365 Reasons I Love Costa Rica
Archive for July, 2010
Reason #345: The Tyranny of Lack
It’s just never enough now is it? There is never enough of it, whatever “it” might be…but usually lack conjurs up the idea of a shortage of little green pieces of paper bearing pictures of dead notables. Who was it, I believe Descartes, who said, “I think therefore I am?” Well here’s another one for you, [...]
Reason #344: Charity Water?
While reading Seth Godin’s blog I was led to a site about a charitable organization known simply as Charity Water. The idea is to solicit donations in creative ways (like “giving away birth days”) in order to dig wells in some of the poorest places on earth…places where the novelty of clean water is considered [...]
Reason #343: Sandino
The longer I live in Latin America, the more I am allowed to understand it and what gives rise to the anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist and, correspondingly, anti-U.S. sentiment. Yesterday, I watched the 1990 movie, Sandino, which is about U.S. intervention in Nicaragua in the 1920′s and the rebellion against it led by Augusto César Sandino. That [...]
Reason #342: Grief Binds
It seems the hardest part about writing this post was coming up with a suitable title. I tossed and turned all night with the words or ideas reverberating in my head. Tragedy struck last night…as if “tragedy” where this dark force that lurks about hunting for its next victim. I lost Cash, my two year old [...]
Reason #341: Ouch!
Growing up in the southern U.S., I have had my share of insect stings, mainly from that unattended can of soda on the school-yard playground that serves as a yellow-jacket magnet. Here in Costa Rica, with something like 5 to 6% of the earth’s biodiversity, there are an untold number of creatures capable of delivering [...]
Reason #340: Why Do Dilemmas Have Horns?
If you have ever been in business for yourself, then you have probably been caught on the “horns of a dilemma.” You know like charging that customer a little more than you should in order to make payroll, or forgetting about all those cash sales when it comes time to report your income to Uncle [...]
Reason #339: The Horse Whisperer
Had a little experience this weekend with a horse. I love horses and like to think of myself as a pretty decent rider (with what little real experience that I have). We were visiting an organic farm (I also like to think of myself as an organic farmer…again, with what little experience I have) up [...]
Reason #338: Optimize This!
Today’s blog post by Seth Godin (The non-optimized life) really was a mind expander for me (as are many of his posts, books, squidoos, and related). I have always been caught in this vice-grip of wondering how, what and if I should “optimize” my web site (Package Costa Rica), this blog and other sites I [...]
Reason #337: “Aburrido” the Lizard
I opened an art gallery in a commercial center located here in San Jose, Costa Rica. Granted starting any new business is tough and this particular commercial center has seen its better days. Even so, it amazes me to see throngs of tourists walking by without the slightest bit of interest. It amazes me because [...]
Reason #336: Racing to the Bottom
This economic malaise that has swept over the entire planet has now been going on for almost two years! Will it ever end? Will things ever be normal and reliable again? It seems not, but of course things will change, eventually. One thing I believe is important to fight against in these trying times is [...]
