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Photoblog: Writing in the rain is as tough as you might imagine

Photoblog: Writing in the rain is as tough as you might imagine

While I am trying to focus on boring, practical advice in my series of articles about Panama at this blog, my husband is publishing a fun blog here (http://writeintherain.blogspot.com). He utilizes many more photos and covers the crazy events that occur out here from time to time, like the snake in the rafters, and he named and documented the various bugs that kept us company in our last apartment outside Boquete. The amount and variety of bugs … Read entire article »

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$6 to $80: Eating in Panama City is what you make of it

$6 to $80: Eating in Panama City is what you make of it

Finding food in Panama City is not a problem. Like any good international urban port, you can find just about any type of food from cafeteria style plastic tray point-and-serve, to  typical Panamanian fare (fried anything) to high end cuisine from India, the U,S,, France, Italy, Peru and anywhere else you can think of. We love food, so in our four … Read entire article »

A trio of posts on procrastination from Lifehacker

A trio of posts on procrastination from Lifehacker

Procrastination is something I struggle with. And, if my internet research is any judge, so do about 95% of internet users. In light of that, I offer links to the following three article at Lifehacker that just came across my Google alert: Upgrade Your Health and Fitness Routines this Weekend Achieve Your Goals More Easily by Creating Related, Sustainable Habits The Stupid Things … Read entire article »

Arrival in Panama City and Taxi to the Hostel

Arrival in Panama City and Taxi to the Hostel

We arrived by plane from LAX after a 6 hour flight. We’d left in the early morning and feared that we would arrive during the middle of one of Panama’s infamous thunderstorms. As any aviatophobe worth their salt will tell you,  plane crashes tend to happen in the middle of thunderstorms, and more frequently during take off and landing. Luckily … Read entire article »

Gays win a human rights battle: DADT repealed

Gays win a human rights battle: DADT repealed

I’m currently traveling in Panama, so it’s difficult to keep up with U.S. news.  I was surprised and grateful to learn that the repeal of :”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” went into effect yesterday. It\s wonderful news and past time. This brings our military policy regarding gays and lesbians into line with most of the rest of the world. See this … Read entire article »