This is just a short post to feature photos from pre-pandemic times when people could go out and share a drink and stories. As Covid restrictions ease, we're feeling the urge to go back to normal, new normal or next normal, whatever it will be called. But we can't quite do that with Covid at … Continue reading Memories
Collecting souvenirs
Photo by Michael Macgregor on a postcard purchased from a souvenir shop in Fort Augustus, Scotland. Long before external hard drives, digital cameras and smartphones, there was the Onoffree album. Those of us of a certain age, time, and place might remember it-- the holder of memorable photographs developed from precious film, pictures neatly arranged … Continue reading Collecting souvenirs
Countdown to 60
Today I start a series of posts on turning a year older. And I’ll be calling the series 60 going on 40. Yes, I’ll be 60 in 18 weeks and I don’t feel it. In fact, I feel the same way I did in my late 30s. Even years later in my 40s and beyond, … Continue reading Countdown to 60
Review: White Lady, Black Christ
I recently purchased the book White Lady Black Christ by Charlson Ong after reading glowing reviews in a local paper. The author is a Filipino-Chinese writer who had penned three other novels, and although I had heard his name before, I had never read him. This time around, the reviews piqued my curiosity and prompted … Continue reading Review: White Lady, Black Christ
Traveling light
Because I finally decided to create the blog, I have unearthed some notes and pictures I collected over the past two years which were meant to be blog content. The writings are few; some found their way to my Facebook page, while others are unfinished and unprocessed thoughts. There are lessons here somewhere, so do … Continue reading Traveling light
My blog’s origin story
The story I’m about to tell is the reason for this blog. It happened more than two years ago, on the first day of 2019, a good time to be talking about beginnings and journeys. But I'm sharing it now in 2021 as a metaphor for the pandemic times we live in. B and I … Continue reading My blog’s origin story
On the road 