There’s few things I dread more than having things I remember fondly dragged through the gutter for another iteration. Despite a wonderful day jaunting around Guam, my mind is drunk with sadness at what’s happened to one of my favorite games.
When the Xbox first launched, a good friend of mine bought one. For the first [...] Read more »
A young boy fishes as the sun sets at the Governor’s Complex in Hagåtña, Guam.
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I’ve never been a small guy. I was tall for my age until I stopped growing up. Sadly, I kept growing out. These days, an XL shirt is just a tad too small to [...] Read more »
Men are dogs.
I don’t mean to say that men are conniving, lying cheaters who are destined to turn on their girlfriend, wife or lover. I mean that we’re trained animals. Read more »
Denise reaches out to touch the idol of Santa Ana at Biba Fiestan Santa Ana in Agat, Guam.
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The word fiesta has a very Mexican image in my mind. Perhaps it’s my love the Three Amigos and El Guapo’s birthday that causes me to associate fiesta with pinatas, mariachi [...] Read more »
The sun sets over San Luis Beach in Guam as Denise floats in the warm water.
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I feel like I’ve entered the doldrums. It’s not as though opportunities don’t abound here, but rather that I simply haven’t found the motivation to commence.
I am inspired constantly. I find myself deep [...] Read more »
Right now, I really want to brag about how I got to see a midnight showing of The Dark Knight while most of you were still enjoying your Thursday morning coffee. Guam’s slogan is “Where America’s day begins!” after all.
But instead of grinning ear to ear about the movie or how early I got to [...] Read more »
“I’ve drank two thirds of a twleve pack of Vault in the last three days!” I cried, my face contorting in a grimace. “It’s disgusting.”
“Yeah, that’s pretty gross.”
“And you know I rarely drink caffeine if I can help it. It’s killing me.” I hung my head. “I couldn’t fall asleep at all last night. That [...] Read more »
First of Many
Rows of coffin berths lie empty at Guam Veteran’s Cemetery, patiently awaiting their corpses.
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Hafa Adai, y’all.
With a whole lot of nothing transpiring the past few days, it’s time once again for news in brief: Read more »
Salvador Dali’s “Persistence of Memory”
‘”You remember that time,” I said, a smile creasing my face, “we got lost in Denver looking for that show. We were in your minivan and we spent hours just cruising back and forth, not really worrying about it since we hadn’t bought tickets anyway.” She smiled and laughed a little [...] Read more »
WARNING: This is a long one…
I thought I had left it all behind when I graduated from college. Anyone who has been there know what I’m talking about: the parties; the drinking; the beer bongs; the drunkenness; the stupidity. I’m sure some people remember it fondly. Perhaps it was even the best part of college. [...] Read more »
The Santos Kiluus shrine sits abandoned off a back road late at night.
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It wasn’t by choice that I’ve received most of my nicknames.
There were five other Bens in my grade in elementary school, three of which played on the soccer team. When I was dubbed goalie for the [...] Read more »
The sun shines through the palms from the clear blue sky above Guam.
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It amazes me how quickly my mood swings on Guam. One moment I’m enjoying the simple things—the breeze on my face, the warmth of the sun, the way the water laps against docks—and the next I’m [...] Read more »
Dependence Day
When I was young, I always heard people speak about their birthdays as if they were the greatest day of the year. Sure, Christmas offered presents and Halloween was full of candy, but birthdays were a very special day just for that person. Everyone would get together, play games, have cake, and it was [...] Read more »
Growing up, I loved Mark McGwire. Of all the players out there, he was the nicest, the humblest, the hardest playing. And he was damn good. For years, he dominated the major leagues. He was on pace to set the single season home run record by nearly 20 in 1993 when the player’s strike ended [...] Read more »
Harley’s arm lies across Hooker’s head as they nap in the goodwill box.
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The last few days have been lazily spent lounging around. I got moderately sunburned snorkeling the other day and have been avoiding the sun. There’s no cracking or peeling, so it’s minor, but I figure better [...] Read more »
Denise and Anthony embrace at Dadi Beach on the day of the Buffalo’s return.
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For the first time in nearly two months, the Buffalo moored at Big Navy. The last few days, people have been atwitter about the imminent arrival. Whether truth or scuttlebutt, it’s all the wives can [...] Read more »