This post discusses illness and medical practice in the Philippines. I have three health things that I’ve been juggling on this trip, food borne illness, a lousy cold, and some wonderful tropical “crud” that has attacked my skin. Today I finally got the “all clear” from the doctor; no pneumonia. My cold is getting better…
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Review: Palermo Restaurant
Palermo has been around for forever in my hometown. I never think about it when it comes to Italian food, even though I have been there 3 times prior. It is a family-owned restaurant that clams to make Italian food from scratch. Let’s get to the review! Blogger Note: on this trip we were in…
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I told my girl that I wanted a burger and a beer. I’m not much of a drinker but it just sounded good. We hopped in the car and drove for about 20 minutes to somewhere I’d never been before. We parked next to a McDonald’s—not a good omen—and then went for a walk. We…
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I’m about ten days into this trip. Here are a few observations thus far. Getting a visa extension to stay here was easy. The hardest part was the demand that payment be made in cash. The cost was just north of 4,000 pesos ($66). I needed to complete a form, pay a fee, and then…
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The Ukraine-Russia war/conflict/invasion/special operation, choose your description, it sucks. Innocent folks are being killed, towns being leveled, young people being conscripted/sent forcibly into battle. It’s not a fun thing to write about. We here at the blog have an opinion of this war that will anger most who support Ukraine, specifically NATO and the EU…
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Yep. There may be such a thing as coincidence but … whether related to the afore mentioned storm, I will let you decide. Yesterday, I took the wife to the County Clerk’s Office, and we registered to vote. A recent law went into effect in Idaho that prohibits anyone from registering to vote unless the…
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You may be confused by the title of this blog, and you should be. William pointed out in his most recent writing that most in CA love big government; specifically, being told what to do by government. However, what if they knew the government was guaranteeing loans to business owners who are already successful? Enter…
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Photo above is Rusty Rex and our storage shed. Yep, the wife and I have been busy finishing our house in North Idaho. (Don’t say “Northern” just “North”.) Right now, it’s mostly livable, except the stove is not operational yet. The glass for the shower will be here in early September. The cabinet guys will…
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How is it Donald J Trump is at almost 50% in the polling for the GOP primary? He has been indicted at least 3 times, and it sounds like more are coming. He “led” the January 6th revolt. In additional to many other things folks should find repulsive….so how is he winning by such a…
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I have to admit I’m stunned, I liked Ron (DeSantis) a lot. I thought he would run away with the nomination. He is a popular Florida Governor, swing state, speaks both English and Spanish. He is now the incredible shrinking candidate. Similar to Scott Walker 8 years ago he will go from favorite to also…
