365 Reasons I Love Costa Rica
Archive for June, 2011
Interpretation of Dreams
Lately I have been having these vivid dreams. The problem is that when I awaken I can’t remember them in any detail. I know very clearly that I was just dreaming, but there seems to be some barrier between the conscious and subconscious minds that prevents me from being able to remember much of anything [...]
Dramatically Speaking
One stark characteristic of being alone is the absence of drama. It may not come as a shock, but my wife and I separated recently. She is Colombian and Colombian women love drama. I believe they learn to love it from the countless soap operas they have been conditioned to obsessively watch since early childhood. I am really [...]
About a Mountain
There’s just something about a mountain. I grew up a flat-lander, on the coasts of North and South Carolina. However, I have always been drawn mysteriously, like some cosmic magnetic pull, to the mountains. Maybe that is the chief reason I love Costa Rica so much. I have often wondered what exactly is it that keeps me [...]
Love, Love , Love
I seem to be writing a lot on this topic. That is, love, relationships, really yucky stuff. I promise I will move on soon, but humor me please for a little while, whilst I soothe my soar ego. In Scott Peck’s book, The Road Less Traveled (which I recommend for anyone with problems upstairs, which pretty [...]
Weinersnitchel
In an attempt at getting some marketing mileage out of my efforts writing in this blog, I am trying to stay away from time or news-sensitive posts. But this Anthony Weiner saga is too salacious to pass up. Tell you the truth I always had suspicions about this guy. He just always seemed a little too [...]
Thoughts on Matrimonio
A separation or divorce can really shake your thinking about marriage, can’t it? You begin to think maybe it’s just for the birds. Actually there is some truth in that last statement as one can look to the animal kingdom, especially birds, to see an example of real marital commitment. I am chiefly speaking of [...]
I’m Back!
When I hit post #365 back in August, 2010 I made a stupid decision. To stop writing. Well I am repentant and ready to begin anew. Boy have things changed since then, last August, that is. I find myself alone again and naturally it feels, well, lonely. But what better way to soothe those feelings of [...]
