tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123405812024-03-14T02:14:22.283-07:00IronSpaceAn ancient, experimental blog - my intention was to share articles I've found, interesting links, videos, great quotes and once in a while I may have a thought or two to share (read: rant)
Instead I'm going to revive it and document my trip to the Philippines instead of annoying all my FB friends with even more frequent posts that usual.PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-28538882735044456642013-07-04T10:59:00.002-07:002013-07-04T10:59:48.302-07:00GratitudeSometimes the phrase sounds a little passe to me, but I mean this literally: I am overwhelmed with gratitude. As often happens after a trip abroad, I return home so completely grateful for my life here. Granted I was overtired on my return, but even seeing our mountains and lakes, blue skies, orchards and vineyards, I got really tearful while descending in the plane yesterday.<br />
I've experienced "happy to be home" many times before, but never to this extent. When I got home, I must have spent a half hour walking around my home feeling "wow". This feels luxurious, like I'm at some upscale resort or something.<br />
I felt giddy in the shower having water that heats up quickly. On the trip I only used a bar of soap to shower, so having shampoo and body wash felt like an over the top indulgence. The water pressure is perfect, the towels felt impossibly soft, there were two cute pups to greet me as I towelled off, tons of room for shavers and toothpaste on the counter, even an ELECTRIC toothbrush! I was thirsty and could drink cold water from the tap!!!!!<br />
My coffee tastes out of this world, I have a car to drive instead of having to call for a taxi and hope he's not going to rip me off, my clothes have drawers and are clean and by some miracle I can wash them when I want instead of hoping room service doesn't forget again to pick them up.<br />
I can make calls on a cell phone without having to worry about roaming, there's a fridge full of food that I recognize, my TV is crystal clear and wifi works unbelievably well.<br />
My family and friends left my home in impeccable shape, the plants and flowers are all healthy, the lawns are green, the floors clean and dishes done. My dogs BARELY ate my couch, and haven't left my side since I returned.<br />
I shared a slideshow of my pictures and HD videos on a 51" TV last night with my Dad and step mom, followed by some funny YouTube videos. On a TV. Do we live in the future?!<br />
I spent an hour picking through dozens and dozens of work emails with delicious coffee and fresh fruit.<br />
My egyptian cotton sheets and fancy memory foam mattress were almost embarrassingly comfortable last night, not to mention a queen size mattress that now feels gluttonous in size. Do I really need all these dressers and drawers. An ENTIRE closet just for shirts and sweaters and pants? THREE pairs of pj bottoms to choose from? I can wear a soft cotton shirt because its not so humid and sticky and I didn't have to dig through a suitcase to find it.<br />
I'm currently sitting on my patio swing on my work laptop but I could have been using my iPhone, iPad or PC up in the den. FOUR devices to choose from, this is ridiculous.<br />
I think the big difference this time is that I really connected with some locals while I was there; sweet, good people that are happy and fulfilled yet live a much simpler life. I found myself withholding the full truth of what life is like here when talking with them because I was a shy about how spoiled we are. They work harder and longer days than we do, and for far, far less. They pray more than I think we do, say "sir" and "ma'am" at every opportunity, smile all the time, are generous and gracious and polite, and gorgeous.<br />
I'm sad to leave the Philippines behind (for now) and I miss my new friends. I can't wait to connect with the DOZENS and dozens of close friends and family that are here.<br />
I have two lawns to mow (with an electric mower, no less) and laundry to do in the comfort of what now feels like a mansion, and the next four days off work to indulgently deal with jet lag - waaaaahhh.<br />
