Habits, Discipline, Passion
The Real (?) JoeAm Teaches Discipline I don’t do resolutions. I do principles. This article overworks the pronoun “I”. This is brought on by the normal tendency to self-reflect as we migrate, or are dragged, one year to another. Please excuse the self-absorption. How does one rise to a higher plane of living, where one … Continue reading
Picture of the Year
There is nothing like a good list to get one’s juices stirred up. It’s great when there are winners or losers. It’s organized gossip. Like Time Magazine trying to filter a year of global acts down to one man. Boy howdy, Time takes it on the chin every year for the people the editors did not choose. … Continue reading
About Americans
Guest Article By Coco Villa American Cowboy Talking about Americans and American culture one can talk about different layers. A visible outer layer with things such as clothing, language, food, and housing. A middle level consisting of norms and values and beliefs in what is right and what is wrong. Deep inside is the core … Continue reading
Classmates and Achievement
Johnny Lin made a remark in a recent thread that focused on President Aquino’s membership in an Ateneo group called the “Fab Five”. The comment pertained to an Inquirer article that revealed that President Aquino appears to rely upon the counsel of his schoolmates working at the Palace over the counsel of his cabinet members.That … Continue reading
"That High Steppin’ Philippines!"
Did you ever see a drum major high steppin’ it? It is an authoritative prance, you know, walkin’ the showy walk of the star, the guy everyone watches for the twirlin’ and whistle blowing pomp and circumstance. Did you ever see films of those goose-steppin Nazis or the lock-unison stompin’ of North Korean armies, pounding … Continue reading