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Almost Home…?

Last weekend, I traveled to Manuel Antonio, a famous beach town, with a travel agent friend of mine.  I stayed…

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25 Jul 2021

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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15 Jun 2021

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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5 May 2021

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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13 Mar 2021

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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15 Jan 2021

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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14 Dec 2020

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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31 Oct 2020

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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30 Sep 2020

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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21 Aug 2020

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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31 Jul 2020
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