For his first public appearance since stepping down from the presidency, Citizen P-Noy chose, of all days, Sept. 23, a Friday, the worst day for traffic, and, as was to happen, a day of rain and floods.
Had a pleasant, uneventful flight from Atlanta to Nevada last Sunday night. It was cloudy and raining when we took off, but it improved as we gained altitude. I have often wondered why the pilot needs to tell us how high we are flying. For me it is too much information. “I don’t care how high,” my heart says. “Just get me there.
MONUMENTO—that’s where the story of my hometown begins and ends for me. It was the true north of my own commuter compass, the point from which I sallied forth abroad—to college, to work, to fancied destinations—and to which I referred back on my homecoming.
Your mantra for the week: “My receiving comes from all my giving, forgiving and thanksgiving.”
An old friend called me late at night, all hot and bothered. She had overdosed (her words) on news about the US presidential candidates and their intrigues, “and as if that was not enough, someone sent me the latest from Manila.” What now?
AS WE get on further into seniorhood, my husband and I seem to be developing an eye for little blessings that are ours for the taking. Indeed, nothing offered in our area passes our notice. But these blessings don’t come without effort, or some risks, on the part of the claimant.
THE Republican National Convention opened early this week under almost chaotic circumstances. There was pandemonium and cries of dismay after an “Aye”-“Nay” vote was taken about changing the rules.
“YES, IT’S funny,” C. B. Garrucho, the pretty Peta president, herself admits.
DID YOU know I was a teacher once upon a long time? I taught college Spanish although English was my major. I was in the faculty of Far Eastern University (FEU).
Hello from Atlanta. This is beautiful country. But in the summer it gets hot. Right now the temperature is in the mid to high 90s and continues to soar. They don’t call it Hotlanta for nothing.
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