Yesterday evening and this morning I went through the vocabulary terms at the end of Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish and listed the words that I still need to commit to memory or work with in sentences to make them feel more natural and common. I knew the vast majority of terms in the glossary […]
Charli — my little lovebug of a cat — has picked up an un-fun habit of biting me or snagging me with her claws to solicit my attention when I’m not sufficiently engaging with her. This is new in just the past few weeks to a month. She doesn’t do it a lot, but
I’m working on a unique personal prayer that reveals my heart and where I stand on the “religion/spirituality” spectrum. This isn’t the final draft (I don’t think) but it’s pretty close: “Celestial Creator … in whatever form You are and in whatever guise you reveal Yourself to we humans (imperfect receptors that we
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I’m going to be busy for the next week+. I’ll be helping Ticos practice their Spanish on two days, buying a large box fan and other items and having lunch with my Costa Rica (adopted/honorary) brothers on another day, perhaps meeting a transwoman who is staying at Rainbow Refuge on another day, and taking my
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Had my interview with the Universidad de Costa Rica today about officially/legally donating my cuerpo (body) to science when I croak. The entire program was explained to me during a 30-minute Zoom call. My dear friends — and honorary Costa Rica “hermanos” — Jon and Francisco sat in remotely on the call, serving as my
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I’ve walked 9100 steps so far today, and held the plank position for a full minute. I’ve also napped. Yeah, it’s been exciting here today. Can you tell? LOL! Now I’m gonna read some more Spanish stories. So, that’s all for today, folks! Shortest blog post EVER! LOL!!!
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After falling back to sleep, I didn’t open my eyes again until 8:39. The sun was already up, so after eating a quick breakfast, I took nearly a quarter of my 7000 steps walk in bright sunshine. (Usually I walk before the sun reaches much of my walking path.) About halfway through my walk,
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Yesterday afternoon I joined Marilyn Stevens and Paul Hastings at a local brewery to listen to Paul and his four-person band band play some oldies-but-goodies… Paul on piano/vocals Lead Singer guitar/harmonica Behind Paul, drummer/vocals Electric guitar, vocals The gathering audience very early on… Marilyn Stevens, my newest friend/author I
(Schadenfreude is a German word. It means taking pleasure in the misfortune of others.) The tables are turning The Epstein scandal will be this regime’s undoing. And it can’t happen soon enough to satisfy me. I’m feeling exhilarated. At least I lived long enough to watch and hear it happen with my own
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Today Marianela drove me to Grecia and dropped me at the bank. I invited her to lunch (my treat) and she was able to accept, so I let her know to meet me and Jon and whoever else he had in tow at noon (mediodia) at Mas Q Sabor. I went to four places
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