365 Reasons I Love Costa Rica
Archive for August, 2010
A Bridge in Bribri
In addition to running a travel business arranging Costa Rica vacations, I also operate both a physical and online store that sells Costa Rican indigenous arts and crafts. One of those indigenous groups is the Bribris of the Talamanca region located in the extreme southern Caribbean zone. I had the good fortune of finding a [...]
Salt and Pepper
I have to admit the “Restore Honour” rally that Glenn Beck organized last Saturday at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial was impressive. I believe the estimates are that around 500,000 were in attendance. There was no small bit of controversy surrounding the event, especially since it coincided with the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s historic [...]
Reason #365: Nuevo Comienzo
Sometimes things just won’t start looking up until you start looking up. I am now securely moved into my new home and working out of my humble little store where we sell indigenous arts and crafts from various Costa Rican tribes. The new scaled-down version of my life fits sort of well. I always thought [...]
Reason #364: On the Cusp?
Moving again. I believe I must have one of those multi-personality disorders. I seem to be a contradiction in terms. I enjoy the stability of routine, but I am also fond of risk and change. I try to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but every once and while veer off the warpath with an unhinged eat, [...]
Reason #363: Hell Dog
If you have been following this blog you might know that I lost my dog recently. He was a two year old beagle named Cash. He was hit by a car right in front of the house. Sad, but life goes on. So much so that Lily convinced me to adopt another pet. He is a dachshund [...]
Reason #362: Metamorphosis
After yesterday’s incredibly ridiculous post, I thought it would be a good idea to say something remotely intelligent today. Well, I realize that my writing is more “shades of Dr. Suess” than “shades of Hemingway,” but you gotta admit every once and a while I nail the sucker…don’t I? Hey, I enjoy writing it and [...]
Reason #361: The Giant Sucking Sound
Stress sucks. I mean, literally, it sucks the life and creativity right out of you, doesn’t it? I have never felt so lacking in creativity, or in any real worthwhile value as a human, as I have lately. And it sucks to the point where I can hear it…ah…suck. Sucky, sacky, sooky, sucky, sucks! That’s [...]
Reason #360: Are You Dreaming?
Saw Inception (here in Costa Rica, Origen), last night, which is DeCaprio’s latest flick. I normally really like DeCaprio movies, but this one confused the hell out of me. It involves the idea of “dream sharing.” To be honest, I never quite understood how that part was accomplished….that, is, how do you get inside the [...]
Reason #359: Artistic Quality
I was having a beer with Pablo last night at a preferred watering hole. This particular place is very “tico” save for the large movie screen that seems to always have American music videos playing from the 80′s or 90′s. Last night it was mainly Madonna, Britney and similar artists. This spurred a conversation with [...]
Reason #358: A Mosque in Manhattan
I have been listening not too closely to all the controversy surrounding the erection of an Islamic Mosque near “ground zero,” the location of the 911 tragedy. Of course one has too understand that feelings are still highly sensitive about what occurred on that fateful morning when some 3,000 were murdered by radical Islamic terrorist [...]
