It’s okay to divulge a kind of secret I’ve been keeping from you for a while. All’s well that ends well, for sure! For the past two months or a little more, my left foot has been behaving abnormally when it comes to my gait. I’ll explain what has been happening as best I […]
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It’s time to go through my handwritten notes from the past two days about my doings — and what I’ve been thinking about — and move what’s worth keeping here. On January 2nd I wrote: I got the suitcases down from Charli’s loft while she was outside and loaded one of them with
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Well, I finally managed to “fall down go boom” during my walk this morning, but no major harm came of it, luckily! I knew it was just a matter of time, so I’ve always walked slower on the calle than I normally would. Even so, given the uneven, rocky ground and tens of thousands
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Happy Second Day of 2026! I’ve been taking longhand notes of my oughts, thoughts and what nots for a day and half now, so it’s time to put what’s worth saving right here in this post so I can toss out the handwritten pages. (I DO NOT want to have to Genius Scan additional
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Fuegos artificiales en la cresta a medianoche de anoche (Fireworks on the ridge at midnight last night) FELIZ ANO NUEVO, AMIGOS Y FAMILIARES! (HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS AND FAMILY!) https://www.facebook.com/reel/855114060719166 Vientras de Navidad/An0 Neuvo esta manana: Christmas/New Years Day winds this morning: 11182102 I didn’t see anyone on the walk (7978 steps) this
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This is going to be a short report today. I walked 9558 steps today (so far, at 4:12 p.m.), at least half of it in Grecia after leaving Sanchez Lab this morning. Marianela dropped me off there to get the four tests I wanted: Urinalysis (I have another UTI — never a surprise:
On this day before the last day of 2025, I have walked 8888 steps (so far, as of 2:30 p.m.), cleaned the casita to within an inch of surgical sterility, washed my dirty laundry, and written about six pages of handwritten notes, very few of which will make it into this post because I was
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WOO HOO! I just found out that Hugh Jackman is in Costa Rica. I love the idea of sharing my adopted country with him for a few days! He’s nowhere near where I am, I hasten to add, but he’s closer than he has ever been before, and that works for me! LOL!
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It’s almost 2026. 2026 will be my first full year in Costa Rica as an immigration/pensionado applicant. I’m very much looking forward to making the grade and starting to pay my dues to CAJA and the country! Photo courtesy of immigration coach and dear friend Jon Graham Mitchell What a lovely almost
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What a fun way to start a Sunday! I walked 8964 steps, visited with Diane and Miguel in their abode for a little while, and walked their dogs. I’m in 7th heaven! LAST NIGHT’S DREAMSCAPE My mind occasionally insists on giving me a dream that causes my amygdala to activate,