Aug 31, 2008 | China, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, Spiritual Stuff
China is having its way with Costa Rica. A few months ago, at China’s insistence, Costa Rica dumped Taiwan in order to form a new relationship with The Big Guy. Taiwan had been good to Costa Rica, built them a Friendship Bridge, never did anything harmful or...
Aug 29, 2008 | God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah
Here’s a taste from an interesting and informative article by James Bovard from my favorite morning reading at LewRockwell.com:Federal Attitude Policy TSA agents can slap fines on Americans based on "attitude," which TSA classifies as one of the...
Aug 27, 2008 | News, Prostitution
This was front page news in yesterday’s A.M. Costa Rica: Municipality demands disabled access to brothelsBy Elise Sonray of the A.M. Costa Rica staff Customers in wheelchairs will soon be able to enjoy prostitutes in a comfortable atmosphere just like any other...
Aug 26, 2008 | Dentist, Health & Wellness, Medical Care
Abraham (ah-BRAHM), my dentist. I am so happy to have found him. He’s the husband of a friend, he works out of their gorgeous home overlooking all of the central valley, about five minutes from us. He takes his time, talks about what interests him, has been a...
Aug 24, 2008 | Chelation & Heavy Metals, Health & Wellness, Living-In, Mail and Shipping
"Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life." — Linus PaulingI’ve fallen down another rabbit hole. Last Sunday, a friend here in Costa Rica, Dennis, sent me a video (the first one below). It got me...
Aug 22, 2008 | Geezer Band: Harmony Roads
Don’t ask me why I didn’t put this up a week ago. Terrified you’d come??? Well, change your shorts and git on down, er, up to San Antonio de Escazú to hear the fabulous one ‘n only Harmony Roads. We are playing at the exclusive El Boyero Bar...