I feel spoiled, frankly a little embarrassed, and beyond grateful.PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-6449747191105635472013-07-03T14:32:00.001-07:002013-07-03T14:32:05.647-07:00Hello BC!!We arrived @ YVR without incident, but also without sleep. The kid in the seat in front of me did, in fact, shriek for most of the flight, and some little punk behind me kicked my seat no less than 50 times, usually just as I was nodding off.<div>I motioned him to me as he was returning from the bathroom and had him lean in so I could whisper. "I'm going to need you to go ahead and try a little harder to <i>not</i> kick my seat, mmkay?" Pat on the shoulder, sent the asshole on his way and he was good for about 2 hrs. I think I've been awake for almost 2 days now but feel surprisingly well.</div><div>Seeing our mountains fills me with happiness. I'm seeing weather reports of 35 degrees in Kelowna but there's still snow on those majestic beauties. God I love our province.</div><div>I should be boarding any time now, and probably home within 2hrs. Can't wait to hug my pups and dad and Sharon!!</div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0Vancouver International Airport Richmond49.194745 -123.184271tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-52568408447112296482013-07-03T00:06:00.001-07:002013-07-03T00:06:53.460-07:00Flight PR118I believe we're on a 787, seats 320 or something like that.<div>The only child crying and screaming in the terminal is now sitting in the row in front if me. Lol. Keeps making eyes at me, though, so we might be good. Mom's a looker, too, and I think I can take the dad. Lol</div><div>13.5 hrs and I'm in Vancouver! My travel app is dramatically telling me that I have 0 minutes to make my connecting flight, but I think that's a bogus warning.</div><div>Wish me luck!</div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-50240005006334501612013-07-02T17:41:00.001-07:002013-07-02T17:41:00.124-07:00Peace out!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JNZRzvjlT5XgMy01Cg7h0yhW_rTRhAY-iPmE-K2xfgxBXMgXywBFtMt63oCGs2Mc1DoPcs58R7ECUwreAObRJQ00hhSy5ztBjWVb4-MaSFipTMEjTG5xHVnZev1T7_rOWvBDWQ/s640/blogger-image-1610633418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JNZRzvjlT5XgMy01Cg7h0yhW_rTRhAY-iPmE-K2xfgxBXMgXywBFtMt63oCGs2Mc1DoPcs58R7ECUwreAObRJQ00hhSy5ztBjWVb4-MaSFipTMEjTG5xHVnZev1T7_rOWvBDWQ/s640/blogger-image-1610633418.jpg"></a></div>I leave in 15 min!<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">4hrs drive to Manila<br>2hrs wait c/o security<br>13.5 hr flight<br>2.75 hr layover in Vancouver<br>Arrive Kelowna @ 4<br>Weeeeeeooooooo!!!</span></div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-51070482769351818032013-07-01T20:27:00.001-07:002013-07-01T20:27:49.803-07:00Last dayWell it's here, my last day in the Philippines. I leave tomorrow morning at nine allowing four hours to get to Manila. <div><br></div><div>I spent the majority of my day watching my laptop reboot trying to address some problems being experienced at the plant here. I feel like such a poor white boy but lack of reliable Internet and the inability to use my iPhone while abroad because of data roaming charges is really frustrating!</div><div><br></div><div>So, the morning was a write off but my afternoon should be much more enjoyable. The rains have stopped again and the sky is blue. I've got some company to do a little bit of shopping and have some dinner so it's nice that I won't be spending these last hours alone. </div><div><br></div><div>I've only taken a single photo today and it's another one of my first world problems. I was very excited to have eggs Benedict for breakfast but received the following:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1p3SOsiQHH9p4IRnGi6FJDfI7PtLztK0n7jQmvqHiplC8T4T6-1eQXSS8mwe3EVey1z8xf3NgRPUopqnbr2wPXQcK1TB4DozFSf7OSP0fuAqzEETy0V_bFHMhBHTnlbOJGvD7w/s640/blogger-image--1604346941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1p3SOsiQHH9p4IRnGi6FJDfI7PtLztK0n7jQmvqHiplC8T4T6-1eQXSS8mwe3EVey1z8xf3NgRPUopqnbr2wPXQcK1TB4DozFSf7OSP0fuAqzEETy0V_bFHMhBHTnlbOJGvD7w/s640/blogger-image--1604346941.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>If I've learned anything while here it's that we've really got things good in Canada, to the point where I'm almost embarrassed about it. I hope this renewed sense of gratitude for my life back home doesn't slip away anytime soon. (Which is why posted of the photo above, it feels ridiculous to be disappointed by breakfast. I should simply be grateful for eating! So I am!)