2022-09-25 02:19
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A personal blog dealing with politics, religion and life in general.....sometimes seriously, often with tongue firmly in cheek.
2022-05-15 01:54
I just finished reading "Touch" by Claire North. A book about Joe Biden might be entitled "Tetched" as in "tetched (touched) in the head" Read More
2022-02-24 06:34
This afternoon I went with 3 American friends to have lunch at Cubiertos Restaurant in Sibulan. It was the first time I had visited this particular restaurant in quite some time......it's pr… Read More
2022-01-20 04:09
Having discovered the ends and outs of the road I called "entrance X" [And it Comes Out Where? ] the road has become a semi-regular part of my morning bicycle ride. The first time I traveled… Read More
2021-07-28 04:17
It's been several months since I last reported on the number of views my photos uploaded to Google Maps have received. In December of 2020, the total views had surpassed sixteen million. Ye… Read More
2021-06-06 01:26
Not long after posting yesterday about my problems with Google AdSense, ads began to magically reappear on this blog. However, I noticed something odd about the appearance of these ads.&nbs&hell…Read More
2021-06-05 05:49
For reasons unknown to me, although my Google AdSense account is supposed to be active for this blog, there are currently no ads being displayed.As I wrote on another blog, I have to a… Read More
2021-03-26 10:31
There was once a time, many, many years ago when a good portion of this blog dealt with my misadventures attempting to scam the scammers. I would use one or more Yahoo email addresses… Read More
2021-03-25 08:40
Our new projectbegan in earnest yesterday, and I'm continuing to document the progress. Today, I've taken 18 photos of the work done so far. That's way too many photos for one blog post, so… Read More
2021-03-25 01:18
On Sunday, I wrote a post on My On Going Kerfuffle with Google and Facebook . Of course, nothing has changed since then. I did, however, attempt to post a link to this blog onto Facebo… Read More
2021-03-21 03:06
I've mentioned on a number of occasions that my blogs have had problems dealing with both Facebook and Google adsense. This blog has been banned from Facebook, supposedly due to the blog b… Read More
2021-02-15 05:08
A few years ago, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama said that when he turns 90, he would decide whether he should be reincarnated. I suppose some of us have a choice.The Dalai Lama is now 85… Read More
2021-01-26 07:35
Its been one week since I last posted on the wall we had built around our property in Magatas, Sibulan. The photos today are of the gate that has been installed.Of course, we're very please… Read More
2021-01-19 00:18
As I wrote yesterday, these will be the final wall construction photos until the new gate is installed.As there are only six photos remaining, I will post the same photos on both blogs - wit… Read More
2021-01-18 00:25
As I mentioned earlier, the wall construction on the property in Magatas, Sibulan is pretty much completed. It only lacks smooth "finishing" which will be done at a future date.There will be… Read More
2021-01-17 01:10
As I write this, the construction of the wall going around our property in Magatas, Sibulan is complete (except for "finishing" which will be part of another project).However, these photos d… Read More
2021-01-15 23:42
Another day, another set of photos to post online. These photos are of the construction of a wall going up on our property in Magatas, Sibulan.I've been limiting the number of photos posted… Read More
2021-01-15 00:03
With another day, comes more photos of the wall going up around our property.I'll be posting five photos on this blog this morning, along with five different photos on my other blog.Once the… Read More
2021-01-13 22:15
In keeping with my pattern for the past few days, I'm posting photos of the work being done on a wall going up on our property in Brgy. Magatas. These photos will be divided between my two… Read More
2021-01-12 01:03
I still have quite a few photos that were taken a few days ago and still need to put online.I'm going to do something different with these. I'll put a post on two of my blogs, but I'll put d… Read More
2021-01-11 00:53
It's a bit rainy this morning, so it looks like there won't be much work being done on the wall today. That gives me an opportunity to catch up on posting photos of the work done so far.&nbs&hell…Read More
2021-01-10 05:40
I posted earlier that, now that the house is pretty much finished, we'll be having some much needed work done outside. Namely, a new fence and a proper gate.My wife and her papa deal with… Read More
2021-01-10 00:22
With the house pretty much finished, we've hired a couple of crews to do some work outside. One group will be working on putting up a new fence - the second crew will replace the gate with o… Read More
2021-01-01 01:47
In 2011 I began making a list of all the books I had read through out the year. On January 01 of 2012, I started the tradition of posting the annual list of the previous year on the first da… Read More
2020-12-27 04:09
This past October, I mentioned on two of my blogs [robertsimms.blogspot.com/2020/10/fifteen-million and sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2020/10/15-million-views] that the p… Read More
