Article List

Article List This is a list of all the articles, in reverse chronological order.

Modern Appliances of All Sorts - How Many of Them Do We Really Need? (June 15, 2020)
United States Military Websites - No One Can Hack Into Some of Them (May 22, 2020)
My Custom CMS Could Be Interesting to at Least a Few Web Developers (May 9, 2020)
How to Call Mobile Phones in the Philippines from the United States (April 16, 2020)
Phone Numbers Will Someday Be As Extinct As Dinosaurs (April 15, 2020)
The Origin of the Chinese Coronavirus (COVID-19) (April 14, 2020)
External Data Storage Solutions for Laptop Computers and Smartphones (April 11, 2020)
Killing Time When There’s No Place to Go (April 3, 2020)
The Great Coronavirus Zombie Apocalypse of 2020 (March 19, 2020)
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is Bringing Out Bad Behavior in People (March 12, 2020)
Lower Bad Cholesterol, Lose Weight and Live Longer (March 9, 2020)
President Donald Trump’s Accomplishments, from 2017 to 2019 (March 1, 2020)
Valentine’s Day is for Romance, But Not for Most Married Couples (February 14, 2020)
Intermittent Fasting is the Only Thing That Helps Me Lose Weight (January 30, 2020)
Wikipedia Isn’t Trustworthy When It Comes to Political Subjects (January 27, 2020)
Our 35th Wedding Anniversary - It Was a Quiet Celebration (January 25, 2020)
How to Renew a U.S. Military Dependent ID Card in the Philippines (January 24, 2020)
A Web Form is Supposed to Make Banking and Banking Online Easy (January 14, 2020)
The Taal Volcano Eruptions of January 2020 (January 12, 2020)
Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer End of Life Dates (January 10, 2020)
Exploring the Island of Oahu in Hawaii as Temporary Residents (January 6, 2020)
Syncthing Is a Free Peer-to-peer File Synchronization Application (December 29, 2019)
The Star Trek Timeline - These Are Only My Opinions (December 26, 2019)
SSHFS Can Be Used For Mounting Server File Systems (December 18, 2019)
Military Food - Dining Facilities, Field Rations and Mess Duty (December 15, 2019)
Digital Storage Media and External Data Storage Options (December 14, 2019)
Drawbacks for Foreigners Living in the Philippines (December 14, 2019)
Getting a Permanent Resident Visa for the Philippines (December 9, 2019)
Thanksgiving Day is Turkey Day for Me and Many Other Americans (November 22, 2019)
System Fonts and Unicode Characters Instead of External Web Fonts (November 20, 2019)
Web Discoveries for 2019-11-17 (November 17, 2019)
Marine Corps Birthday - Happy Birthday on the 244th Anniversary (November 10, 2019)
Using an MP3 Player for Playing Music Instead of My Cell Phone (November 8, 2019)
Web Discoveries for 2019-11-03 (November 3, 2019)
The Halloween Holiday in the United States and the Philippines (October 30, 2019)
Web Discoveries for 2019-10-29, First Edition (October 29, 2019)
Get More Web Traffic at Bloggers Traffic Community (October 28, 2019)
Eliminate as Much Sugar From Your Diet as Possible and Feel Better (October 28, 2019)
Gout is Way More Common Than Most People Realize, and Treatable (October 24, 2019)
Cunningham Family Members and WikiTree, the Free Family Tree (October 23, 2019)
Pregnancy Q&A - Found on Facebook (October 16, 2019)
Good Reasons to Avoid Commenting in a Forum or Website Comment Area (October 10, 2019)
Fast Food and Restaurant Food Prices are Way Too High in Hawaii (September 26, 2019)
Link Worthy Links - Submit Your Link Worthy Links and Make Me Happy (September 24, 2019)
A Mini PC or a Micro Computer - More Laptop Computer Alternatives (September 22, 2019)
A Robots Experiment on My Website - Am I Opening a Can of Worms? (September 21, 2019)
Meatless Meat with Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods - Is It Any Good? (September 18, 2019)
USB4 and USB-C - I Predict a Hardware Revolution Like No Other (September 17, 2019)
Basic SEO for Dummies - Search Engine Optimization for People Like Me (September 10, 2019)
KeeWeb is My Latest Password Manager - I’m Sticking With This One (September 10, 2019)
zRam, zSwap, Swap or No Swap - Experience Trumps Opinions Every Time (August 30, 2019)
My Website is Fast and Probably Faster Than the Last One You Visited (August 19, 2019)
A Gargoyle is an Architectural Element, Not a Mythological Monster (August 6, 2019)
Buttercup is a Fantastic Password Manager, Much Better than Others (July 30, 2019)
Working at Home - Can I Replace My Laptop Computer with a Tablet? (July 28, 2019)
Fruit Trees (Longans, Papayas and Avocados) Along My Walk at HMR (July 20, 2019)
I Will Soon Say Goodbye to WordPress as My CMS (July 15, 2019)
Virtual Server Management as a Path to Web Development (June 30, 2019)
Bookmarking Services are Better than Browser Bookmarks or Favorites (June 21, 2019)
Listening to Eighties Music in the United States and the Philippines (June 20, 2019)
A Mobile Device I No Longer Need for the Purpose Intended (June 12, 2019)
Electric Bicycles and Scooters Fascinate Me - Mopeds Not So Much (June 4, 2019)
Swimming and Snorkeling in Artificial Ponds and Lagoons in Hawaii (June 2, 2019)
Permanent Residency in the Philippines - I’m Still an American (May 31, 2019)
