It’s 9:20 a.m. Saturday. My 7500-step rambling is behind me, so now I’ll ramble here with y’all for a little while! I found the missing (and sorely missed) last gel pen in my laptop bag recently, so I’ve been writing with it on lined paper almost as much as I have been writing in […]
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Today during my morning walk — a lot of it with Diane Cooner and some of it with my other dear neighbor, Homer — I asked Diane to take a picture of Homer and me. It turned out great (thanks, Diane!)!!! So then I asked Homer if it would be okay to share it
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Christmas Morning 3:46 a.m. Costa Rica Time (Central Time, US) Awoke this morning feeling inspired and rejuvenated after what felt like hours of endless storytelling: mirthful, expository, and educational. It was as though my mind was reviewing all the different ways that creative minds communicate and influence reactions (NOT including copy/sales writing, oddly enough,
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Just returned from my Christmas Eve Walk (7993 steps) where I encountered my neighbor and friend Diane Cooner (who just sadly lost her ancient dog two days ago) and Luz and Noelia. I didn’t see anyone else today. Diane and I talked for quite a while. She found out I will be moving by
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Yeah, I know, I skipped posting a blog yesterday. Tummy troubles (of my own making!!!) got the best of me. I’m doing much better today after a semi-fast and lots of water! I did still walk 7500 steps (slowly!) yesterday, though. I do that every day. I’d have to be non-ambulatory to skip that
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Was up bright and early this morning and walking by 7:10, so I put in 6,436 steps on this rocky road by 8:10. I wonder what I’m going to be doing with myself the rest of the day? No plans. But that’s fine! Saw Luz and Noelia briefly in their front yard this morning;
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This world is filled with people of goodwill. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that. “If it bleeds, it leads” The news always leads with what’s happened and/or is happening that’s tragic/wrong/bad/corrupt/uncommon. The good rarely gets press coverage. From roughly Thanksgiving to Christmas, networks do a somewhat better job of balancing
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Image Above: Mas Q Sabor Navidad Tree December 19 2025 I got back from Grecia and San Isidro de Alajuela by two. Marianela dropped me at the bank at 10:10 so I could get cash. (I gave her a Christmas bonus with some of it, which surprised and delighted her.) Then I bid
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Today’s Mental Meanderings It’s Thursday morning and I’ve walked and talked with four neighbors already while putting in 7,467 steps. And it’s only 9 a.m.! That’s pretty amazing… When I started out this morning, I took about five laps from my driveway to Calle Los Angeles before spotting Diane, who was standing in front
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Took a quick trip to and from Grecia on the bus this morning to get a few things. Didn’t know that everything would go so well that I would be able to take the bus back home within 45 minutes of getting there! I stopped at the bank first to get some cash for
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