</div><div><br></div><div>More later...</div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-57725872833352746482013-06-30T05:06:00.000-07:002013-07-01T20:18:08.261-07:00Mt. SamatOn Saturday the owner of the bar/restaurant next to the hotel offered to take me for am hours cruise around the city. We went through some walled communities that were surprisingly nice. It occurred to me that I'd been driving through some poor areas to get to/from work. Seeing these neighborhoods game me a dangerous "hey, I could get into this" kind of feeling.<br>
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From there we went to the war memorial Mt Samat. Its a tribute to the fight the Filipinos put up against the Japanese in the face of certain default. Suffice to stay it was a pretty horrific story.<br>
Speaking of stories, there's an enormous cross at the site - 36 stories high. There's an elevator that leads to the top and offers an amazing view of the surrounding area.<br>
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He took me to a great little spot for an authentic Filipino dinner. Two types of goat (one spicy and one just plain delish) and finally the lechon I'd been wanting to try. It was all terrific, especially the mango shake. They seem to really like their shakes out here and I'm a convert now.</div>
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People were stepping off the curb into "puddles" up to their knees!! So we headed indoors for some pool and socializing. I ruin the photo but Akih was a stunner! My new favorite Filipino. sigh.</div>
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Today it continued to rain so I spent the day indoors relaxing. Started it off right with a Filipino breakfast of fried eggs, beef tapa, tocino and garlic rice.</div>
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I'll post pics of yesterday's excursion after I finish this awesome pizza. :)</div>
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I've arranged for a driver tomorrow that will show me around for about 5 hours for about $100. I could probably talk him down a little, but frankly I could care less at this point. What's a hundred bucks when work has paid for the flight and hotel, amirite?<br />
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I know we're likely going to the site of some giant cross on a mountain. I don't know the back story yet and frankly don't need to. I just want to see more of the countryside, enjoy some views, snaps some pics, eat some food, have some laughs and relax.<br />
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On Sunday I've got another guide. My cousin's Filipino wife's dad has offered to put me in touch with HIS cousin who lives nearby and apparently is happy to show a foreigner around. The generosity threw me at first, but I eventually came to and said absolutely! I'm going to request that we try and find some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechon" target="_blank">lechon</a>, I read about it a number of times when researching the Philippines before I left so its definitely on my mini-bucket list while I'm here.<br />
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Spent an hour or two in a bar tonight listening to a drunk Swede and an Austrailian warn me over and over that I'm doomed. Over and over and over. Since I'm white and single I'm supposedly going to have women throwing themselves at me and I'll end up falling in love. Oh lawd, save me now!!!<br />
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Speaking of which, I made an adorable little buddy. She's a waitress at one of the only two restaurants near the plant I'm working at. Jelly Ann is her REAL name, but like most Filipinos she goes by a nickname most of the time. Lilian. Her NICKname is Lilian. Weird. But who cares, she's adorable. All this time I thought she had the cutest little demure smile, but on the second day I realized she was simply hiding braces. lol<br />
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I can't remember if I posted a pic of where I'm staying. Its right here, pop by if you're in the area!<br />