2020-12-13 01:14
In August of 2019 I had serendipitously discovered the work of Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima. Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century.I was so i… Read More
2020-12-12 01:38
During the first few days of December, we remember two musical icons who died this month; John Lennon, who was murdered on December 8, 1980 and Frank Zappa, who died of prostate cancer… Read More
2020-11-21 10:33
Since November 22, 2016 I've been posting photos of VW Beetles that I happen upon in Dumaguete and the surrounding areas. At this point, I've posted photos in excess of 70 Beetles. Knowing m… Read More
2020-11-14 03:06
When I made mention, earlier this month, of the passing of actor Sean Connery at age 90, I had forgotten about the passing of one of Connery's co-stars in the film, Goldfinger - Honor… Read More
2020-11-02 04:41
I haven't published a post about Volkswagens in Dumaguete since March of this year when I posted a photo of a VW parked along Hibbard Ave. I haven't really been out and about in the city d… Read More
2020-11-01 01:13
I noted in February, that I had discovered the first four James Bond films at ok.ru. In addition to watching the four films, I also went to fadedpage.com to download copies of Ian Fleming's… Read More
2020-10-20 06:40
Two days after posting, on another blog how the photos I've uploaded to Google Maps have received 15 million views, I got an email from Google Maps acknowledging my accomplishment.Of course… Read More
2020-10-15 23:53
I've often written that my primary way of getting ebooks to read is by going to the Project Gutenberg website. Many books that are now in the public domain can be downloaded from the… Read More
2020-10-15 03:30
On a number of occasions, I've complained on this blog that sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken has been banned by Facebook for violating "community standards" though, for the life of me, I ca… Read More
2020-10-03 04:39
According to news reports,Director Michael Moore is claiming that President Donald Trump is "pretending to have COVID-19 to win sympathy amid his dwindling poll numbers, or attempting to ha… Read More
2020-09-15 04:13
Sad to say, I haven't been blogging lately. Staying home during the recent quarantine(s) should have been the ideal time. What else was there to do?As it turned out, reading and watching Net… Read More
2020-09-15 02:59
As anyone can see, I haven't been posting on this blog recently. Part of the reason for this has been the banning of this blog on Facebook. As I write this post, I do not know if the ban is… Read More
2020-04-28 02:14
Last Friday, I published a post on one of my other blogs, about my adventures with baking banana cake (AKA banana bread) using 3rd class flour. The banana cake turned out so well that I dec… Read More
2020-04-27 10:56
It's been quite a long time since I last posted anything about the work being done on the house. In this post, I'll be publishing some photos of the recent work on the living room ceiling.We… Read More
2020-04-26 05:16
2020-04-12 05:16
For the first time in his fifty eight year career, Bob Dylan has finally charted a number hit on Billboard with a 17 minute "song" entitled Murder Most Foul.I was tempted to refer to it as M… Read More
2020-04-10 06:14
Today is Good Friday, and normally in Philippines we'd be participating in a massive Via Crucis procession. This is my fifth Good Friday in Sibulan, and I've been looking forward to joining… Read More
2020-04-09 07:32
In order for my new blog to eventually qualify for Goole Adsense, I'm told I need to have unique content published on the blog. Of course, that's a relatively simple matter, but I'd also l… Read More
2020-04-09 07:32
As I've mentioned a number of times, I recently attempted to post a link from this blog onto my Facebook page. Although I had done so in the past, I was no longer allowed to do so because th… Read More
2020-04-05 08:09
When I created my new blog a few days ago, the plan was to phase out this older blog, Sorry, All The Clever Names Are Taken. As I explained earlier, the older blog suffered under a name th… Read More
2020-04-03 06:00
I've been blogging since 2006. I've started, and finished a number of blogs, but the one I've used most consistently over the years is Sorry, All The Clever Names Are Taken.I've been thinkin… Read More
2020-04-03 03:31
Today is the first day of what we've been told will be a two week Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in an attempt by the Provincial Governor of Negros Oriental to stem the tide of the coro… Read More
2020-03-31 06:22
In a few short days, our province will go under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in order to get a handle on the COVID19 virus currently terrorizing the planet.Each household will be issu… Read More
2020-03-04 00:00
While taking my son to school this morning, I spotted this VW Beetle parked along Hibbard Ave. When I returned home, I checked my records and it turns out that this Beetle is one I posted on… Read More
2020-02-22 06:22
It's not easy for me to criticize Clint Eastwood. I've been a fan of his since the days when he played Rowdy Yates in the t.v. series, Rawhide. I'm a bit confused, however after reading abo… Read More