Dodge Caliber SXT Sports Wagon - Our New Old Car from 2010 (May 24, 2019)
Online Storage Drive Clients - Windows is Always Supported (May 20, 2019)
File Sync Software - There are More Choices than Ever Before (May 16, 2019)
The Linux Operating System - Call It Whatever You Like (May 14, 2019)
One Person’s Work is Another Person’s Entertainment (May 13, 2019)
What a Modern Workstation Might Look Like Today (May 10, 2019)
Breakfast Near Me is Nothing Like Breakfast at Home (May 10, 2019)
Backup MySQL Databases and Send Them Elsewhere (April 10, 2019)
Web Development Workstation - My Laptop Computer (April 10, 2019)
Bottled Water vs. Tap Water - Is Bottled Water Always Better? (April 6, 2019)
The Brave Web Browser Instead of other Chromium Based Web Browsers (March 20, 2019)
The Google Chromecast is Definitely the Media Player for Me (March 17, 2019)
A GeoLite Legacy GeoIP Country Alternative for Nginx (March 16, 2019)
A Bluetooth Speaker instead of Another Kind of Boombox (March 10, 2019)
A Secure Cookie Can Secure the Website Admin Section (March 7, 2019)
An Electric Water Heater in the Philippines - I Don’t Need One (February 21, 2019)
Register One or More Domain Names - DNS is Flexible (February 19, 2019)
Natural and Artificial Sweeteners - Too Much of Anything Isn’t Good (February 17, 2019)
25 Years on the World Wide Web with Many More Years to Go (February 13, 2019)
Electron Apps and AppImage Files - Easy Software Solutions (February 10, 2019)
Pinto Beans and Other Food Items that Make People Fart (February 8, 2019)
Fat Loss, Not Necessarily Weight Loss, Should Be Your Ultimate Goal (February 8, 2019)
Four Seasons? You Can Have My Unused Share of Them (February 6, 2019)
Slax Linux - Your Pocket Operating System (Just a Little Presumptuous) (February 5, 2019)
Manipulating JSON Text Files with PHP Functions and Routines (February 5, 2019)
Phishing Expeditions and the Phish They Want to Catch (February 1, 2019)
New Orleans, Louisiana and Biloxi, Mississippi on a Long Weekend (January 20, 2019)
Find the Best Laptop Computer for Your Particular Situation (January 14, 2019)
Blocking Data Center IP Addresses is Bad for Web Business (January 12, 2019)
Plain JavaScript vs. Every JavaScript Library Out There (January 11, 2019)
FOSS, Free and Open Source Software - Why Use Any Other Kind? (January 8, 2019)
Password Manager - Pick the Best One for Your Specific Situation (January 6, 2019)
Bluetooth vs. WiFi vs. USB Cable - Various Ways to Transfer Files (January 5, 2019)
Fake MTA for Linux and Windows (Fake Mail Server) (January 4, 2019)
Restore or Reinstall Windows 10 - You Should Always Be Prepared (December 27, 2018)
Christmas Holiday Season in the United States and the Philippines (December 23, 2018)
The History of WordPress and b2evolution and Where I’m Going (December 14, 2018)
WordPress 5.0 Block Editor (aka Gutenberg) - It Really Isn’t That Bad (December 11, 2018)
Backup and Restore Windows For Free Using Windows or Linux Software (December 3, 2018)
Allegiant Air Could be the Best for American Military Veteran Travel (December 2, 2018)
Free Movies on YouTube - The Competition for Your Eyes is Heating Up (November 19, 2018)
Root Beer - A Soft Drink Most Americans Have Tried at One Time (November 16, 2018)
Washington, DC, is the Capital of the United States - Not the State (November 14, 2018)
Temple Hills, Maryland is a Suburb of Washington, DC (November 9, 2018)
Web Editors for Website Text Areas - Licensing Issues (October 31, 2018)
Hurricane Michael - The First Tropical Cyclone I’ve Ever Fled From (October 10, 2018)
Access Control for a Website and a Single User with Nginx (September 25, 2018)
Retrogaming and More with THEC64 Mini - This is Only the Beginning (September 23, 2018)
Social Security Administration and Issues with the Online Website (September 21, 2018)
Web Development on an Android Tablet is Going to be Difficult (September 20, 2018)
BlueStacks, an Android Emulator for the Windows and Macintosh Desktops (September 19, 2018)
Florida Caverns State Park - About an Hour of Spelunking (September 1, 2018)
Lambert’s Cafe in Alabama - The High Point of a Trip to Mississippi (August 26, 2018)
Remove Rust from Metal Surfaces and Control Corrosion (August 23, 2018)
Natural Sources for Natural Remedies - Good Health without Doctors (August 23, 2018)
National Personnel Records Center - There is No Excuse for Failure (August 22, 2018)
Litter in the Philippines is like it used to be in the United States (August 21, 2018)
Retirement in the Philippines - Retired American Military Members (August 15, 2018)
Removing Third-Party Services - Google AdSense Remains (August 11, 2018)
Web Fonts, Web Typography and Web Font Icons (July 28, 2018)
Celebrity Death Lists and the Celebrities I Can Actually Remember (July 25, 2018)
Panama City, Florida - A Day at a Landmark Resort Timeshare (July 23, 2018)
The Modern Television is so much more than a Simple Broadcast Receiver (July 18, 2018)
Flip-flops are usually Inexpensive Sandals of a Specific Type (July 17, 2018)
Coffee Makers Cost More in the Philippines than in the United States (July 16, 2018)
Kitchen Necessities - Items that Belong in Every Household Kitchen (July 15, 2018)