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<br />PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-20623098604142404202013-06-27T07:02:00.001-07:002013-06-27T07:02:09.046-07:00Almost time for a vacayWhoops, haven't gotten around to posting for a couple of days. I'd expected I could post quick ones from my phone, but I've since learned how quickly one can burn through a roaming data plan so I only work on wifi now.<br />
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I love this place. When I'm not working, I've spent most of the time being driven to/from work and the drive gets more beautiful every day. The weather's been perfect which helps of course. The traffic initially felt chaotic but I'm pretty accustomed now. I'll need to be careful not to be passing people on the right when I get back home!<br />
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I guess my last post was Monday. So what's happened since then?<br />
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<li>Wednesday I got dropped off in Olongapo to meet some friends of friends. Its amazing how hospitality works here. My cousin married a lovely Philippino girl and a few days ago her father "friended" me on Facebook and has since offered to look up some relatives in the area to pick me up and show me around if I so desire. I think I might take him up on the offer for Sunday.</li>
<li>Tonight I'm wiped after a fairly full day at work and now a very full belly. This week it feels like I've eaten more seafood than I have in my entire life (I used to really dislike seafood). The last few years I've found that things I didn't think I liked or normally wouldn't have tried are actually quite good! But, tonight I fell back to comfort food for a change and had a surprisingly good pizza.</li>
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After a day on site I'm certain I'm going to be there for another couple at least, which is fine because we allowed for 7 in total. There were just so many unknowns and surprises encountered today.<br />
I was up at 5am and eating breakfast by 5:30 on Subic Bay.<br />
It's a gorgeous 1.5hr drive to the plant with all sorts of activity along the sides of the road. Tricycles are all over the place in this area:<br />
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After work my driver generously offered to show me some of the adjacent city (Olongapo) to get an idea what it's like in case I decide to spend some off time there. What a mad house, the place is absolutely crazy busy and that was on a Monday night. Apparently the weekends are bedlam. Shops, bars,"dancing" and giant malls, etc.<br />
I didn't get much for pictures today, the wireless in my room blows and I'm tired as hell so not a lot to report on today.<br />
Sure missing my peeps from back home - I'm 15hrs ahead of BC time so there's awkard overlap of our waking hours.<br />
I need sleep, so I'll leave you with a parting shot that I took on the way home from work as the sun was setting:<br />
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<br />PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-52203392634873963922013-06-23T14:16:00.001-07:002013-06-23T14:16:03.482-07:00Off to workHit the sack last night around 9pm, up at 5. Feeling surprisingly rested, but anticipation has a way if opening the eyes, too.<div>The lead guy I'm working with sent an email while I was sleeping to say he has an appt elsewhere and won't be on site until after lunch. This feels typical for how this project has gone for months now. Frankly I won't need him there so whatever. But still...</div><div>The sun is just rising so I'm going to watch that happen over Subic Bay with some breakfast...</div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-42143756709650821262013-06-22T23:37:00.000-07:002013-06-22T23:37:12.492-07:00Touch down!I'm almost glad I didn't do the math in my head, but the trip took a wee bit longer to get there than I anticipated. 2hrs in Kelowna, an hour to Vancouver, a 5 hour lay over, 13.5hr flight and another 3 hours to drive from Manilla to the hotel in Subic. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep on the flight so I'm completely bagged. The humidity is pretty intense, too. Its at 59% if that means anything to you.<br />
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Once we dropped out of the clouds and actually saw land, the country is GORGEOUS. Here are some shots from the plane:<br />
