Too Important For a Twitter

12 nov 2008This is about vaccines, but it doesn't stop there. For instance, did you know that because of terrorism, U.S. citizens can be rounded up and vaccinated against their will? For our own good, of course. How about those parents in Maryland who had to...

The Christmas Badgetts & Other Lovely People

12 april 2007Costa Rica is close. You can drive from coast to coast in about 8 hours, as long as there isn't an 18-wheeler turned over on the road. So my new community doesn't have to be RIMBY. Members include sister bloggers Jen (an hour away) and Teri (two...

Da Man

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...

Politickin’

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...

The Road to Boruca

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...

Interesting Tidbit

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...

Do It Right The First Time

You aren't going to believe this but we couldn't stand the sewer pool in our front yard. I know: hard to comprehend. We actually were driven to complain to the landlord. She is a very good landlord and jumped into action… sending in another team to dig...