Archive for May, 2007

Let me count the ways I love you

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Marissa asks me every day why I love her so much.  I haven’t run out of answers yet and I’m pretty sure I never will. Marissa, let me count the ways that I love you.
I love you because of the way you get so absorbed when watching TV, the way you jump when some Covenant [...]

Expecting in The Philippines

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

I am 46 years old and I’ve been married twice before Marissa. For some reason I never wanted a baby before, now there’s a bun in the oven. Due date is January 8, 2008.

I think most of my in-laws thought I was sterile since I started dating Marissa more than two years ago [...]

2007 Honda XRM 110cc

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

I had been wanting to tour The Philippines via motorcycle, but it took a few months to figure out that a big touring bike, large enough to carry two people and plenty of luggage, was not appropriate here. Big bikes are pretty hard to come by, but there are these underbone scooters all over [...]

Target Practice

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

I figured that if Marissa is going to own guns she might as well learn how to fire them, and hit what she wants to shoot.

That’s Ansell Ladra, above, the local competitive shooting champion who just happens to be Marissa’s cousin and was one of the primary sponsors at our weddingg, instructing Marissa on how [...]