The photo came with the article written by Benjamin Pimentel in the Philippine Daily Inquirer I was supposed to write about other things today, but a friend’s article published in the website of a major daily prompted me to set those other things aside for this memory. The article was about “An achingly beautiful song … Continue reading A song from the past
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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
On the road 