Part of the Manila Skyline sits idly in the mid-day heat by the Pasig River. For more heat stifled pictures of the Philippines, click here. NOTE: This entry was written the afternoon of August 11 during a two day stop in Manila. Because my laptop ran out of batteries attempting to get a signal in [...] Read more »
The Santos Kiluus shrine sits abandoned off a back road late at night. For more religious images from Guam, click here. 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 [...] Read more »
I was never much into watching basketball. Why watch a sport I’d rather be playing? Sure, every once in a while I’d break down and catch a few games here or there, but for the most part I didn’t care unless it was the NCAA tournament or playoff basketball. That all changed in high school. Read more »
As we drove through base on the way to watch the space station pass overhead, the waning rays of sunlight bathing the streets in its cool glow, I noticed a lone jogger running along the side of the road. Above him, a black bird flew. It was slightly smaller than a crow or raven, but [...] Read more »
The flight from Guam was smooth. I tried to read more of Jennifer Government, but it’s really bad. I eventually gave up and began to watch the in-flight movie (Spiderwick Chronicles). I didn’t bother changing the audio channel from the jazz station, finding it more fun to figure what was going on from context alone. [...] Read more »
I just opened the front page of ESPN.com to find out their top story is that Sheryl Swoops is a lesbian. Perhaps I’m insensitive, but I don’t care. Good for her for coming out of the closet. Good for her for attempting to lead the way. Good for her for feeling good about herself. I [...] Read more »