365 Reasons I Love Costa Rica
Archive for July, 2010
Reason #355: Downsize or Devalue?
This horrendous month has me thinking about my options. Should I downsize to make future inevitable months like July 2010 less painful. I can’t control the buying habits of you yanks, but I can at least control the amount I spend to service those habits. This business is highly cyclical and even more highly susceptible [...]
Reason #354: Take The Tour Before You Buy
I am confident that there is at least someone visiting this blog regularly, or occasionally, who has considered the idea of either investing in Costa Rica, or maybe even moving their entire lives to Costa Rica. Actually I hear from such people from time to time, so this is not another one of my hallucinations [...]
Reason #353: The Heart of the Matter
Having a “good heart” seems to be a great cover for one’s sins. He may be a philandering, teetotaling, good-for-nothing SOB, but he’s got a good heart. Ever heard that one? Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson sang about the “good hearted women in love with the good-timin man.” Why is having a “good heart” such [...]
Reason #352: In Case You’re Interested
I have noticed lately a sudden increase in visits to this blog. Don’t have a clue as to why that has occurred, but I welcome the development. After all, the whole purpose in having a blog is so that people will read it. A comment or two would be nice, however. I was thinking this [...]
Reason #351: Now Ain’t Forever
When things have gotten really crappy for me, and that seems to be a frequently re-ocurring experience, I like to remind myself of two “truths.” The first is that “the past does not equal the future.” I have Big Tony to thank for that one. The other is that “now is not forever.” I came [...]
Reason #350: Relax and Breathe Deeply
This has been one of those months for me. No sales, a ton of bills to pay, my office manager out the entire month and, as if I needed more, my beloved dog Cash murdered by a demon tico driver! I am thinking at this point, what else? We often hear that we should live [...]
Reason #349: Getting Blogged On
As a kid we all hated when that bratty brother or sister, cousin or more distant relative or friend, told on us. Made you want to do bodily harm to the you know what, now didn’t it? Right now I have one of those here in Costa Rica. His name is Nik Clayton and he [...]
Reason #348: Strife
When we think of striving for something, it connotes a positive ambition to be or do better. However, when that same constant striving leads to “strife,” which Websters defines as “exertion or contention for superiority,” then it kinda becomes a bit of a drag, wouldn’t you agree? I came across a story about a guy [...]
Reason #347: Strong-Willed Customers
Have you ever raised, or taken part in raising, a “strong-willed” child? You know the one that always goes left when you say say right and up when you say down. Well this morning I am not going to talk about children, but customers (who, frankly, often behave as children)…and it seems that 99.99% of [...]
Reason #346: Something Out of Nothing
I am currently working with several indigenous groups in Costa Rica that are known for their arts and crafts. What they do, in fact what any artist does, is amazing when you think about it. It especially amazes me when something incredibly beautiful is created simply from the natural resources that the earth provides, combined [...]