2020-02-22 03:59
In January of this year, I made note of the fact that the photos I've uploaded to Google Maps had received more than 10 million views. Today, I am pleased to say that my photos have now re… Read More
2020-02-21 00:28
After dropping my son off at school this morning, I thought I'd take an alternate route home in order to take a few photos for Google Maps. Mission accomplished. I was able to add photos of… Read More
2020-02-20 01:47
Earlier this month, I noted that I had been watching the early James Bond films on the ok.ru website. Watching the films led me on a hunt for the Ian Fleming novels as e-books. I discovered… Read More
2020-02-20 00:17
A few days ago, while passing Rusi Ball Field on San Jose St., I saw a dilapidated VW Beetle parked at a house across from the ball field. I drive thru that area quite often, but had never s… Read More
2020-02-04 02:50
We all get advertisements popping up on Facebook. However, because of the nature of Facebook, we aren't necessarily seeing the same ads.Because I live in Philippines, I often see ads for an… Read More
2020-02-04 02:10
I mentioned in an earlier post that after having reread Albert Camus' The Stranger, I moved on to rereading H.G.Wells' The Invisible Man.This must have been a "reread cycle". Following… Read More
2020-01-28 05:59
Although I'm not particularly fond of the term, I am what is referred to as an expat living in Philippines. We live in a small town, in a rural part of the barangay, and yet, while we are no… Read More
2020-01-27 01:13
A few photos taken while walking along the Diversion Road in Sibulan this morning Read More
2020-01-27 01:03
A few photos taken while walking along the Diversion Road in Sibulan this morning Read More
2020-01-27 00:58
A few photos taken while walking along the Diversion Road in Sibulan this morning Read More
2020-01-25 23:42
In two posts from yesterday, I chronicled the preparation of a lechon baboy for the celebration of my in-laws' 43rd wedding anniversary.In this post, I will include photos of the final ste… Read More
2020-01-25 23:35
Yesterday, while my brothers in-law were preparing the lechon baboy, the sow went into labor, giving birth to ten piglets.Sadly, one piglet has already died.These photos show the sow just b… Read More
2020-01-25 07:53
In my last post [Hogtying The Pig ] I published a series of photographs documenting the early stages of getting a pig ready to become the lechon baboy. Those photos showed the hogtying of th… Read More
2020-01-25 05:57
There's going to be a celebration this evening, and I suppose some might say this pig will be the guest of honor - or rather the main course. She will be the lechon baboy or roasted pig.The… Read More
2020-01-23 05:47
After I had posted The Invisible Man on Tuesday, a friend asked if I had seen a a 2018 version of the story on Youtube.No, I hadn't. I'd have to take a look.The movie claims to be based on… Read More
2020-01-21 01:16
A few weeks ago, while watching old films on ok.ru, I came upon a link for the 1933 film version of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man. It had been ages since I had seen this classic movie and co… Read More
2020-01-17 10:33
I've just finished reading the sequel to P.C. Wren's Beau Geste - Beau Sabreur.As much as I enjoyed Beau Geste, I was expecting more from the sequel. Sadly, I have to agree with the New Yo… Read More
2020-01-16 10:59
At the bottom of each blog post, you'll find the words "You might also like:" and displays of other posts which might appeal to the readers of this humble blog. From time to time, I'll click… Read More
2020-01-16 04:43
This morning, we had planned on having our American expat's brunch at the Gabby's Bistro inside the Paseo Perdices Building on Rizal Blvd.The original plan was for 10:00 AM, but it developed… Read More
2020-01-10 05:32
In a blog post from late December, I wrote of my habit of visiting ok.ru to watch old movies - usually made in the 30's and 40's. After watching Mr. Skeffington, starring Bette Davis and Cla… Read More
2020-01-09 06:17
I mentioned in an earlier blog post that circumstances had prevented me from attending the regular Thursday brunch with some fellow Americans last week. At one time we'd meet at pretty much… Read More
2020-01-08 23:50
In a blog post from this past Tuesday, I wrote that the photos that I've uploaded to Google Maps have been viewed more than times. Of course, I'm very proud of that.Not only do I add phot… Read More
2020-01-08 01:00
Saturday, while on my morning walk, I took photos of a new bakeshop recently built within walking distance of our house - J.D.'s Delight.I was able to add the location to Google Maps , but… Read More
2020-01-08 00:19
In an earlier post I mentioned that, in addition to a Kindle, my friend Dom would be including some surprises in a package he would be sending to me.Much to my delight, the "surprises" were… Read More
2020-01-07 22:34
On January 2 , in the 2nd blog post of 2020, I wrote of how another of my Kindles had gone haywire.Two days later, I received an email from my good friend Dom, telling me how he had read my… Read More
2020-01-07 03:31
Five months ago, in August, 2019 , I reported in this blog that the photos I had uploaded to Google Maps had received slightly over 8,000,000 views. Three months later, in November, 2019 , t… Read More
