Oct 14, 2007 | Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah
Call me a Paranoid Libertarian Extremist – I’ve been called worse – but I’m afraid if the guy gets any more popular, he will be killed. Not like shot… like poisoned. Heart-attacked. (Yeah, more paranoid than you thought, right?) But,...
Jun 13, 2007 | CR: Working, Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Ojochal, Real Estate, Recovering REALTOR®, Uvita
I swore I wouldn't be doing this. But I am: I'm heading out to look at Costa Rica property for a buyer. I posted the Big Plan on the Costa Rica Living Group this morning, asking for help:Good morning, group, Hal and I are heading to the Dominical area today...
Jun 10, 2007 | Attractions, Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Food, Restaurants, Travel Tips, Volcanos
This was the description of the first item on the menu at the Arenal Observatory Lodge. $6. "Specially made." Turns out, they were not kidding. I lived in Manhattan in the early 80’s. Had Ceasar salad prepared table side at some fabulous restaurants:...
Feb 18, 2007 | Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Movies
…was Babel. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t seen it and you plan to, stop reading now!!! But I couldn’t wait for it to end. We couldn’t walk out until I knew the kids were safe. Not because I cared, but because I couldn’t stand to think a...
Feb 14, 2007 | Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Movies, XAVIER
Yesterday was Xavier’s 57th birthday so we celebrated the night away. It was a pretty wild night, dinner and a movie, we were out till almost, I don’t know, 8:30? It’s going to be a pretty quiet Valentine’s Day around here while we...
Feb 11, 2007 | Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Culture Shock, Movies
OK, now I’m pissed. They’ve messed with my movies and I don’t like it. We went to the movies tonight seeking a little comic relief from the past two days of hell. Borat is here and sounds like just the ticket. We drive to Cinemark at the Multiplaza....
Jan 14, 2007 | Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Teenagers
The result of too much pot, alcohol and too little parental supervision in a small un-enlightened KY town. During my high school years, my mom worked for the NIH, traveling around the country as did her mom, Granny Boo, before her. She provided good income, but was...
Sep 30, 2006 | Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Culture Shock, Time, Weather
Costa Rica time is GMT -6, what the U.S. calls Central Time without Daylight Savings. So summers we are two hours behind Key West and winters we are only one. Très confusing… Daylight Savings with a twist! On the simple side, Costa Rica is so close to the...
