365 Reasons I Love Costa Rica
Archive for October, 2010
Hurtling Towards 50
I have sort of been living in denial all year…denying that I would ever be anything other than 49 years old. But here we are on the cusp of November and December is looming large and reality is finally setting in, for at the stroke of midnight, Dec 4th, Costa Rica Guy turns the page [...]
There’s No Place Like Home
I watched a movie the other day with Lily that featured the famous song sung by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. You know, that little ditty entitled Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I mentioned that it had been a long time since I had seen that old classic movie and Lily gave me a puzzled [...]
Words Matter Bill
Political correctness has once again become the topic of the day in the U.S. Most recently, the heat has been turned up due to the Bill O’Reilly face off with the ladies of the View and the Juan Willams termination by NPR. The issue seems to be whether or not one should engage in speech that lumps all Muslims into the fundamentalist extremist [...]
In Support of a Constitutional Ban on the “All-Inclusive” Resort
Picture yourself on a white sand beach in the glaring tropical sun with the waves crashing on a crystal clear sea while you recline on your beach chair sipping a tropical rum punch. Sound nice? Well it is a perfect setting to enjoy in a place like Cancun or Cozumel, where the resorts are large, [...]
Chilean Miners Emerge from/into a Small World
I have been watching the dramatic rescue of the 33 Chilean miners with wrapped attention. What has been particularly noteworthy is the way in which this event seems to have the planet feeling a little more “connected.” It seems the whole world is cheering for these guys. There has been the usual “media-circus” surrounding the event, with news [...]
What’s Wrong with The Fox News Point of View?
“Fair and Balanced” Front Man – The Beckster There have been some pointed accusations directed towards the cable news powerhouse, Fox News, lately. First there was Barack Obama’s claim that the Fox News “point of view” is destructive of America. Now Maxine Waters has chimed in saying that Fox is “anti-immigrant.” The left just doesn’t [...]
