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I know it’s not Christmas and Christmas is when people think of Handel’s Messiah. I like to be different, I guess. I was just recalling going to hear Handel’s Messiah in December for the first time in I can’t remember how long, but possibly 20 years. I guess time flies when you’re having fun. The…
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This weekend I got a Kuna beaded anklet, a long string of beads that when tied on just right a pattern emerges. The Kuna women wear them on their calves and arms. I’ve always wanted one, and for one reason or another, never got one. I suppose I bugged my mom about it when I…
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We finally got a Panamanian tamale. A friend of mine chastised me for not having had one yet, so I fixed that. I got this delectable morsel at the Piedra Pintada trailhead. Lovely roadside stand had Arroz con Coco and Salchicha too, but sadly we had just eaten so we were all stuffed. We opted…
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Upon checking into our hotel in David, Chiriquí, Panama, we heard a loud noise coming down the street. I thought it was likely a political hoopla, national elections are quickly approaching. There didn’t appear to be a slogan or anything pointing to a candidate, just a truck flying a flag of the province of Chiriquí…
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One of the recognizable touristy things in Panama are the colorful buses. They aren’t as common in Panama City as they used to be, but are still all over the Colon side of the country. I saw this one yesterday in a town called Puerto Pino. Under the beautiful painting of animals is written “The…
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There is a palm tree in the backyard of the house I am currently staying at. When the wind blows through the leaves, it sounds like it’s raining. And it makes me sleepy. It sounds like heaven.
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I recently visited South Carolina and learned that people eat oysters that grow in mud. It’s possible it was a tourist trick, but other people were eating them too, I swear. This is how it goes: they get the oysters out of the mud, they steam them, they serve them, people pry the shells open…
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I’ve been toying with the idea of starting a blogging class for kids for a while. I homeschool my kids and for some reason it is so hard for me to get my kids blogging. I suppose it’s the old shoemakers kids scenario. Finally, I decided the best way to get them blogging would be…
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I spent a week in Charleston with some of my coworkers and a few of us worked on a puzzle in between work projects. The pile: The team: The bunny pieces: Making progress: Done:
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