We have come together not because of blood, but because we share bonds of a common outlook on life…
Read MoreThere is a custom in the Philippines. When it is your birthday, you are expected to throw a party for everybody at your expense. So, on my birthday, I leave the country…
Read MoreThe meal is comforting but a little bittersweet, since the usual suspects aren’t around the dining room table tonight for this adventure with my Lola’s written recipes. The food just didn’t seem as complete without my Lola hovering over us to see if we’ve gotten enough sauce over our rice mounds…
Read MoreSo, in the end, I’m alone. Although I have no intimate relationships with anybody at the moment, I find that I don’t particularly miss that. I’d rather be alone than settle for less than what I feel that I deserve...
Read More“You know he does porn. The gay type.” It just screamed in italics. My once best friend (from Guam) hissed into my ear at our high school reunion…
Read MoreMy perceptions on sex have been hammered and scratched and polished. Although I still admit to catching myself admiring ankles from time to time…
Read MoreI think the crux of this article is that my background as a TCK led me to never worry too much about the specific job I was doing. As long as it was somewhat in my area, and in a place I could live with — even if I wasn’t an expert I figured I could always learn...
Read MoreWhen that kind of visual programming is pervasive, and generations grow up watching that kind of trash on a nightly basis, is it any surprise when these countries have fairly high domestic violence rates?
Read MoreBefore we go down the rabbit hole together, let’s find a commonality. How about chocolate?...
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