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JoeAmGoing 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
Mormon Extremists
One of the top U.S. presidential candidates, Mitt Romney, is a Mormon. Mormonism is considered by some students of religion to be one of the four Abrahamic faiths, along with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Like Islam, Mormons view the Old and New Testaments as sacred texts, but not the final divine word. Mormon Prophet Joseph … Continue reading
Heroes, Pride and Seamen
I see President Aquino has joined the chorus of praise for Filipino crew members who helped rescue passengers from a sinking cruise ship. Several hundred crew members were Filipino and, unlike the captain of the boat, they apparently did not abandon ship and leave the 4,000 passengers to their own misery. They stayed on the … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 