Last weekend, I traveled to Manuel Antonio, a famous beach town, with a travel agent friend of mine. I stayed…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
My Teacher
People who cause strong emotions in us are, in fact, our teachers; since they force us to confront our own…
Happy Halloween!
So, have you lost your mind yet? Or, better yet, how have you not? I spent five weeks in the…
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…
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…
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…