Sugar Rush on Netflix - One of My Nieces is in the First Episode (July 14, 2018)
Using a VPN for Privacy and Getting Around ISP and Country Blocks (July 8, 2018)
Sticker Shock in the Areas Surrounding the City of Destin, Florida (July 8, 2018)
Writing Less and Less - A Vacation from My Permanent Vacation (June 27, 2018)
The Music I’m Getting While on Vacation in the United States (June 23, 2018)
Walking is What I Need to Do to Get Back in Shape (June 22, 2018)
Eglin Air Force Base - The Cities and Beaches Near Us (June 22, 2018)
My Debit Card from the Philippines isn’t Helping Me with Anything (June 18, 2018)
A Stomach Ulcer Put Me in a Gaseous and Painful Situation (June 17, 2018)
Travel from Olongapo City, Philippines to Eglin AFB, Florida (June 16, 2018)
Shakey’s Pizza Parlors Near Me in Olongapo and Subic Bay (June 7, 2018)
Haus Blend Iced Coffee is Excellent and it’s Made in the Philippines (June 6, 2018)
Visa-Free Countries where Americans and Filipinos can Travel Together (May 27, 2018)
GDPR Revisited - How to Block those European Union Countries (May 26, 2018)
I Paid My Car Loan Off Nearly Two and a Half Years Early (May 16, 2018)
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and My Website (May 12, 2018)
Self-Signed SSL Certificates in Google Chrome 58 and Later (May 12, 2018)
Personalities and Names - Sometimes One is Not Enough (May 8, 2018)
Preventing Session Hijacking when using PHP, with and without SSL (May 7, 2018)
Windows 10 - Keep it Running Fast and Keep the Registry Clean (May 2, 2018)
I Found Iced Coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts (April 29, 2018)
Difficulties in Making Online Payments in the Philippines (April 28, 2018)
Portable Applications on Windows and Linux Computers (April 26, 2018)
A Very Extended Visit with Our Children in the United States (April 24, 2018)
Massage Chairs at the Harbor Point Ayala Mall at Subic Bay (April 10, 2018)
Marine Corps Memories: Standard Issue Uniforms and Uniform Clothing (March 28, 2018)
Marine Corps Memories: The COM-PAC Clothing Marking Kit (March 27, 2018)
The United States Federal Income Tax Brackets for 2018 (March 24, 2018)
A Young Woman and her Virginity - Acceptance in Society and Culture (March 23, 2018)
The Three K’s of Cooking in the Philippines and Other Kitchen Utensils (March 22, 2018)
Why Does a Cell Phone have a Typewriter Keyboard? It Makes No Sense (March 11, 2018)
Sugar Substitutes and Artificial Sweeteners aren’t Good Replacements (March 10, 2018)
Sunburn Pain from Swimming at the Beach - I Forgot How Much It Hurts (March 2, 2018)
FTP vs. Everything - Using PHP to Run FTP Scripts on My Laptop (February 26, 2018)
Hot Weather Does Not Seem Normal this Early in the Year (February 22, 2018)
Cell Phone Addiction in the Philippines is a Real Problem (February 21, 2018)
Facebook Spam - Are you as Annoyed as I am at their Tactics? (February 14, 2018)
Copyright Nonsense - A Subversion of the United States Constitution (February 11, 2018)
Baidu Network IP Address Ranges in China and Other Countries (February 10, 2018)
Yandex Network IP Address Ranges in both Russia and the USA (February 10, 2018)
E-books and E-readers are for People who Read a Lot of Books (February 9, 2018)
Authentication and Encryption - Keys to the Kingdom (January 31, 2018)
Is a Professional Email Domain Name Really Necessary? (January 30, 2018)
Free Web Hosting Providers - Most Have Drawbacks (January 27, 2018)
Online Jobs, Google Search, and Google AdSense (January 24, 2018)
Is it Too Much Trouble to Wear Safety Goggles (or Glasses)? (January 23, 2018)
Electric Fans vs. Air Conditioners - Air Conditioning is Expensive (January 22, 2018)
The Latest Federal Government Shutdown is Political Nonsense (January 20, 2018)
It’s Time to Move My Website from Droplet to Droplet at DigitalOcean (January 18, 2018)
My 40th Anniversary of Signing up for the Marine Corps DEP (January 16, 2018)
When an Expensive Cell Phone is Completely Unnecessary (January 14, 2018)
Long Distance Phone Calls - Alternatives to Phone Company Rates (January 13, 2018)
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates in the Philippines (January 11, 2018)
U.S. Embassy Manila Outreach and Other Services (January 10, 2018)
Inexpensive LCD TV Repair at My Home in Olongapo City (January 9, 2018)
Debit Cards and Credit Cards in the Philippines - I Only Need One (January 8, 2018)
Dingleberry - It has more than One Meaning and Only One is Good (January 6, 2018)
Leggings, Yoga Pants and Other Names for Tights (January 5, 2018)
Hollow Earth Theories - Is there a Conspiracy to Hide the Truth? (January 4, 2018)
Pink Slime is a Slang Term for Processed Beef Trimmings (January 3, 2018)
Insomnia and How to Fall Asleep When You Have Trouble Sleeping (January 2, 2018)
Do You Still Get Your News from Newspapers and Television? (December 30, 2017)
New Year’s Eve in My Neighborhood in Olongapo City (December 26, 2017)
Flat Earth Nonsense - One of Many Conspiracy Theories (December 22, 2017)
Maps and GPS Services - What Do You Use the Most? (December 14, 2017)
What Online Tool to Translate from One Language to Another? (December 13, 2017)
