5 Great Things about the 2018 NFL Divisional Round

The 2017-18 NFL conference championships put the Patriots vs. the Jaguars, and the Eagles vs. the Vikings. Here are five things that mildly thrilled me leading up to pro football’s “final four.” #1: Hooray for disrespected quarterbacks that beat the all-timers. New England’s Tom Brady is a no-brainer first-ballot Hall of Famer already. The other…

Lurv Work Shirts 4: Papa John’s

People have given me lots of spare clothes over the years. I’ve been employed at a number of places. I have frequented a lot of thrift shops and Goodwill stores and such. And, I am getting kinda old. This is the work shirt collection. WALGREENS   BURGER KING    FOOD LION    PAPA JOHN’S    

The Paperboy: Siomai & Friends Fries [chp. 3]

Impressions of an American visiting the Philippines… I knew I was a long way from home before I ever reached the Philippines. The last stop inbound, before arriving in Cebu’s airport, was in Japan. The bidets were in the men’s room and they caused me a double take. I had seen those before in a…

Provincial Coconut Concoction: Siomai and Friends Fries [chp 2]

Impressions of an American visiting the Philippines… A food van with big speakers woke me just before seven a.m., blasting an American pop song that I vaguely recognized from the 1990s. Kind of frat-boy spring break-feeling, like the band Sugar Ray, but not them… maybe. The van driver was selling fresh breads of all kinds,…

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Work Shirts 3: Food Lion

People have given me lots of spare clothes over the years. I’ve been employed at a number of places. I have frequented a lot of thrift shops and Goodwill stores and such. And, I am getting kinda old. This is the work shirt collection.   WALGREENS   BURGER KING    FOOD LION    Â