I’ve decided to start following the NFL again I just can’t decide who is my favorite team I stopped watching NFL football in the late 80s. I even stopped following it altogether. I know nothing about the current players or which teams are good (mostly). I hear about players and teams, but I just don’t […]
A tale of two expats
I returned to the United States 10 months ago An expat friend of mine just visited the States My friend, John, and I both lived in the Philippines. We knew each other online for many years and met once when John and his family visited us in Davao some years back. John is a good […]
Walmart Order Fiasco
Last week I placed an order on Walmart.com After 8 days it still is not here! Last Thursday, November 7, we needed a few things, one of which was not available at our local Walmart Store. I decided to just order it from Walmart.com and have it delivered to the house. When I placed my […]
eCommerce Deliveries
Which Company has the best shipping? Amazon vs. Walmart.com Back when we first moved back to the States, I ordered a lot of what we needed through eCommerce. The reason was that at that time we did not have a car! I was on foot, and walking to the store was a bit of a […]
Nine Months In
I’ve been living back in the States for 9 months Where do things stand? After living for nearly 2 decades in the Philippines, I arrived back in the USA on January 17, 2019 along with my wife and one of my sons. The other two sons had already been living in the States before we […]
Reverse Culture Shock
I was expecting reverse culture shock It didn’t happen, until… About a year ago when Feyma and I decided that we would move back to the United States, she told me that I might have a hard time adjusting to life in the USA, after being gone for so long. We were not overly worried […]