Obama Shares His Views

Yesterday Barack Obama appeared in a daytime talk-show, The View, a first in television history for a sitting US President. Prior to the airing, there were some preoccupation in the show’s production.

Sitting President Makes TV History

Today, President Barack Obama is scheduled to appear in the daytime talk-show, The View. Although pre-taped yesterday, for the first time in television history, a sitting US President will be interviewed in a program genre, which in journalism circles is considered as lightweight, and in a time period decidedly not prime. The View is seen in the morning in most parts of the United States and Canada.

Second Life for Cookies

One hot summer afternoon, I found the chocolate chip cookies I left uncovered overnight in an aluminum bowl on the dining table as hard as granite. Then I remembered an evening party chat a year ago. Helena, a grandma of two boys offered me her home-baked cookies and asked: “Joseph, guess how old those cookies are?”

10 Ways to Win Your Bachelor

All those TV reality-dating shows cast model-type gals or guys. However, as statistics of who actually are still together after the taping prove, good looks and romance do not lead to "in sickness or in health".

And as real life has shown, you don’t have to be a beauty queen or the cheerleader type to catch the eye of the dashing Romeo who you think is out of your league.

Pike’s Peak or Bust!

You have a week to play and the budget to fly. Hawaii is simply too pricey. Alaska is too far. How about fresh air, jaw-dropping vistas and affordable attractions?

At 14, 110 feet above sea level, you can’t help but be amazed and sing,


For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain.

Welcome to Colorado Springs! Katharine Lee Bates, wrote the unofficial national anthem America The Beautiful, at the summit of Pike’s Peak. The sights have remained unchanged for more than a hundred years. Kansas with its amber grain, the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) purple range and the orchards/vineyards of Western Colorado are lo and behold.

Joey's Cassava

Just like any dish, there are many variations to Cassava Cake. Cassava is also known as yuca or manioc. Whether in the Caribbean, South America, Africa or Asia-Pacific, cassava snacks tend to be dense, heavy, and overloaded with coconut flavorings – such as shredded coconut meat toppings.

Grand Canyon True To Its Name

A Simple Step-by Step Guide To The Grand Canyon

My jaws dropped the second my eyes marveled at the panorama. Imagine a vast chasm the size of the whole state of Rhode Island or six times the island nation of Singapore, precipitously dropping a mile deep and containing hundreds of conical buttes, spires and mesas towering a mile high. You are looking down at a massive crater populated with rock platforms, amphitheaters, gates, shrines, and temples four times the height of the 110-story Sears Tower, across a never-ending horizon. Truly it deserves the name GRAND Canyon.

Taking Care of the Family Jewels

When it comes to physical challenges, the male mantra is “No pain, no gain.” When it comes to health care, our action is often reactive rather than preventive. Our masculinity is defined by many factors but from a biological point of view – our genitalia plays a major defining role. We take care of our hair, our eyes and our skin but do we need to pay attention to our family jewel, as my father would say, other than the usual shower? We consulted several reports and the American Urology Association regarding questions we males want to know but are often too embarrassed to ask.

Talking With The Media

There is still nothing that ups the reach of television media. The following are suggestions I gave to a female executive prior to her national exposure in the United States.

Discovering Glen Innes

I am not a mall-a-holic. Occasionally, I would join a tramping club to energize my weekends. However, sometimes I am not in the mood to go lugging my behind. Variety is motivation. This set me thinking. What can I do in Auckland, New Zealand on a Saturday and have fun?

Carnaval at RIO

There are carnivals all over the world but no one does it with a frenetic nationwide exuberance as Brazil.  And when in Brazil, the biggest party is in Rio de Janeiro.  Next year, the event starts in March.  The following is a budget guide, ala backpacker category.

The Wedding Toast

Have you ever winced at someone’s wedding toast?

A toast is not a license to tell all. It is not a talk-show moment. A toast is a feel-good celebration.

Here are some tips in preparing your toast speech:

In Search Of The American Cowboy

When visiting what was the American Wild Wild West (mostly states west of the Mississippi River such as Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming)), you will rarely find a cowboy on a horse. Sure, you will see modern-day cowboys driving pick-up trucks wearing ten-gallon hats but nothing is quite like the Hollywood image of a ranger leading a herd of cattle out in the plains.

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Joseph