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Summer in the tropics

The mornings are sunny and beautiful, and around 2:00 it begins to rain.  It pours for a while and then…
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Posted on: June 15, 2021 Last updated on: June 17, 2021 Written by: nrogers

Safety in numbers

Greetings. I’m not sure why, but I’ve been oddly unmotivated to write. But here goes. I’ve gone from the dry…
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Posted on: May 5, 2021 Last updated on: May 6, 2021 Written by: nrogers

Back in sunny PS

Yes, I’m here. I came back to get vaccinated, to see my doctors and to check out places to live.…
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Posted on: March 13, 2021 Last updated on: March 13, 2021 Written by: nrogers

A view from afar – the Zombie Apocalypse

Movies contain our modern myths.  Cultural messages once communicated by griots in Africa and troubadours in Europe now are disseminated…
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Posted on: January 15, 2021 Last updated on: January 17, 2021 Written by: nrogers

My Teacher

People who cause strong emotions in us are, in fact, our teachers; since they force us to confront our own…
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Posted on: December 14, 2020 Last updated on: December 15, 2020 Written by: nrogers

Happy Halloween!

So, have you lost your mind yet? Or, better yet, how have you not? I spent five weeks in the…
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Posted on: October 31, 2020 Last updated on: October 31, 2020 Written by: nrogers

One more time

Yes, I’m back in the US Normal people pass kidney stones within a few days. I’ve had mine for seven…
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Posted on: September 30, 2020 Last updated on: September 30, 2020 Written by: nrogers

Bats, stones and Mothers day

Last Monday, Costa Rica celebrated Mothers Day.  Here, it’s a national holiday and everything closes down; it also has religious…
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Posted on: August 21, 2020 Last updated on: August 21, 2020 Written by: nrogers

Freedom at last!….sort of

I made it. I completed my mandated two-week total quarantine. The first thing I did was to walk to a…
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Posted on: July 31, 2020 Last updated on: July 31, 2020 Written by: nrogers

Welcome to my nightmare – Flying the not-so-friendly skies of United

I’m back. In spite of the abuse inflicted upon me by United Airlines. As you  may remember, I was due…
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Posted on: July 13, 2020 Last updated on: July 13, 2020 Written by: nrogers
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