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It has been a VERY long turnaround! (turnaround = a term for when oil refineries or chemical plants will shut down to perform repairs or upgrades.) 2 weeks ago as I was heading out to work a bad combination

It slips by us almost unnoticed in it's passing We can barely feel it as it ticks away Then one day in a mirror we are asking When did this hair turn brittle and grey We set clocks to help us watch it

I was surprised and VERY excited today when I received an honorable mention in @hopehuggs poetry contest. as an honorable mention I was awarded 5 SBD which was super cool because it was not even stated

I am sorry for a lack of my daily posts recently. Unfortunately I was running out of funds and had to go back to Industrial Electrical work. The job I'm on is 7 -12 hour days for the next 4-5 weeks. I

If you have ever been to Manila then you know that getting around town can be a hassle. Traffic is horrible, the MRT is always packed and did I mention that traffic is HORRIBLE!!! The fact still remains

I don't know about you but for music is an essential part of my daily life. Sometimes I enjoy kicking back to the classic sounds of the big band era crooners, rock and roll, blues, jazz, R&B, soul,

For travel tip #2 we will discuss the need to carry toilet paper on your person at all times while adventuring in the philippines. It is actually very common to have tissue with you anyway so you will

Here is a poem that I wrote before I left this past April To go marry my beautiful wife! I have never considered myself the best of poets but I do enjoy writing a rhyme now and then. I hope you enjoy!

A while back I made some videos discussing some travel tips. Mostly they are focused around international travel from the US to the Philippines. However, most of them are good tips for traveling anywhere.

Stars Danced in your beautiful eyes The night of our first meeting It sill seems like only yesterday But at the time of our first greeting My heart was full of butterflies I tried to sound sincere and

During my Philippines trip this Past April - May we were able to see some beautiful places. Our wedding was in Dipolog City which was where we naturally spent the most time. However, we were able to also

Many years ago now (2009). I decided to design a modern day family crest for myself. After hours of research on the crest of my family name and the meaning of the different symbols that could be found

I received an invitation from AMC theaters to attend an advance screening of Transformers: The Last Knight. The first few minutes of the review are spoiler free. However, I do get into spoiler territory

I have been seeing these two tags floating around the photography section for a few days. No more will I sit Idly by :P So for this #colorchallenge / #useeisee entry I will share a photo of my Father.

This will be the last entry about our honeymoon trip. Needless to say we had a GREAT time at a place called Hannah's Beach Resort. It is located at the northern most part of Luzon Island (which is the

Pugudpud was such a beautiful place! We spent 5 days there at Hannah's Beach resort enjoying the many activities available. That is for the next video though. Today's video will take you on a tour of the

When I started posting about a week ago. One of the first thing that I tried to do was update my Avatar. I tried multiple times to use a URL from Facebook and Instagram since those were the most used of

Let's review: Here I tell you about meeting and marrying my dream girl. Here I tell you about Pat 1 of our honeymoon trip in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Now that you are caught up to date I

There was a time that taking pictures was a passion for me. I was never the best at it but I enjoyed it immensely. As a teenager my Pentax K-1000 was my friend. I can still remember how exciting it was

If you read my previous Blog: Them you are aware that this past May I was able to Marry the woman of my dreams!!! So now I will start sharing with you our honeymoon trip which took us to Ilocos Norte,