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Luck

First, a little background music to set the tone: right click here and click on open in a new tab or window. The song should start playing automatically. Perfect song: Vive Ya [So Live, Already!]

"Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course." – Alex Trebec

Man, you can say that again. All the best things have happened to me while I was out looking for something else.

My life plan was to marry . . . → Read More About Luck

1 September 2009
10 comments - (Comments are closed)   China, Foreclosure, Hope, Life, Unintended Consequences

Falling From Grace

China is having its way with Costa Rica. A few months ago, at China’s insistence, Costa Rica dumped Taiwan in order to form a new relationship with The Big Guy. Taiwan had been good to Costa Rica, built them a Friendship Bridge, never did anything harmful or even rude. Tough luck. China is a more prestigious trade partner and has tons more money to give to a beggar state. Bye bye Taiwan (in the middle of the night with no warning, muy humillando), Hello China.

The first thing . . . → Read More About Falling From Grace

31 August 2008
9 comments - (Comments are closed)   China, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, Spiritual Stuff

Poetic Injustice

The picture alone is worth a thousand words. The article here is excellent, too. Read it and weep…

6 August 2008
5 comments - (Comments are closed)   China, Humor, Political Blah-Blah

Antsy

For years, I told my real estate customers who came to Key West from various parts of the globe, "I’ll be over to visit you in [London, Spain, India, Thailand, Mexico]." But I never went anywhere. I meant to, but I was always too busy. Too much of a homebody. And, if the truth be known, too fearful. I couldn’t go anywhere. What if something bad happened?

We finally went to London in May of ’04. But that was only after being shamed into taking action. One of my customers said, . . . → Read More About Antsy

4 April 2007
9 comments - (Comments are closed)   China