Lost in Translation - Context Matters as much as Word Usage (December 13, 2017)
Bagels and Cream Cheese - Two can almost Make a Complete Meal (December 8, 2017)
Hot Wings and Ranch Dressing - Great Food for Birthday Celebrations (November 26, 2017)
Expats who Seem to Ignore other Expats in the Philippines (November 25, 2017)
Thanksgiving Day in the Philippines - Is it Worth the Trouble? (November 22, 2017)
Search Engine Optimization Since 2002 with Brett Tabke (November 17, 2017)
Using a Saline Nasal Spray instead of a Medicated Nasal Spray (November 16, 2017)
A Coffin at a Wake before a Funeral in the Philippines (November 13, 2017)
Special Occasions in November - I have Four to Contend with Every Year (November 11, 2017)
The Venerable Telephone Booth is Almost Obsolete (November 10, 2017)
404 Errors and Nonexistent Web Pages - Errors that Won’t Go Away (November 10, 2017)
Website Enhancements for Search Engines and Social Networks (November 6, 2017)
A Text or Graphic Adventure Game I’m Developing for the Web (November 3, 2017)
Website Simplification - Reading is More Important than Anything (October 29, 2017)
Nostalgia for the 1960s Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV Shows (October 26, 2017)
Halloween and the Day of the Dead in the Philippines (October 25, 2017)
Ubuntu Server Setup with Nginx, PHP-FPM and MariaDB (October 23, 2017)
Facebook Rules of Engagement - Don’t Waste My Time (October 18, 2017)
Apple Cider Vinegar - Is it Healthier than Any Other Type of Vinegar? (October 17, 2017)
The Shortcut and the Path of Least Resistance in User Interface Design (October 15, 2017)
The Best Web Browser For Any Computing Device is a Matter of Choice (October 11, 2017)
Retrogaming: The NES and SNES Classic Editions and THEC64 Mini (October 11, 2017)
Chili and Rice - Don’t Knock it if you haven’t Tried it (October 9, 2017)
Pork and Shrimp Fried Rice, Filipino Style (October 9, 2017)
Renewing My ACR I-Card at the Bureau of Immigration in Manila (October 3, 2017)
Haircuts for Men - The Difference between Good and Bad (September 29, 2017)
Barber Shops in the United States and the Philippines (September 29, 2017)
Buying and Wearing Blue Jeans in the Philippines - Sizes that Fit (September 28, 2017)
Social and Subscription Icons with Plain Text and CSS (September 25, 2017)
Third-Party Fonts and Icons - Getting Back to Basics (September 23, 2017)
Important Life Facts to Remember as You Get Older (September 22, 2017)
Kingsman and Statesman - The Movie Spy Genre is Fun Again (September 20, 2017)
Loofah or Luffa, it’s the Scrubbing Sponge made from a Fruit (September 19, 2017)
Digital Media Evolution - CD, DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond (September 18, 2017)
A Power Bank isn’t Necessary but it’s Something Nice for Emergencies (September 18, 2017)
Cell Phones and Smartphones in the Philippines (September 17, 2017)
This Error Page on Chromium-based Web Browsers Does Not Make Sense (September 17, 2017)
Tropical Cyclone - Hurricanes, Typhoons and Other Storms (September 11, 2017)
Time is an Enemy to Defeat, Especially for a Retiree Like Me (September 10, 2017)
Simple Formula for Living - Found on Facebook (September 4, 2017)
Pruning a Website is Kind of Like Pruning a Tree or a Bush (September 1, 2017)
Quinoa - What is it and why should I Eat It? Where can I Get It? (August 29, 2017)
Resource Directory - Website or Part of a Website? (August 28, 2017)
The Right Way to Use CSS with Today’s Technology (August 22, 2017)
Driving a Car in the Philippines and Competing for the Right of Way (August 17, 2017)
What Refrigerator Size Do You Need? How Big is Big Enough? (August 16, 2017)
Public Urination - It’s More Common than You Think (August 14, 2017)
Frequent Urination Problems? These Tips May Help You Solve Them (August 14, 2017)
The iflix Service is Great Competition for Netflix in the Philippines (August 8, 2017)
A WordPress Static Site Service - It’s Better than Anything I Can Do (August 7, 2017)
Basketball is the Most Popular Sport in the Philippines (August 2, 2017)
Content Filters in WordPress - Functions to Massage the Content (August 1, 2017)
Our Electric Stove Should Be Replaced but Won’t Be Replaced (August 1, 2017)
Remove an Image, Surrounded or Not by a Hyperlink on the Home Page (July 29, 2017)
Laptop or Desktop Computer - Which One Do You Prefer and Why? (July 29, 2017)
Wi-Fi Data with Cable, DSL, or Fiber Internet vs. Cellular Data (July 28, 2017)
Tablets vs. Everything Else for Viewing Websites and Everyday Use (July 27, 2017)
RSS Feeds with Mozilla Thunderbird and SpecificFeeds (July 19, 2017)
Passwords and Password Resets - It’s Time to Get Rid of Passwords (July 17, 2017)
Entrance and Exit Gates for the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (July 15, 2017)
Cell Phone Zombies are Everywhere, including the Inside of My House (July 15, 2017)
Fruit Trees in My Neighborhood - More Indian Mango Trees than Anything (July 14, 2017)
Drumstick Tree - One of Many Names for Moringa Oleifera (July 14, 2017)
Earthquakes and the Earthquakes I Remember Feeling in Olongapo (July 12, 2017)
Driveway to Carport Upgrade - One of many Home Improvement Projects (July 11, 2017)