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And you'll notice the Jeepney's they're famous for. An old military vehicle converted into transport for a dozen people or so. Often very colorful, and all over the road. The drivers here are nuts - the lines on the road are merely suggestions.</div>
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Just a couple minute walk from here is Vasco's. I spent a couple hours hanging out with the owner Brian; an Australian who's an avid diver and shipwreck hunter. He had dozen of items he's pulled up from the ocean over the last few decades which meant for some great stories. Old spanish coins, samurai swords, guns, coins from the 1600's, really cool stuff.<br />
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He's offered to take me around the area (Subic) some morning(s) which would be cool. Nothing like having a local show you around rather than a tour guide.<br />
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Turns out our three prong power cords don't work on the outlets here. I might head out and see if I can find an adapter - there was nothing to be found in Kelowna or Vancouver. Not sure what kind of life I'll get from this laptop's battery. Internet<br />
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I've been up for almost two days now and I'm fading quick. I think I'll go try to find some groceries and stuff before I get too lethargic. Want a good sleep tonight as I work tomorrow - my driver picks me up at 6am and I hope to have time for a breakfast before work.<br />
<br />PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0Subic, Philippines14.8967937 120.2366296999999814.6512462 119.91390619999999 15.1423412 120.55935319999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-55668896175728108742013-06-22T01:30:00.001-07:002013-06-22T01:30:31.852-07:00Surprise!!Just walked in to the men's bathroom to see a woman brushing her teeth at the sinks.<div>I stood smiling until she noticed me, she made the cutest "eeep" sound (with a mouthful of toothpaste foam) and scurried out. So funny.</div><div>I'm also over tired and pretty bored at this point so it might not have been <i>that</i> funny.</div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0Vancouver International Airport Richmond49.198173 -123.176751tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-74955833231321010402013-06-22T00:16:00.001-07:002013-06-22T00:16:34.486-07:00Still waitingThis is the first flight board I saw in Vancouver:<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMhhFaX7GDPa99XdRufQBhdNd3OXtr-_MAHrNkFHEDVr90M9zw-ByADgVHI90Neq3S4mF4DtE6zaDJBOdSjxnTCMOWL2daqiCQb7RUwQWH0j_4H8CmYRLA8DD7h9Z5eMVoSuocA/s640/blogger-image-265646464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMhhFaX7GDPa99XdRufQBhdNd3OXtr-_MAHrNkFHEDVr90M9zw-ByADgVHI90Neq3S4mF4DtE6zaDJBOdSjxnTCMOWL2daqiCQb7RUwQWH0j_4H8CmYRLA8DD7h9Z5eMVoSuocA/s640/blogger-image-265646464.jpg"></a></div>Yep, flight's delayed until almost 2:30a. That's really only an hour longer than the original layover.</div><div><br></div><div>So, I found one of these:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuUBe8KSeTkvuEHyQWnUENUidKgJIvkYQgIaOngPf4B1-gJ7wthYQaFa5P7ZmkgDjJWLXCdX8dgJB0P05E4o0ytkyPdWjJL1ek7398D9WeZkg6jxup1Ped1bHvajhLIO3k4LOLw/s640/blogger-image--1937684690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuUBe8KSeTkvuEHyQWnUENUidKgJIvkYQgIaOngPf4B1-gJ7wthYQaFa5P7ZmkgDjJWLXCdX8dgJB0P05E4o0ytkyPdWjJL1ek7398D9WeZkg6jxup1Ped1bHvajhLIO3k4LOLw/s640/blogger-image--1937684690.jpg"></a></div>Plugged my phone in and here we are.</div><div><br></div><div>Had a great chat with cousin Taryn on FB. She's such a remarkable person. I've never had an encounter with her and not left feeling "wow".</div><div><br></div><div>I've learned that us smokers don't even get a horrible stinky little room to smoke in now. Nuthin!</div><div>Good thing I packed a patch for the trip. I'd have put it on by now but I can't get the package open, need scissors. Eesh.</div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0Vancouver International Airport Richmond49.197673 -123.17731tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-64360640114905351192013-06-21T20:18:00.001-07:002013-06-21T20:18:26.477-07:00Waiting...Going to do a lot of that. 2 hr wait in Kelowna after early checkin. 