I dodged a bullet this week. I thought I found the perfect place to land in Costa Rica. A fellow reached out to me as a result of the message I sent out on CR FB sites, telling me he had the perfect place in a prime location: Escalante, near San Jose. Two bedrooms, […]
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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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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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I had the ultrasound the other day. Just a day later, I was told it’s an umbilical hernia, so they’re referring me to a surgeon for follow-up. My hope is that I can get it taken care of soon so I’ll be fine again by the time June 11th rolls around (the date of my
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In 2017, I signed up for Classmates for a year for a little over $35. I canceled the subscription after a couple of years because I realized I wasn’t using it much anymore. This morning I found a charge to my credit card for $105 from them. I immediately contacted them and told them
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“God is the name of the blanket we put over the mystery to give it a shape.” – Barry Taylor, road manager for AC/DC Mic drop! Eggs-ack-ly!
My super insightful Costa Rican immigration coach, Margaret Aliff, recently pointed me to a lovely private group on Facebook whose administrator offers lodging and other welcoming services to newly ariving LGBTQIA+ people who are moving to Costa Rica under various immigration designations — refugee, pensionado, rentista, digital; nomads, etc. They’re in an area which
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I’m anxious and depressed again, so I need to start writing more. Journaling has always been the best form of therapy for me. Last night I was able to cry some. Crying is almost never on my Bingo card. I was raised to be stoic. Stoic or ballistic, there was no in
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Today Lisa, Edward and I got together for a birthday lunch in Yelm. It was great fun!. I gave Edward a few treasures which I’m sure he’ll cherish: two Thomas Blackshear sculptures and a tiger head (not a real tiger head, of course!!!). Images below… The Heirs And a Child Shall Lead Them
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