I need an intervention. Maybe even rehab. I’ve fallen off the wagon, and in a big way.
The boots called out from the window of the store, begging me to try them on and taste again the sweet but fleeting feeling of wearing something sexy and new.
I’ve written multiple times about the importance of the concept [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Old habits die hard
Posted in Costa Rica, Self discovery on February 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A day at the beach
Posted in Costa Rica, Self discovery, travel, tagged beach lifestyle, Costa Rica, crazy, crime, dengue, drugs, marijuana on February 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to dysfunction junction, where the abnormal and the aberrant meet.
It’s also known as beach life, where motivation goes to die and inspiration is sparked with a spliff.
On the continuum of Costa Rican weirdness, the beach is at one extreme. And I’ve learned that I’m not, at the extreme of weirdness, I mean. Just resting comfortably somewhere between [...]
Beer and minding your business
Posted in Costa Rica, Self discovery, tagged atenas, Costa Rica, imperial, stepford, tope on February 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »
More than 10 million cases of Imperial beer are sold annually in Costa Rica for domestic consumption. I’m not sure how that stacks up against other countries but it sure seems like there’s a lot of suds sucked down in a country that boasts a population of about five million.
Ticos like a good party. The [...]
What makes poop and pee so funny?
Posted in family, kids, tagged kids, pee, poop, school on February 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Pooping, peeing, burping and farting.
These are my children’s latest obsessions. The sounds that escape both ends, sometimes self-generated, send my almost six and four year olds into fits of laughter. Even the words whispered into each other’s ears generates giggles which seem to grow exponentially with their repetition.
I don’t get it. Really, what is so [...]
The better half breaks his silence
Posted in Costa Rica, kids, travel on February 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
All right…
I have heard enough times in the past few weeks “I love reading the blog…but there hasn’t been anything for a while…” that it has given me some spark to sit down and rattle off some clever and insightful words.
This might be easier said than done, as the “I” in this edition isn’t the [...]
