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Thursday, December 26, 2024

My Life As Art

Sleepless in Tulle

AFTER my 10K run in the city on the Saturday before last, we decided to drive back to Dumangas. It was too early to spend...

Roxas City experience

ON A FRIDAY morning, I rushed to Roxas City to get a photo for a story I was writing. I called it the ā€œmoney shotā€...

The distance runner, Part 2

RUNNING clears my mind. It also allows for inspiration to come. I mean, once my mind is empty, it is once again open for new ideas. *** Many...

The distance runner, Part 1

WEDNESDAY, May 17, as I write this. Earlier this morning, I woke up at 5 am to run the 11.8 kms from Dumangas Plaza to...

No fear

I DONā€™T know how many times Iā€™ve written about my simple joys. But these days, itā€™s all about coffee, coffee talks, my iPhone camera, and...

My day, my story

I THINK that the feature on Facebook is called MyDay.  Or MyStory. It doesnā€™t matter to me. I donā€™t often use it. But when I use it, I...

How I got here

ITā€™S MAY 9, 9:51am. Iā€™m on the verandah of my ancestral home, PRIMA CT, with a view of the public market under construction. Thereā€™s a T-intersection...

Dogs, books, sleeping arrangementsĀ 

WE HAD to give Bailey, the cocker spaniel, away. Dear spouse had a late-life allergy to fur and dog dander. That made me breathe easier. Because I...

Books, Guimaras, cottages

I COULD have bought the books at BookSale, that haven of previously owned books. Although I really shouldnā€™t be buying any more books. Instead, I bought...

Peterā€™s Prize new deadline

I DONā€™T normally like to extend deadlines. I put a great thought about how I schedule things. But some things are beyond my control. Or, I want...