Random Thursday Afternoon

Last weekend I went to the party at Diego’s, after the dentist, like I said. The dentist wasn’t too bad, but I had to cut it short after she drilled on three teeth without anesthetic. We were going to go for five, but I was getting stressed out. Maybe next time I’ll ask about novacaine [...]

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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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Potato Gun

Jorge asked me today what a potato gun is. He said his girlfriend works in a hardware store and a Russian customer inquired about them. I told Jorge they are used only for fun, as far as I know, but that they could be quite dangerous if misused. We found some pictures and videos on [...]

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Great Post on Boing Boing

This is incredible. The link between money and value is explained in a simple cartoon video. Watch it!
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/03/where-money-comes-fr.html

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A Fine Day at Work in Costa Rica

Yesterday was another day of reading the web, looking out the window, going to lunch, going home. Another day of going to work and having nothing work-related to do. But I am there, and that is what counts. I am available to work whenever it is needed. When someone needs me to do something, I [...]

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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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Second Thoughts Rant

I had never heard of http://cafe-de-flore.com/ before I received their email yesterday. I made a web site for my friends, never thinking a small cafe in an obscure city in Costa Rica could be mistaken for a world-famous location thousands of miles away in Paris, France.
(Though their fame may be a result of believing their [...]

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