Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Seattle Fall Colors

The Pacific Northwest isn’t famous for fall colors but there are still a lot of pretty leaves and colors here. A few pretty colors are visible from my daughter’s house. I have been walking down to the shopping area every … Continue reading

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Living Your Dreams

As far as I know you only get one shot at this life. What do you want to do with it? What are your dreams? What do you want to experience? What do you want to accomplish? As the years … Continue reading

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Cynicism and Resignation

I saw an article on Brain Pickings today that really struck a chord in me. It has nothing to do with Panama, except I hope as expats and ambassadors from our home countries we all come here with a mind … Continue reading

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When Will You Retire?

Joel recently ran across an article –‘I’ll Never Retire’: Americans Break Record for Working Past 65.   There are more retirement age people (over 65) working now than ever, the most since the 1960’s, before there was medicare. Is this a … Continue reading

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Machines at Work

My grandson loves big machines, so when I ran across some in the last few days I thought of him. The Feria (the big international fair that is held every March) is just starting today and will run for the … Continue reading

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My New Friend

It’s a bit of a long story…  There is a business called Feduro on my bike route just a short way from my house. When I ride by I always greet the security guard and occasionally stop for a short … Continue reading

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Fire, it Cleans your Yard

Well my goodness, did we have an exciting day today. It’s the dry season here and brush fires are very common. Our house is beside a wooded area and my neighbors swore that there never has been a fire there. … Continue reading

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TIP (This is Panama)

    This is how I feel here in Panama and it is really nice. I don’t need to conform to anything, to be anything I am not. I can just be myself. I’m not sure where the picture is … Continue reading

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This and That

It’s been crazy windy here lately. We expect windy days in summer as the trade winds blow through, but this seems like more than usual and it has been going on every day for well over a week. I looked … Continue reading

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Exhibition at the Art School

It has been summer vacation here, and the art school (Centro de Arte José Cáceres O.) where I have been taking painting lessons had summer workshops for the kids with all sorts of various activities like painting, music, dance, exercise, … Continue reading

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