Apple rolled-out their new phones and tablets today. It’s clear that they’re missing Steve Jobs because their stuff today was boring, old, and overpriced. Both the phone and tablet announced today, are lower in specifications than existing products already offered or announced by Microsoft. Oh, on the new Apple tablet demoed today, they were using…
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Another Trip Update for October 28th
This week I attended Freegen Church in Lapu Lapu. This is my girl’s old church. This was our second visit this month. I was wearing a prominent colored shirt and made a short video of the praise music which I later posted on Facebook. Yesterday, I found out that the photo collage that went on…
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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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My first hotel experience in Lapu Lapu City was the Crown Regency Hotel. I will be comparing it, in part, with my visit last year. The Crown Regency is an older hotel along a main road in Lapu Lapu City. Per the elevator buttons, it has ten floors. It has a small swimming pool 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…
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Title is self-explanatory. Seventy-some-odd people ran for governor, about eight were actually qualified. When I say qualified, I don’t mean that they are a resident, meet age requirements etc. Here is what I mean. Bottom line: run for an office you think you can win. As mentioned earlier, a gubernatorial campaign will cost you 40-50…