Beating the Heat - Dry Heat Beats Humid Heat Every Time (July 7, 2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming - The Best Spidey Movie I’ve Seen (July 6, 2017)
Tricycle Drivers - Putting Two Relatives to Work Driving Trikes (July 5, 2017)
Life Insurance is for the Living - Is Life Insurance a Necessity? (July 5, 2017)
Desktop Layouts vs. Mobile Phone and Tablet Layouts (July 4, 2017)
Man Cave - A Man’s Home is Not his Castle these Days (July 4, 2017)
The American Independence Day Weekend Causes Problems for Expats (July 3, 2017)
Revenant - Before the Vampire or the Zombie in Written Folklore (July 1, 2017)
Eating Utensils Found in most American Kitchens and Dining Rooms (June 29, 2017)
California Sound - The Beach Boys, Beach Parties and Beyond (June 28, 2017)
Permalinks with File Name Extensions in WordPress (June 26, 2017)
Chocolate Overload - Chocolate Cake and Rocky Road Ice Cream (June 25, 2017)
Fidget Spinners, Fidget Cubes and other Toys to Stop Fidgeting (June 24, 2017)
Pleasure Cruise? I Never Want to Ride on any Kind of Ship again (June 16, 2017)
Living Expenses - You Have to Live Where You Can Afford to Live (June 16, 2017)
Search Feature - Is it Really a Necessity on a Website? (June 13, 2017)
Rat Race - How can you Leave it if you Never Compete in it? (June 8, 2017)
DigitalOcean Now has Firewalls at the Network Layer (June 6, 2017)
Using Can Openers, Bottle Openers or No Openers at all (June 3, 2017)
BAMify Ads - Free Advertisements for Advertisers and Publishers (May 31, 2017)
Supply and Demand in the Philippines - Why Filipino Businesses Fail (May 27, 2017)
Formspree - An Alternative to Google Forms that I Really Like (May 27, 2017)
Birthdays in the Philippines and why I Tend to Ignore them (May 26, 2017)
Last Night’s Earthquake in the Zambales Province, Luzon, Philippines (May 26, 2017)
Where to Find Information about the Newest WordPress Plugins (May 24, 2017)
Vivaldi - The Best Web Browser I’ve Found So Far (May 22, 2017)
Internet Service Disconnection - Who’s to Blame this Time? (May 21, 2017)
Father’s Day is Coming - This is the Last Time I’ll Mention it (May 17, 2017)
Ancestry - Building My Family Tree with Genealogy Software (May 14, 2017)
Mother’s Day - Unlike My Children, I’m not Allowed to Forget (May 14, 2017)
Inventory Management - Is it Really Too Difficult to Plan Ahead? (May 7, 2017)
Philippine Expat Blog and Website List - I’m Keeping this One Updated (May 6, 2017)
S&R Membership Shopping and S&R New York Style Pizza (May 6, 2017)
Add File Name Extensions to WordPress Pages, Category and Tag Pages (May 5, 2017)
Survivors Pension - U.S. Veterans Affairs - Death Pension (May 4, 2017)
Getting a Manicure and a Pedicure in the Philippines (April 25, 2017)
Fart Sounds and How to Make Them - Why is Farting so Funny? (April 20, 2017)
Amazon will be the Amazon of the Philippines instead of Lazada (April 18, 2017)
How to Tie a Necktie - For People who Still Wear Neckties (April 18, 2017)
Our Second Family Reunion - I Hope to Avoid Another (April 16, 2017)
Bot and Country Blocking to Focus on My Target Audience (April 16, 2017)
This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (April 12, 2017)
My Footwear Only Includes Athletic Shoes and Sandals (April 12, 2017)
Reduced Port Scan Blocking on My Hardened Virtual Server (April 11, 2017)
Developing a Strict Country and Web Robot Blocking Policy (April 11, 2017)
My Kung Fu is Stronger than Yours - Hacking WordPress (April 8, 2017)
Maple Syrup and Pancakes - Most Pancake Syrups are Something Else (April 7, 2017)
This Old House Looks Strangely Familiar - A Google Street View Image (April 4, 2017)
Falsetto and Tenor - When Male Singers Sound Like Female Singers (April 4, 2017)
Shelf Partition Instead of Wall - An Interior Design Idea (April 3, 2017)
Server-Side Scripting with PHP instead of Other Languages (April 3, 2017)
Sleep Patterns - What’s Normal and What’s Not for People Like Me (April 2, 2017)
American Music in the Philippines - Radio Stations and Karaoke (March 30, 2017)
Brownouts (or Blackouts) are a Fact of Life in the Philippines (March 29, 2017)
Porridge - Oatmeal, Farina and Grits are the Most Common (March 28, 2017)
Vacation in Tacloban, Palawan and Boracay in the Philippines (March 27, 2017)
Shopping in the Philippines can be a Headache Sometimes (March 26, 2017)
Music Media and Music Genres - From the 1960s to the Present Day (March 25, 2017)
Video Games on Android Phones - My Four Favorites (March 25, 2017)
Replacement Words - When you Can’t Remember the Correct Words (March 18, 2017)
Bots vs. Humans - Protect Your Website From All Kinds of Bots (March 15, 2017)
Template Engines - Learning when Not to Use One (March 15, 2017)
Static Website Hosting Providers - What I’ve Found isn’t Acceptable (March 10, 2017)
Netflix Philippines - Is it Really Worth Subscribing? (March 4, 2017)
Clean a Laptop or Desktop Computer without doing more Harm than Good (February 28, 2017)
Phoenix, Arizona and the Marine Corps Recruiting Station (February 27, 2017)
Health Insurance for Me and My Wife in the Philippines (Updated) (February 27, 2017)
