Author Archives: Philip

Christchurch

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Philip

Thirteen days ago Christchurch had a massive 6.3 “aftershock” earthquake. If you keep up with me at all, you’ve probably seen my talking about it on the web already. You may have heard about it in the news as well. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the President’s Speech

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Philip

President Barack Obama has grayer hair than he used to have. I was watching his speech at the memorial service of the Tuscon, Arizona shooting with my temporary roommates and we all remarked on it. It would be interesting to … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Ten

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Philip

In 2010 I didn’t live in, or visit, New Zealand. Since my first trip in 2002, I have been there for a least part of the year five out of the last eight years. However, I did do a bit … Continue reading →

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Pascal

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Philip

If “[t]he sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room” (Pascal) I don’t know if I want to be happy: because I want to keep traveling. I can’t imagine contentedness equalling … Continue reading →

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Watch My Computer

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Philip

“Excuse me, could you watch my computer for me?” “Sure thing.” I watched as she walked from her window-side seat to the restroom on the other side of the coffee shop and glanced at her laptop sitting on the small … Continue reading →

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Travel Tips

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Philip

This is something I’ve been meaning to do for quite some time. I actually had a bunch of it written while I was in Mongolia, but it was saved on my iPod which crashed. At the beginning of the summer I … Continue reading →

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Decisions

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Philip

Big decisions are curious things. I have one; I find it odd. They take a long time to decide, they are hard to make. But hard decisions are always good ones, right? Think about it, the only decisions that are … Continue reading →

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Choices 2010

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Philip

As so often happens when I travel, opportunities arise for me to choose from and decide about. This tour is the same. I have a few options ahead of me that require both careful thought and prayer. I don’t like … Continue reading →

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Coming Travel Tips

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Philip

Along with losing two posts of stories of my time here in the Philippines when my iPod gave me issues, I found out I also lost a long page I was preparing of travel tips to help myself and others … Continue reading →

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Philippines Update

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Philip

Well, I had two updates and stories about my first week and a half written on my iPod Touch when my blog application decided to fail me so I think I’ve lost them. Without my computer or a decent Internet … Continue reading →

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