Aug 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
18 nov 2007Sadly, the U.S. has reached the tipping point: more U.S. citizens work for the government in one way or the other than work in private enterprise. So big government will win until the last citizen's purse is sucked dry paying out the promises; until the...
Aug 29, 2009 | Culture Shock, Death & Taxes, Driving, Expat, Legal Arrangements, Living-In, Teenagers
22 jan 2007This is how scary the roads are here: on Xavier's and my first date in Costa Rica, as he was white-knuckling the steering wheel and I white-knuckling my thighs, ä thought occurred to both of us simultaneously. What would the boys do if we didn't...
Aug 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
25 march 2008Despite my Kentucky upbringing which included stern warnings to avoid sex, politics and religion in polite conversation, I'm straying into politics. Just a warning in case you are so polite you want to skip this. You may have noticed my crush on Ron...
Aug 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
22 niv 2008Fiesta de los DiablitosFrom Wiki Costa RicaJump to: navigation, searchThis festivity is a re-enactment of a fight between native american indians (the devils) and the spaniard (the bull). Using masks, wearing wooden clothing, dancing and fireworks entertain...
Aug 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
5 sept 2008From Charlie Lynch's blog:"The US Govt. holds a patent (#6,630,507) on the medicinal use of cannabis for the prevention and treatment of a wide variety of diseases including stroke, trauma, auto-immune disorder, HIV dementia, Parkinson's and...
Aug 29, 2009 | Culture Shock, Expat, God, what a world!, Key West, Recovering REALTOR®
3 Oct 2006For my birthday, my friend Mary sent me this book. I love it, very sweet, simple. The funny thing is: I read the title and thought to myself "I have a charmed life." I've never had that thought before. The funnier thing is, I had to get broke...
Aug 29, 2009 | Living-In, Moving-To
15 july 2007In my morning meditation book, the lesson today is about practicing what the author calls The Vacation Principle. She writes, "When you're a tourist, the place you are is the most important place there is. … Everything is fascinating."...
Aug 29, 2009 | Company, Expat, Key West, Living-In
14 jan 2007We lived in Key West 30 years and never had as many visitors as we've had here in one year! Hal's mom came to visit within two weeks of our being here. The Eymanns and the Adams came for a week last summer. Then the week just before Christmas, Don...
