accidental Artist
Perhaps this is an unfair blog. Perhaps it is not right to select out one contributor to the discussion threads at The Society of Honorand parse his work. But I intend neither to condemn nor idolize, complain nor advise, admire nor despair. Well, maybe some admire. Mariano Renato, or MarianoRenatoPacifico, or Renato Pacifico, or any … Continue reading
Bemoan or Build; a Choice
I’ve noticed there is a natural drive toward negativity in most blogging commentaries. We editors and commenters all seem to drift inexorably toward the anti-agenda of complaint and criticism. Even this blog, this editor. I was smacked upside the head about this in reading a fine testimonial to Kim Henares by Filomeno S. Sta Ana … Continue reading
Now THAT was a blog! And Wheelchairs!
Today is a twofer. One comment on blogging, one on wheelchair jokes. Blogging I think different bloggers have different ideas of what a blog is supposed to be about. Here are some of the conceptual approaches I see in the blogging world: A blogger who says: “I’m the technical professional here and will honor … Continue reading