Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 Walked to the soccer field and then six times around it and back home this morning. That little jaunt provides the 7,500 steps that I walk nearly every day of the week, as I have been doing since getting my own place(s) in mid-September, 2025 here in Costa Rica. […]
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Here are images of my first San Isidro de Alajuela sunset on February 1st, 2026: Needless to say, I was NOT disappointed! I look forward to many, many more as the months and years pass… On the way here Marianela and I drove through two different voting places at schools. The turnout was
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This morning I’m back at it, updating you on the past few days of doings and ponderings — but only the good stuff, I promise! I’ve already crossed out the downer stuff in my handwritten notes (political) to make sure they don’t see the light of day. On Monday Jan 26 I wrote
Sheesh — I didn’t login to my laptop yesterday so now I need to play catch up again from my handwritten notes, about sixteen pages of them! Hopefully not much of it needs to be brought here, but we’re about to find out! Here we go! On Saturday Jan 24th I wrote:
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This is the second blog post of the day. There may be a third, with delightful pictures, so stay tuned. Here we go! Yesterday I walked a total of 10,875 steps by day’s end. This morning so far (8:41 a.m.) I’ve walked 6290 steps and am on my second cup of coffee.
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I’m back to the keyboard today to transfer here to the blog anything that needs to be shared or remembered long term from my handwritten notes. I’m loving writing in longhand so much that I have pretty much abandoned the keyboard on most days. Now it looks like I have 28 pages of handwritten
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I’m playing catch up here today. I’ve been writing in longhand on lined pages for the past few weeks to keep my penmanship in shape. And I just love writing in longhand ever since I started doing it again (after years of NOT doing it) while learning Spanish over the past many months. I have
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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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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,