ANA AND I ARE BACK IN BROWNSVILLE

 

Jerry McHale

As Jerry McHale, pictured at left, the Blogfather of Brownsville blogging, mentioned on his blog the McHale Report, I've sort of resuscitated my old blog.

Ana and I spent the better part of a year on a traveling nurse detail in Iowa and, although I did a substantial amount of writing in another venue, nothing from that material would have fit in a blog called the Brownsville Observer.

It appears that, in the interim, the local blogosphere also lost the services of Bobby Wightman-Cervantes, though I've noticed Bobby still comments occasionally on local blogs.

Juan Montoya, a veritable news publishing machine, has not slowed down one iota with his El Rrun Rrun blog.  Of course, Juan's efforts are more than simply a hobby, as he's likely supporting himself and his family with substantial advertising revenue.

Like Jerry and Juan, I'm a grandfather and, at 75, my goal is to at least live long enough to see the lives of my grandsons Jack and Felix, as well as Ana's son Israel develop.

One option we've considered is splitting our time between Brownsville and Cagayan de Oro.  The home pictured above, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, built to strict typhon-proof standards using steel and concrete, is priced at $125,493.  It has granite flooring and mahogany wood ceilings.

Cagayan de Oro

Cagayan de Oro, is a dynamic city that has everything without the horrible traffic of Manila or Cebu.  Public transportation is always just a few steps away and incredibly cheap.