4hr wait upcoming in Vancouver, then a 13.5hr flight.<div>Leave Friday night, arrive Sunday morning in PH.</div><div>I've got a patch, a sleeping pill, a good book and a surprising amount of patience these days.</div><div>Here's my view:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQiORt5lpLbLGApfLUMfeMwdl96xmJGIblBSWemkWFf499FAFtamSdp8FpuivFAFIPx74bdYg7V0ipk3iFIiDdD_Yd4EIEpPyd95mCO4-x97p-yptsAvRYhln9y5U0cXeLiIrHQ/s640/blogger-image-513500324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQiORt5lpLbLGApfLUMfeMwdl96xmJGIblBSWemkWFf499FAFtamSdp8FpuivFAFIPx74bdYg7V0ipk3iFIiDdD_Yd4EIEpPyd95mCO4-x97p-yptsAvRYhln9y5U0cXeLiIrHQ/s640/blogger-image-513500324.jpg"></a></div>I'm gonna miss those hills...</div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-214456797226504562013-06-20T21:06:00.001-07:002013-06-20T21:06:25.530-07:00MonsoonYup, it appears the reports of monsoons <i>might</i> be right!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJa7OUIM5ILFw0qgFt3EDo1eXdFByv-Vr69v-hGqTY4GC7Xg9clFdvcXAkoazxKuJdLZWg1Q7itq3koAMmeG3tXegvdzvg0h8FaNKZsfX1rWHhXNeO3xamNRTAd4afiPG8ki4Xg/s640/blogger-image--187957454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJa7OUIM5ILFw0qgFt3EDo1eXdFByv-Vr69v-hGqTY4GC7Xg9clFdvcXAkoazxKuJdLZWg1Q7itq3koAMmeG3tXegvdzvg0h8FaNKZsfX1rWHhXNeO3xamNRTAd4afiPG8ki4Xg/s640/blogger-image--187957454.jpg"></a></div><br></div>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-29990309954700942552013-06-20T09:25:00.001-07:002013-06-20T09:58:18.393-07:00T minus 2 daysI'm on my iPad thinking of a way of both journaling during my trip to the Philippines and how to keep family/friends up to date. 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PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-44119812882635823642007-07-04T17:27:00.000-07:002007-07-04T17:29:53.224-07:00Kasey videosI've uploaded some of my favorite videos of Kasey to this location:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF608FF5064EEBF5">http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF608FF5064EEBF5</a>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-1165346812631027482006-12-05T11:26:00.000-08:002006-12-05T11:26:52.770-08:00Dvorak Uncensored » Bill Gates for President?!I'd vote if they'd let me:<br /><a href="http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=8470">Dvorak Uncensored » Bill Gates for President?!</a>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-1165335117188055072006-12-05T08:11:00.000-08:002006-12-05T08:11:57.213-08:00The Goodbye EffectAbsolutely freaky: the US government has approved an "Active Denial System" which is essentially a gun that shoots enough radiation to cause excruciating pain, but not enough to be dangerous.<br /><a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72134-0.html?tw=rss.index">Wired News: Say Hello to the Goodbye Weapon</a>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-1163153519500487812006-11-10T02:07:00.000-08:002006-11-10T02:12:00.086-08:00KaseyNot really sure why I'm maintaining this blog anymore, but finally there's something VERY IMPORTANT to report: I have a puppy! His name is Kasey.<br /><br />More importantly, he's got a blog (care of my girl). You can see it right here:<br /><a href="http://kaseytheboxer.blogspot.com/">http://kaseytheboxer.blogspot.com/</a>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-1152813923960535682006-07-13T11:05:00.000-07:002006-07-13T11:06:13.090-07:00Ref kicks assWild video of the REF getting into the fight and kicking a boxer's a$$:<br /><a href="http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6137">Dvorak Uncensored</a>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12340581.post-1152730633490833632006-07-12T11:57:00.000-07:002006-07-13T11:05:53.986-07:00Getting a new paddle - the fiascoAll I wanted was a new paddle for dragonboating. I have no idea why I was so tolerant with these people, but the story was so wild I felt compelled to blog it on our team's website:<br /><a href="http://100percentjuiced.blogspot.com/2006/07/getting-new-paddle-fiasco.html">100% Juiced: Getting a new paddle - the fiasco</a>PTanseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329316015094605073noreply@blogger.com0