I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
Read moreWas it really too much too soon for President Obama to win the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize? There were 205 nominations and the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee chose to give the prize to a president whose presidency is just few months old. What has Obama done to deserve the award?…
Read moreIs there really water on the moon? NASA will soon have answers as the world awaits for the historic event that will happen tomorrow, October 9, 2009. NASA will bomb the moon to see what is underneath the lunar surface. You can be part of the big blasting event (LCROSS…
Read moreGrab a copy of The Peg Leg Update volume 1, issue 2 from few locations in Brookings. If you haven’t read the first issue, you should. The Peg Leg Update second issue has improved a lot compared to the first print. The inside layout gives more good-looking pages, presented in…
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I am blessed to have the best friends in the world. I find consolation, boosting support and cheer when I am with them. Proof: they helped me the countless times I fell, cheered for me when they saw me about to quit and pushed me to the limit so I…
Read moreOh my gully! Poor Philippines. My country ranks 105 (out of 182 countries) in the just released 2009 rankings of the UN Human Development Index (HDI). The report shows the Philippines down by 15 spots from 90 in the 2007/2008 rankings. Norway dethrones Iceland moving up from no. 2 to…
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I am re-posting this piece — one of the longest articles I have written. Would I sigh for more? “Mi pozo parece agua lluvia (My well water tastes like rain water)”, remarked grandma who had her artesian well on our backyard dug when I was still 6. February 11, 1980,…
Read moreAre you among the world’s best lovers? OnePoll.com conducted a poll of 15,000 women from 20 countries asking them to rate nations on the ability of their men in bed and to give reasons for their answers. Who are the world’s worst lovers? Results of the poll showed that the…
Read moreNo, I did not originally come up with the title. There is a team from Kansas State University Geography Department that mapped the 7 Deadly Sins across America, by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust). See where South Dakota is on the map. Are South…
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