Mar 20, 2007 | CR: Working, Humor
I don’t have a job.
Mar 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
That was Dreamgirls for me. The movie did have its moments. But I saw Dreamgirls on Broadway. Film has a hard time going up against live theatre for magic. Not only that, they took out the song from whence came my 4M (my memorable movie moment): "Even though my...
Mar 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
So said Scott Peck so famously in his book, The Road Less Traveled. When I was in my 20’s and thought I ought to read such an important work, I got as far as that sentence – the first one on the first page. Then I slammed the book shut and thought,...
Mar 15, 2007 | Bureaucracy
According to Transparency International, Costa Rica ranks 55 out of 163 countries, #1 being the most trustworthy (Finland), #163 being the least (Haiti). Not bad. Except that the U.S. ranks #20. Something smells fishy.
Mar 14, 2007 | CR: Wildlife, Living-In
The only wildlife I see more than my dogs are spiders. Tarantulas, to be specific. They are very much like Winston: big hairy lugs, kinda slow moving. Actually, Winston is slow-moving unless you have one of his toys in your hand – he’s agile for a big...
Mar 14, 2007 | Banking, Driving, Money, Moving-To, Schools, Teenagers
Miriam wrote me. Man, she’s in moving hell – I remember it like it was yesterday!!!! Now I can look back in wonder: how did we survive???? Here are her questions and how we handled each. Looking at schools, British School sounds good, but it’s on...
