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The tremors under my office chair, all the way over here on the other side of the valley from the epicenter, have finally subsided. We had one – a long one – at 3am Monday morning, but it'd been several days since the one before that. Thank goodness! Those tremors are unnerving. I'm sure the survivors near Poás are grateful the aftershocks are mostly gone. They have enough to deal with. I imagine freedom from the anxiety over an immediate repeat performance is welcome.
Recovery and reconstruction are underway. The area will be affected for years to come. . . . → Read More About Updates: Quake, Hotel, EFT
If CNN or Fox drags one more hapless frost-bitten shell-shocked body up onto their dais to ask the same questions (what was it like? isn't it something that everyone was so calm? didn't that crew do a great job?) to get the same answers (everybody was calm, no one was hurt, the water was really really cold), I'll have to scream.
I'm thrilled their plane crash went so well and no one was hurt – honest. But the desperation of the MSM to be the One You Watch… . . . → Read More About HEY, CNN. What about us? We had an EARTHQUAKE!!
Earthquakes don't get names like hurricanes do. I suppose one reason is because there aren't enough of them, thank goodness. They just get their location and year: we just had the Costa Rica 2009 one. At least we're all hoping that was it. If we get another, we'll have to call this the Costa Rica January 2009 one. I'll keep you posted.
This was a 6.1 which is a pretty big earthquake. If the epicenter had been in San José, buildings would have fallen. For an idea, here's a video of . . . → Read More About Quake Update
Well, he ain’t no Eminem, but he sure hit the nail on the head:
Right off the bat, I prefer hurricanes. You get ample warning, at least a week. You won't know whether or not the 'cane is going to land on your house until the last 8 or so hours, but that's way better than no warning at all. Which is what we got today.
At 1:20pm, a big badass earthquake shook the central valley. According to the OVSICORI, the tremor had a magnitude . . . → Read More About Hurricanes vs. Earthquakes
Make sure President Elect Obama keeps his campaign promise to label GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) foods – this takes less than one minute. Thank you so very much!
To find out more about GMO, visit the expert Jeffrey Smith.
Watch some excellent videos here: Google video.
Thank you, Ginnee, for starting me down this particular rabbit hole. I am grateful.
I am in tears, really and truly. We live in Costa Rica to get away from this. Is there a country in the world where we can escape the U.S. "safety net"?
Thank you to Inside Costa Rica for the news. Emphasis mine:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open an Health office in Costa Rica on Wednesday according to the US Embassy in San José.
The office will be inaugurated by Michale Leavitt, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Andrew C. von Eschenbach, . . . → Read More About Costa Rica’s Death Knell: FDA To Open Office In San José
I love this blog! It explores the subtleties of Spanish as spoken in Costa Rica: excellent primer… and, ok, I could use it. Pura vida, mae!
On Friday, Hal and I drove to the southern Pacific area to visit a small hotel that needs an operator. We'd met the owner a couple of weeks ago, liked each other, had similar goals… just needed to case the joint. So, we spent the day in DUO (Dominical, Uvita, Ojochal), going to the farmer's market, seeing the hotel, ate at a couple of really good restaurants. We spent the night with friends who own a beautiful house with a spectacular . . . → Read More About 24 Hours Oceanside
Please see 3 June 2009 update at bottom.
Experienced, dependable rentista family seeks long-term lease on a Bed & Breakfast, guesthouse or small hotel. Hablamos español.
Experience includes owning and operating:
Guesthouses in Rehoboth Beach and Key West A residential holistic health spa in KY A fitness/yoga studio (17 years in Key West) Several vacation rentals (Key West) Restaurants (Hal owned one in Key West, his family has owned restaurants and catering businesses his whole life. He is a fantastic cook.) A real estate company, currently still doing property management for others, licensed in FL, . . . → Read More About Wanted: Hotel to Lease
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