Loud Music, Beer and Liquor, and Male Bonding on Sundays (February 26, 2017)
Ketchup and the Other Condiments in My Kitchen (February 26, 2017)
Save any Web Page for Offline Reading on any Device (February 24, 2017)
The Best Spaghetti Dinner is Cooked and Served at Home (February 23, 2017)
Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville and Hubert, North Carolina (February 10, 2017)
Okinawa, Japan and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (February 8, 2017)
Everything and the Kitchen Sink - Do you know what’s in your Kitchen? (February 7, 2017)
SIM Cards and Mobile Service Providers in the Philippines (February 7, 2017)
Fried Chicken and Rice, a Popular Fast-Food Combo in the Philippines (February 3, 2017)
Hamburger Goulash Can Be Made With Almost Anything (February 3, 2017)
Politics and Political Correctness in the United States (February 2, 2017)
United States Citizenship and Filipino Spouses of American Citizens (January 28, 2017)
Multiple Ways to Block or Defeat Port Scans on a Linux Server (January 28, 2017)
Marine Corps Basic Training at MCRD San Diego and Camp Pendleton (January 22, 2017)
MCRD San Diego, California - Marine Corps Recruit Depot of the West (January 21, 2017)
Belmont Park and the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster in San Diego (January 20, 2017)
Deadpool versus Spider-Man — I have a Soft Spot for Spidey (January 19, 2017)
A Military Unit Deployment isn’t a Vacation for Service Members (January 19, 2017)
Mayor James Leonard Gordon - Honoring the Father of Olongapo City (January 17, 2017)
Computer Skills to Pay the Bills - I Have No Technical Training (January 16, 2017)
Typing versus Keyboarding - The Typist is a Dying Breed (January 16, 2017)
Being Old is a State of Mind - I Guess I’m Really Old (January 9, 2017)
Moving Away from Olongapo after the Home Repairs are Done (December 17, 2016)
Best By Date and Expiration Date Gimmicks you can Safely Ignore (December 15, 2016)
My Kingdom for a Can Opener that will Last Longer than a Month (December 13, 2016)
Website Speed Test - Lightning Speed or Snail Speed? (December 10, 2016)
Marriage Ages and the Age of Consent in the Philippines (November 22, 2016)
How to Retire in the Philippines - Information for Americans (November 17, 2016)
Expatriate doesn’t mean Ex-Patriot for Americans Living Abroad (November 17, 2016)
The High-Capacity USB Flash Drive Scam Takes Advantage of Consumers (November 15, 2016)
The Deep Web Isn’t Only a Bunch of Hidden Websites and It Isn’t Scary (November 6, 2016)
Software for Linux Mint - VeraCrypt is the Successor to TrueCrypt (November 6, 2016)
Quality Instead of Quantity - Make Your Visitors Happy (November 3, 2016)
Another Full Day at the Cemetery? I Think I’ll Pass this Time (October 31, 2016)
Payoneer is Another Way for Expats from America to Get their Money (October 30, 2016)
Commodore 64 and 128 Computers - Real Time Reminiscing (October 26, 2016)
Will Filipino Citizens Be Allowed to Enter the U.S. Without a Visa? (October 24, 2016)
Using a Linux USB Flash Drive to Bypass Windows on a Windows PC (October 12, 2016)
September 2016 was Possibly the Worst Month of My Life (October 3, 2016)
I Lost My Super Powers when I Cut Off All My Hair Recently (September 25, 2016)
Have you ever had Food Poisoning? A Bad Memory and a Relapse (September 15, 2016)
Cord Cutting in the Extreme - News and Entertainment without Cable TV (September 10, 2016)
What Do You Call the Phone You Carry? Cell Phone, Smartphone or What? (September 9, 2016)
How Soon Can My Wife and I Escape from the Crab Mentality Around Us? (September 6, 2016)
Durian - The Most Odoriferous Fruit in the Philippines (August 23, 2016)
How to Check for Broken Links on Your Website (August 21, 2016)
Function Snippets for WordPress - Fewer Plugins are Needed (August 16, 2016)
WordPress Login Security with Nginx and the Jetpack Plugin (August 15, 2016)
Backup your Entire Website with the TAR Command in Linux (August 13, 2016)
Setting up and using SQLite or SQLite3 with and without PHP (August 13, 2016)
Using an SSH Tunnel on Windows, Linux Mint and Android (August 11, 2016)
Linux File Permissions, FTP Servers and FTP Clients (August 11, 2016)
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) and Nginx Configuration (August 11, 2016)
Hardening My Virtual Private Server, My DigitalOcean Droplet (August 10, 2016)
Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They Aren’t After You (August 7, 2016)
Texas Joe’s House of Ribs, Subic Bay Freeport Zone (August 2, 2016)
Filipino Time and Philippine Standard Time are Two Different Things (July 28, 2016)
The Aggressive Behavior of China toward the Philippines (July 22, 2016)
Modern Travel Options in the Philippines and other Improvements (July 21, 2016)
Living the Good Life in the Philippines (July 14, 2016)
I Have Prehypertension and I’m Not Being Treated for It (July 12, 2016)
Duterte May Be the President the Philippines Needs (July 4, 2016)
What should I Write about? What do you want to Read? (July 2, 2016)
Find Beautiful Filipino Women for Marriage in the Philippines (June 22, 2016)
Desktop Computers vs. Smartphones vs. Tablets (June 22, 2016)
