Monthly Archives: March 2025

If you’ve been reading the news lately (if you haven’t I don’t blame you) you know there’s been a bit of “controversy” over the choices to fill cabinet positions and other high-level government jobs. The interviews before congress has left … Continue reading →

Many, many years ago I was TDY to help open a diplomatic facility in a really remote part of the world. It was probably only my third or fourth trip outside the United States and it was by far the … Continue reading →

The news lately has brought back a number of memories of various “foreigners” that I’ve had dealings with over the years. Some I’ve been able to help and others, for one reason or another, I couldn’t. One incident I’ll never … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned here before that the last year we lived in Manilla, we moved into a house. We previously lived in an old apartment building in the older part of town. But we needed to move because an earthquake damaged … Continue reading →

A few  weeks ago a friend borrowed one of the books with my blog entries that my daughter had printed, and when she returned it, she was curious about one entry that mentioned the Jivaro tribe in South America that … Continue reading →

I really like rice.When I was growing up in Oklahoma, I don’t ever remember having rice — Maysville, Oklahoma was the land of “meat and potatoes.” I guess my taste for rice developed because in a lot of the countries … Continue reading →

Today is St. Patrick’s Day. We always celebrated St. Patrick’s day, but this is the second St. Patrick’s Day without Claire — no corned beef and cabbage or green beer today. It appears that celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, or any … Continue reading →

It seems like chickens have been making the news a lot lately. You can hardly read a newspaper or watch the news without at least one story, or more, being about bird flu or the price of eggs. I guess … Continue reading →

I went to a new restaurant yesterday — called Biscuit World. Their entire menu is is made up of biscuit dishes. I guess it’s a small “chain” — there are a number of them, but this is the first in … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading a book about Theodore Roosevelt. Here’s a quote by him from the book: “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children … Continue reading →