Yes, they have 4th of July here in the Philippines. I kid you not.
Celebrating BREXIT since 1776!
As days go, this has been a pretty good one all things considered. Started the day with a nice surprise chat with my high school sweetheart. We’d periodically kept in touch over the years, but then she’d unfriended me on Facebook a couple of years ago for reasons I didn’t quite understand. Anyway, it was good to hear from Karen again.
Ain’t we sweet?
Then I had a traditional Independence Day BBQ lunch on the old Navy base at Texas Joe’s.
I’d eaten here on previous visits. It’s definitely got some authenticity going on. Plus the cute waitresses in cowboy hats are a treat.
The ribs, chicken, and sides were pretty damn fine too. God Bless America!
While on base I did some grocery shopping and also brought home this beauty:
I’m going to need to get some gas and a different regulator (US vs Philippine standard), but I’ll be grillin’ and chillin’ soon enough! About damn time!
One of the neighborhood goats was asserting his independence today as well…
So, I posted this on Facebook today:
But in the midst of writing this post, I had a text conversation with Marissa. It seems she has had a change of heart. Or more precisely, we cleared up some misunderstanding about what was in her heart. So I guess we are going to give it a go…
And there goes MY independence!
And it wouldn’t be the 4th without some good old fashioned American politics. So let me just say this:
The more things change, the more they remain the same.
America, Fuck Yeah!
Karen looks eerily like a doctoral student that I had been sweet on during grad school.
And congrats on the Marissa thing! Once again, good luck.