Go Fly A Kite - Go Away, Leave Me Alone, Stop Bothering Me (June 20, 2016)
John Wayne Movies - Watching Timeless Classics (June 15, 2016)
A Trip to the Batangas Province in the Philippines (May 31, 2016)
Karaoke Singing in the Philippines (also called Videoke) (May 28, 2016)
Edible Six-Pack Rings - The Type Used for Beer and Soda (May 23, 2016)
My Wi-Fi Powerline Extender Kit is now a Useless Pair of Bricks (May 14, 2016)
Suburban and Rural Street Lights in the Philippines (May 14, 2016)
Deuterium and Palladium in the Philippines? (May 13, 2016)
The Proper Thing to Do is to Keep some Thoughts to Myself (May 11, 2016)
Niche Markets attract Visitors and Money (May 8, 2016)
Cinemas at the Harbor Point Ayala Mall at Subic Bay (May 7, 2016)
Spider-Man was My Favorite Comic Book Superhero (May 7, 2016)
The Art of the Rewrite - Old Articles Become New Articles (April 28, 2016)
Invention and Innovation - Unused Patents and Patent Portfolios (April 27, 2016)
Sex and Religion in the Philippines - A Dangerous Game (April 21, 2016)
English Honorific Titles used Oddly in the Philippines (April 12, 2016)
Golf Courses in the Philippines - Metro Manila and Subic Bay (April 11, 2016)
Cheap Hotels in Olongapo City - When there’s no Place to Rent (April 11, 2016)
Birth Control isn’t even Close to being the same as Abortion (April 10, 2016)
Download YouTube Videos as Files to your Hard Drive (April 8, 2016)
Alternatives to Self-Hosting a Website (April 2, 2016)
Mobile Devices can be Inexpensive and Still Worth Buying (March 31, 2016)
Security Guards seem to be everywhere in the Philippines (March 29, 2016)
Living the Boring Life in the Philippines - The Life of Riley (March 25, 2016)
What is it that Attracts Foreigners to the Philippines? (March 24, 2016)
Fotoxx for Linux instead of IrfanView through Wine (March 23, 2016)
IrfanView on Windows and Linux Mint (March 19, 2016)
People with Perfect Vision vs. those who have to Wear Glasses (March 12, 2016)
A Road Trip to a Resort in Bataan I’m not looking forward to (March 9, 2016)
Jollibee and the Burgers I Really Like (March 3, 2016)
How to Keep Ants Out of the Food on the Table (February 28, 2016)
Bathing Outdoors in the Philippines can seem Strange (February 24, 2016)
Battling with My Demons and with My Health, One Day at a Time (February 16, 2016)
Back to the Beach but without the Party (February 16, 2016)
Hotels at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and in Olongapo City (February 7, 2016)
Taking a Walk on the Wild Side at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (February 6, 2016)
Dealing with the Rude Neighbors in My Neighborhood (February 4, 2016)
How to Get Healthy and Stay Healthy for the Rest of Your Life (January 22, 2016)
Filipinos and the way they Treat Americans in the Philippines (January 21, 2016)
The Truth about Fat-Burning Foods (and Catabolic Foods) (January 20, 2016)
Will the United States Navy Start Recruiting in the Philippines? (January 20, 2016)
Head Lice Removal is a Filipino Pastime (January 19, 2016)
Neither a Borrower nor a Lender be - Shakespeare’s Quote (January 18, 2016)
Spilling Coffee on My Computer Desk but not on My Computer (January 17, 2016)
Old Computers - What can you do with an Old Laptop or Desktop PC? (January 15, 2016)
Some People Look Older Than They Really Are (January 9, 2016)
Too Many People and Too Much Traffic in Olongapo City (January 3, 2016)
Taking Pictures for Fun and Profit - Amateurs Making Money (January 3, 2016)
Snoring Causes and Snoring Cures - Should I Care? (December 27, 2015)
I See Dead People - Yes, They’re Really Dead (December 2, 2015)
Packed Like Sardines - Sardines and Rice for Dinner (November 23, 2015)
When does a Debit Card Expire? Isn’t it the End of the Month? (November 4, 2015)
Computer Parts Cost More in the Philippines than in the United States (November 3, 2015)
I need a Sling Bag even though I don’t want one (November 1, 2015)
Collecting Music for a Wedding Reception (October 25, 2015)
Raising Chickens in the Philippines should be Easy, Right? (October 25, 2015)
Traditional American Breakfast Foods… or Maybe Not (October 23, 2015)
Underwear that Men Prefer - Boxer Shorts, Briefs or Nothing at All (October 8, 2015)
A New USB Flash Drive and a New Micro SD Card for Storing Music (October 6, 2015)
Technology Today and the Lack of It in the Past (October 4, 2015)
Walnuts, Nitric Oxide and Omega-3 Fatty Acids (October 2, 2015)
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. (October 2, 2015)
My Car Loan was Approved after Two Weeks (October 1, 2015)
Short People and Tall People - Does Size Really Matter? (October 1, 2015)
Marvel Cinematic Universe - What is and What isn’t Part of It (October 1, 2015)
Fighting Retirement Boredom in the Philippines (September 21, 2015)
How to Keep from Going Bald - My Personal Experience (September 6, 2015)
That’s How the Fight Started - Found on Facebook (August 20, 2015)
Popular Hobbies in 2015 - Not a Top 10 List (August 16, 2015)
Outdoor Furniture Ideas - Plastic, Wood and Cement (August 3, 2015)
What’s Your Definition of an Assault Rifle? (July 28, 2015)
The Things I Absolutely Hate about the United States (July 16, 2015)
