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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Kenneth Gentry, and some others that he uses as proxies, have been attacking Gary DeMar publicly (much of it on Facebook) since 2023 about the three questions controversy. Gentry and others have been alleging that DeMar is a closet full preterist. (More on full Preterism later.) In their minds, that makes DeMar a heretic and…
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Mike Lindell is better known as the “My Pillow Guy” CEO. He was a very successful businessman. Sadly, in his later years of his life, Lindell has turned into a conspiracy theorist. He was one of the ring leaders of Donald Trump’s “the election was rigged” in 2020. Full stop, I believe there were shenanigans…
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Blogger’s Note: This is a commentary with info not believed by this blog, it’s speculation only. For those who didn’t follow the news, Mangioni was charged with killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. It was an interesting reaction from all corners of the US. There was shock as the killing happening in broad daylight, and…
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The church that I am attending began a book of the month club this summer. This month’s installment is What is the Gospel? By Greg Gilbert. The book is only 8 chapters. Much of it is very good and I have no complaints but chapters 6 & 7—which are built on each other—are simply cringe…
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I paid money to see a local attorney about the pit bull killing my dog. They took a pass on any intervention. Ditto with the local police. The pit bull must either attack a human or kill two more animals—along with people filing police reports—or nothing will happen. I was advised to work things out…
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In his book, The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli famously said that justice cannot be had without money. The same can be said about Attorney Mario and the legal system that he navigates. Pesos (expended by me) yields progress. The annulment process for my girlfriend has finally taken a leap forward as measured by every metric that…
