Category: General

horse just ran down the beachfront street with a pack of dogs chasing. UPDATE: ran past again, now with kids and a rope chasing too.

dear weather gods: when i hang laundry on the line to dry, i am not performing a rain dance.

the RACSA ISDN modem may be on its last legs, it is wheezing. understandable considering it was made in 1943 and runs on wood-burning steam.

i got my new reading glasses today, they arrived on the bus. i can see again!

on a number of levels, a good quote for the day “Faith: not wanting to know what is true.” –Friedrich Nietzsche

woke up right before daybreak to the sound of five shots fired well within a mile of the house. curiously, roosters remained calm.

checked out the teatro nacional today, and went to the museos del banco central a second time. recommend both.

at hotel aranjuez after a long absence, this place is the best. and they give me the resident rate, which is cheaper than most hostels.

about to have an impromptu farewell dinner for mom at soda lidia’s. i am super hungry, skipped breakfast.

mmm tengo hambre. RT @melissasoro: tentando a @haller con mi arroz con pollo zaaa!

mom had a second wipeout, almost the same place. rolled into a ditch. climbed out, brushed herself off and got a hug from captain zero.

looking for a tool to take apart the non-heating clothes dryer, discovered a bottle of colloidal silver in the back of the drawer. trash.

wewt i was one of @invictus first five 😀

jeje, verdad? RT @melissasoro: jaja, @haller se chillo!

ok! just need to send him my details….RT @Vidalia: @haller YES! Fly us down to celebrate once you get it! I’ll bring the ambrosia salad.

got an email from jamie dimon, CEO JPMorgan Chase, thought it would be about the website outage. turns out he has $10M for me in nigeria.

mom just said that looking out on the garden here always reminds her of the ginormous box of crayons, the one with every color imaginable.

good to see people are getting the message out. saw at least 10 people carrying pricey cameras, ipods, etc on cocles beach. heard jaws theme

@Joi @seanbonner dudes, sounds like an adventure, jealous.

mom just got to see a toucan and an iguana in the course of a couple of minutes, without even needing to leave the house.