Lazada Philippines is the Amazon of the Philippines (July 8, 2015)
Dealing with Noise Pollution where I Live in the Philippines (June 15, 2015)
Social Networks and Me - Saying Goodbye to the Useless Ones (June 2, 2015)
Parenting Children and Grandchildren - When Does it End? (May 3, 2015)
Web Page Width - How Wide should Your Layout be? (April 23, 2015)
Herbs and Spices and Their Health Benefits (April 18, 2015)
What You Say Online Can Cause More Trouble than it’s Worth (April 7, 2015)
Insufficient Storage Available Fix for a Low-End Android Phone (March 25, 2015)
Maid in the Philippines - Is Hiring a Maid a Good Idea? (February 2, 2015)
Gadgets and Gizmos, Cables, Cords and Wires - What a Mess! (January 16, 2015)
Rice Soup by Any Other Name Would Still Be Rice Soup (January 11, 2015)
At Home Once Again in Olongapo City, Philippines (December 8, 2014)
Finally, a Bitter Melon Dish I Actually Like (November 14, 2014)
My Former Marine Corps Life - Once a Marine, Always a Marine (November 11, 2014)
Forex Cargo and Balikbayan Boxes from Phoenix to the Philippines (October 28, 2014)
Personal Computers and Battles with My Wife (October 28, 2014)
Private Transportation Services in Olongapo (October 21, 2014)
Divorce should be the Last Resort, not an Easy Way Out (October 7, 2014)
Grandchildren and Grandparents: Sweet Revenge against Parents (October 5, 2014)
Young Children and the Strange Things They Eat (October 5, 2014)
Movie Parodies (Spoofs) - The Good, the Bad and the Awful (October 3, 2014)
The “.user.ini” File in PHP and an Example (October 2, 2014)
Comic Books, Cartoons & Video Games turned into Movies & TV Shows (September 23, 2014)
Bamboo and what it’s used for in the Philippines (September 1, 2014)
Don’t be a Chicken Racist - Eat all Types of Chickens (August 31, 2014)
I’m not a Laptop Touchpad or Trackpad Commando (August 29, 2014)
A Longing for Home and Philippines Weather (August 19, 2014)
Domestic Violence - Beware of the Pregnant Wife (July 15, 2014)
Relatives in the Philippines - Kinship Terms in Tagalog (July 13, 2014)
You’re Either a Filipino or Married to One if… Found on Facebook (July 12, 2014)
Wireless Electricity and our Dependence on Electricity (July 8, 2014)
The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry (July 7, 2014)
Renewing a United States Passport in Manila, Philippines (June 27, 2014)
What is it with Women and Expensive Designer Handbags? (June 18, 2014)
Can You Live Like an American in the Philippines? (June 17, 2014)
Personal Loans using Gold Jewelry as Collateral (June 17, 2014)
Single or Not Single - Modern Relationships are Confusing (June 4, 2014)
Filipino Food for Americans and Other Non-Filipinos (June 2, 2014)
Clothing Catalogs and Direct Sales in the Philippines (May 24, 2014)
Dealing With Banks and Debit Cards Internationally (May 23, 2014)
Profanity - Is it Really Necessary in Everyday Speech? (May 9, 2014)
Ear Wax Removal - Safe Ways to Remove the Ear Wax from Your Ears (May 5, 2014)
Asparagus for Cancer? Junk E-Mail for People Too Lazy to Check (April 16, 2014)
Text Messages, Chat Speak and Internet Slang (April 7, 2014)
The Google Chromecast and Roku Streaming Sticks (March 28, 2014)
Board Games we could be Playing in the Philippines (March 16, 2014)
Clan Cunningham and What I’ve Learned About My Ancestry (March 14, 2014)
Can You Make Money With a Blog While Living in the Philippines? (March 13, 2014)
Dealing with a Drained Car Battery when the Engine won’t Start (March 9, 2014)
The Aswang on the Grimm TV Series, a First for American TV (March 8, 2014)
The Age of the Human Race vs. the Theory of Evolution (February 23, 2014)
Relationships between Older Non-Filipinos and Younger Filipinas (February 18, 2014)
Floor Covering: Ceramic Tiles, Vinyl Tiles and Linoleum (February 12, 2014)
We Need a Water Tank at our House in the Philippines (February 8, 2014)
Filipino Music That I Enjoy (As a Non-Filipino American) (February 6, 2014)
American Celebrities Born in the Philippines (February 6, 2014)
What Does Bruno Mars Have in Common With the Philippines? (February 3, 2014)
Star Trek and Its Influence on Popular Culture (February 2, 2014)
Junior and Senior Proms in the Philippines (February 1, 2014)
Are You Searching for Where to Buy Postum? (January 30, 2014)
Narra, the National Tree of the Philippines (January 24, 2014)
Finally, My Home is an Empty Nest (January 20, 2014)
Wireless Internet vs. Wired Internet (Cable, DSL, Dial-up) (January 6, 2014)
Cable TV and Cable Internet in Olongapo City (December 1, 2013)
Foreigners Living in the Philippines - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (November 15, 2013)
That which does not kill us makes us stronger (November 14, 2013)
Retirees and Other Americans Living in the Philippines (November 13, 2013)
What’s the Best Way to Send Money to the Philippines? (November 10, 2013)
The History of the Philippines and Online Criticism (August 31, 2013)
Torrent Privacy Services for Internet Security (August 30, 2013)
Landmarks at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Philippines (August 20, 2013)
Landmarks within Olongapo City, Philippines (August 19, 2013)

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