Wheee! I’ve had a fun few days. It’s time to catch you up on them! Was able to help two friends, have lunch with friends, and more! It doesn’t get much better than this! A Couple Nights Ago… I received an unexpected text from “Mao” (Mauricio, the English language teacher in […]
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It’s time to play catch up again before my handwritten notes get recycled. The chief point of interest is the walking stick that visted my back patio recently. But I’ll save that to last, or almost last, depending on where it ends up, because I want to work chronologically. On Tuesday, April 14
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Exito! QAPLA! Success! I got it! Jon and Francisco met me at Mercado Municipal across the street from Huracan shortly after nine this morning to drive me to Alajuela to claim the elusive, long-sought-after anti-gravity chair that I’ve been wanting for several months. Francisco only rode one way with us. He remained in
Someone asked me a question the other day: “When did you realize you were trans/a boy in a girl’s body?” I’ve been pondering that. Please follow along here as I explain… The mind is an amazing tool. It can hold two opposing beliefs simultaneously. Not comfortably. Not usually forever. Because after a while,
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I went to Grecia again early this morning because yesterday I forgot to get (of all things!!!) brown rice, potatoes and honey, all of which I was out of. I was there by 8 and back by 10 Ate un “hamburguesa” (a hamburger to you gringos!) at Mercado Municipal and drank a Coca
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I’ve been a bookworm my entire life. Here are my most recent book recommendations for those of you who still love discovering great books! Titles: This is Happiness Judge Stone I am about a third of the way into Time of the Child, too. This is Happiness and Time of
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Finally! WOO HOO! Success at long last! The transfer from where my IRA is now to Schwab International is finally squared away on paper so I’ll fax or mail the documents tomorrow from Grecia. I filled out the three multiple-page documents and then called the Schwab help line to get my last two
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Here’s the Wednesday update since I haven’t posted since Sunday… I didn’t walk Monday … because I didn’t (still don’t) have a bandage large enough to cover the dog bite and didn’t want the new jeans fabric rubbing against it. So, instead I just sat still, read books, and did a little more
Today’s brief update in a single soundbite, for those of you who want to do something other than read a lengthy blog post today: I rode to Grecia with the Garrisons this morning for breakfast at ANDALUZ and to find some dog-proof duds. They had their Uber pick me up here at my place
I stayed put today. I won’t walk again until I have a spray bottle full of water with a little bleach mixed in, a sturdy stick or baton, and some heavy combat jeans to wear, so that if that feisty black and white biting dog is still out on the street, I can take its
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