I’m narrowing my Costa Rica rental search to within 40 miles of San Jose and away from active volcanoes. The temperature range must be between 60 degrees F and 85 degrees F, the upper temps especially. So, this means the following barrios (neighborhoods, communities) are within those parameters: South of San Jose: San Ignacio (66-82 […]
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Later today I’ll be getting an Emotional Support Animal Letter from the counselor who delivered my earlier diagnosis and documentation letter several years ago. I had to let her know the various ways in which Charli helps keep me on an even keel emotionally to mitigate against the accompanying stress and anxiety I feel
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I’m down to 164 pounds nekkid. I haven’t weighed this little since I was a teenager. It feels great! I’ve lost at least 65 pounds in just over five years, which is a good rate: not too fast not too slow. I started with pickleball, then segued (during COVID) to walking religiously. And my
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I find myself feeling freer the closer I get to September. Although this particular act of “freedom” is tinged with some nervousness — pulling up stakes and moving to a foreign country with a different language isn’t a commonplace, “inside the comfort zone” thing to do for most individuals.Especially for someone like me, who
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Have you ever noticed that when the GOP names legislative bills, they lie? Here are just a few examples: CITIZENS UNITED should be CITIZENS UNDERMINED The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act should be called SABOTAGING AMERICAN VOTERS EVERYWHERE THE PATRIOT ACT should be called The Policing Agenda (Click on the blue underlined links above to find out why,
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I need to get my GoFundMe relocation fundraiser off the bench again. Here’s the link: https://gofund.me/e3a967ed Last night I wrote an appeal-for-help letter to former writing clients asking them to send me a belated “bonus” for the thousands/tens of thousands (probably millions by now cumulatively) of dollars that I’ve helped them earn over
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Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate. First thing I did this morning after liberating the chickens from the predator-proof part of their pen was clean the fish tank. It was time and I had the energy. I’d been looking at it for days and thinking, “Yeah, gotta do that …
Here are some images from today’s Tacoma HANDS OFF Protest. Tacomans are very creative when it comes to making protest signs. I got there at about 11:30 and took photos all up the line until about 12:15 (fifteen minutes after the official start of the protest). A great many people joined the protest after I
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Mr. Tumnus and Tillie will have a new home in two to three weeks. It’s just across the street from where my niece’s parents live, a very short drive from here. And I will have visitation rights until I leave the U.S. in September. I’m very happy it turned out this way The
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One great thing about being retired is that afternoon naps are nearly always available. They’re rejuvenating, calming, restorative, cozy, all the good stuff. And when a cat (or cats) join you for them, they’re absolute HEAVEN! Charli and Patches don’t see eye to eye — or, when they do, Patches gives Charli the stink eye
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