writing – Manuel Padilla Jr.

Poolside From PS

Weighted Weightlessness: January 2026 Just what is it about the holidays that makes us want to stop and pause and assess and as my spouse says “to take inventory” of our lives per se? Is it some kind of morbid obsession to look for the flaws in the lives which we aspire to build asContinue reading “Poolside From PS”

Poolside From PS

Perhaps We’re Both Right: November 2025 The other day I was having my teeth cleaned. My hygienist, who does a wonderfully thorough job (ouch), and I frequently talk in between the bouts of scraping and digging. This particular day our conversation turned toward the state of the world – specifically our political globe. At oneContinue reading “Poolside From PS”

Be a Barbara: June 2025

When vacationing with a tour agency, I inevitably come across a fellow traveler or two who seem to be cut from a different cloth. They are often traveling by themselves and when everyone appears to go left, they veer right. The most recent encounter was with Barbara. On the first day of our trip toContinue reading “Be a Barbara: June 2025”