New Dream Links

I went to Dream Studies Portal blog this morning and found three new links, then another one branched from one of those. I’ve added a new category on my sidebar for Dreams, and put the new links there.
I’ve been writing my dreams every night recently, with the intention to continue, and to listen to my [...]

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Identity & Celebrity: Another Long Post

Identity is a fundamental part of reality. I would define identity as the intrinsic reality of any given thing, its essence and appearance taken together. My definition of identity is part of me, and contributes to my identity. I could look up someone elses definition of identity, and my definition might change slightly. But would [...]

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Weekend de la Patria

Today is the real beginning of Costa Rica’s independence celebration. They call September “Mes de la Patria,” something like Country Month, Patriotism Month, or Fatherland Month. The actual day of independence is the 15th. Every morning and every night there are loud rocket bombs announcing the significance of this month. Every evening, there is a [...]

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Independence Day in the United States

…and I’m here at work in Costa Rica, having just finished lunch over at Paseo de Flores Mall.
I actually started it here in our lunchroom, then went over there for french fries and coffee. I bought some bananas at MasXMenos, two different kinds, normal, and some little fat ones.
Huge cracks of thunder on the way [...]

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Drama on the Crater’s Rim

On my first Saturday here (Feb 16) I went on a field trip to Poas Volcano with Ily’s philosophy class, for class presentations. I participated in a skit on Marxism (written by Ily) with Ily & her colleagues – I played a priest selling indulgences, hearing confession from a rich girl, a poor girl, and [...]

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Great New Blog!

There is a wonderful new blog on WordPress, of special interest to Central Coast citizens, cyclists, and all those interested in freedom and articulate written expression.
It is called Xasáuan Today. Check it out. I think you will like it.

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I like to type

Kurt Vonnegut’s book, Bluebeard, was mostly about a group of Abstract Expressionist painters in the late 1940’s and early 50’s. At some point in the book, someone talks about how much he likes to spread paint on the canvas. He loved the soothing, therapeutic feeling of applying the paint, regardless of the subject of the [...]

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