2020-01-07 00:27
Just before lunch yesterday, my wife and I went to the Fil Products office to pay our Internet/cable tv bill. As a late Christmas gift, those paying bills yesterday received a coffee mug wit… Read More
2020-01-06 01:12
These photos were taken during the same morning walk as the photos posted on Magatas Elementary School - J.D.'s Delight Bakeshop and Roosters. I wanted the additional photos posted online… Read More
2020-01-06 01:08
These photos were taken during the same morning walk as the photos posted on Magatas Elementary School - J.D.'s Delight Bakeshop and Roosters. I wanted the additional photos posted online… Read More
2020-01-06 01:04
These photos were taken during the same morning walk as the photos posted on Magatas Elementary School - J.D.'s Delight Bakeshop and Roosters. I wanted the additional photos posted online… Read More
2020-01-06 00:58
These photos were taken during the same morning walk as the photos posted on Magatas Elementary School - J.D.'s Delight Bakeshop and Roosters. I wanted the additional photos posted online… Read More
2020-01-05 23:31
Having finished eating at Los Mariachis Saturday and finding it too early to fetch our son from the birthday party he was attending, my wife and I drove to Robinson's Mall for some old-fashi… Read More
2020-01-05 06:11
When I was interviewed recently by vlogger Vern Dahnke, we spoke briefly about the racket raised by so many roosters in the area. I also mentioned that one of my neighbors raised roosters fo… Read More
2020-01-05 04:10
My son had been invited to a late afternoon/early evening birthday party yesterday in Brgy. Buntis, Bacong and after dropping him off, my wife and I decided to get a little bite to eat. Not… Read More
2020-01-04 06:01
I brought my camera along this morning on my morning walk. As I entered the Diversion Road, I thought I'd take a few photos of a new bakeshop built along the road and see if I could possibl… Read More
2020-01-04 01:20
As usual, I left the house early today for my morning walk. I normally walk along the Diversion road - I started out that way this morning, but soon decided to take a number of detours.One o… Read More
2020-01-03 20:42
Very often, after publishing a blog post, I will return to the scene of the crime, as it were, to reread the post, to check for misspellings, typos and that sort of thing. The truth be told… Read More
2020-01-03 01:27
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I was visited yesterday by former neighbor and current vlogger, Vern Dahnke who wanted to interview me for one of his vlog posts.He just sent a link t… Read More
2020-01-02 22:59
Thursday is normally my day to meet a few of my fellow Americans for brunch. Today, we were scheduled to meet up at Thunder Road Bar and Grill. There was a bit of a mix up on my part (which… Read More
2020-01-02 00:27
Back in 2014, I had somehow managed to damage my Kindle while flying to Dumaguete from Manila. Fortunately, I had purchased a Kindle for my son, and as he has never taken to reading, I've b… Read More
2020-01-02 00:13
Having finished reading Mr. Skeffington by Elizabeth von Arnim, I made plans to watch the 1944 film version starring Bette Davis and Claude Rains. I'd been looking forward to watching the fi… Read More
2020-01-01 05:33
Following a New Year's tradition, I'm posting a list of books I've read the following year. Sadly, the list for 2019 isn't as long as I would have liked it to be - it is a longer list, howev… Read More
2019-12-31 02:33
Three years ago, in December of 2016, I discovered the work of Elizabeth von Arnim. I had been reading E. Phillips Oppenheim's memoir, The Pool of Memory,- in it, he drops the name of a wri… Read More
2019-12-30 08:33
As I sit here, typing away, I've just finished reading the last novel I will manage to read in 2019 - Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome. With only one day r… Read More
2019-12-29 08:04
Two weeks ago, I recommended George W. M. Reynolds' novel Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf. I stand by my recommendation albeit with a word of warning to the 21st century reader.The novel was first pub… Read More
2019-12-23 06:02
In two posts, written in March of 2018 [The Maltese Falcon (Novel) and Calling a Spade a Spade ] I wrote of my fondness for the classic 1941 film starring Humphrey Bogart, The Maltese Falcon… Read More
2019-12-19 06:24
Today being Thursday, I met with a group of Americans for a brunch of sorts. Me being the cheap bastard that I am, I always eat at home before going to these get-togethers. Not only is it a… Read More
2019-12-15 07:33
As I mentioned in in an earlier post, I had taken to my Kindle to catch up on my reading while my PC was out of sorts. One of the novels I read during that time was The Benson Murder Case … Read More
2019-12-11 09:24
After yesterday's post, I thought I'd republish a post from January 2016. It follows below.I'm nearly at the end of rereading Franz Kafka's The Trial. This particular version is not the t… Read More
2019-12-10 03:07
During the week that my pc was out of commission, I was able to catch up on my reading using my Kindle, particularly the two novels by Flannery O'Connor that I had been meaning to read for… Read More
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