Of course, the roads in the US are better! Aren’t they? Of course, the vast majority of people would say or think that the roads in the USA are vastly superior to the roads in the Philippines. But, are they? What people think is not always true. Especially when the people doing the thinking have […]
USA vs. Philippines
Is the USA better than the Philippines? If so, is it true in every respect? On my other blog, Live in the Philippines, We had a rather extensive series of articles based on the theme “Philippines vs. USA”. This series of articles got started when one of the semi-regular writers there, Jay Stainback, wrote a […]
Is everything about racism?
It seems that in the USA anything you say is racist! Some things that are “racist” obviously have nothing to do with racism. One thing that really troubles me about the USA of 2019 is that if you say anything that people don’t agree with, it is considered racism. Racism means that you are against […]
Another Martin on the Way
The Indiana Martins are growing Jared will be moving to Logansport For the last year, our son, Jared, has been doing a combination of working/living in Alaska, and during his off months there he has been living in Atlanta, Georgia. In March he quit his job in Alaska and moved full time to Atlanta, where […]
Robo Calls
Telemarketers are bothering me! I might have figured out a way to stop it! In the Philippines, I don’t ever remember getting a call from a telemarketer. Except for one. More on that in a minute. Since returning to the States, though, I get these robocalls all of the time, and frankly, I am tired […]
How is Chris doing at Tyson?
Our son, Chris, works at Tyson Foods It is his first job! Not long after moving back to the States, I wrote an article here about our son, Chris. Read the article, you might find it uplifting. If you are wondering why we decided to move back to the States (I get that question every […]