Mon DU1FV

If there are two women  that made a great impression on me in High School,  it will have to be Mrs. Mallonga, former principal in Marist School and Mrs. Fernandez, parent of my service jeep mates Basilio Fernandez and Placido Fernandez.  The setting was a parent teacher meeting of sorts conducted in the spanking new audio visual room.  That room which as cooled by 10 Daikin window air conditioners, was in a newly built section that joined the western ends of the original buildings that were parallel to each other in Marist School, Marikina. It was a "hot meeting" as impassioned arguments were brought forth by the administration side and the parent side. An amusing aspect of the contentious issues at the time was "Long Hair", specifically moves being made to regulate it.  It was a memorable argument between these two women adversaries.  I sided with the "Long Hair" faction of course and even got a chance to say a few words in support.  I had been ele...

Thoughts of my friend Captain Bob Brooks, KB6VAT I would say, I could count on the fingers of my hands some friends that I have met that have had a great influence on me.  One of the more colorful personalities is my friend Bob, who is probably sailing the high seas in his home-built catamaran, as I write this. I was searching for letter in my yahoo inbox when I came upon this one written in 2011 from old Captain Bob! " MON, I'M WRITING AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON. A COURSE OF LEARNING VIRTUALLY FORGOTTEN IN THIS ERA OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. I WORK ON IT IN WHEN I GET AN IDEA, I'VE BEEN AT IT FOR 3 YEARS. WOULD YOU  READ IT AND PLEASE COMMENT. I'D PRINT IT, I CAN'T READ WELL OFF SCREEN. MANY TNX, PROMISE YOU WON'T GET BORED. PS, I'VE NOTICED MOST PEOPLE HERE IN PI WEAR MOUTH JEWLERY, WIRE DENTAL RETAINERS, EVEN ON FALSE TEETH. GREAT BUSINESS FOR DENTISTRY. BUT I SURFED PAST THE GOLDEN GLOBES,  BOOB WATCHING, AND EVEN THERE WERE WIRE R...