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“Klaatu Barada Nikto”

This, of course, is the famous command from The Day The Earth Stood Still. It loosely translates to "Gort, stop!" Gort being the lead alien who was hell bent on taking over the world. If I’m not mistaken, I believe Gort means George in English.

I saw this movie when I was 8 or 9 years old and I remember being scared out of my wits. I couldn’t sleep for fear of Gort’s jaws opening and the death ray shooting out from . . . → Read More About “Klaatu Barada Nikto”

20 October 2006
2 comments - (Comments are closed)   Bush, Code Enforcement, Culture Shock, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah

Take A Chill Pill

This from today’s A.M. Costa Rica:

Our readers’ opinionsAirport security glitch makes this visitor angry"Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

My wife and I currently live in Florida, and we are considering moving to Costa Rica.  As such I have been to Costa Rica several times a year in the past couple of years looking at real estate and learning about the country.  I am going back in October to look at some property in Escazú.

However, my most recent trip to Costa Rica in June left me scratching my head when it came to airport security at Juan Santamaría.  . . . → Read More About Take A Chill Pill

13 September 2006
10 comments - (Comments are closed)   Code Enforcement, Culture Shock, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, Travel Tips

Key West Crackdown

This from Joe April, head of Key West Code Enforcement:

"We are taking care of it [illegal signs] to the best of our ability," April said. "There’s only so many of us, and we have to deal with illegal contractors, illegal rentals and trash and everything. Sometimes it takes months to get it solved. They claim they have First Amendment rights, and we have to tell them they don’t."

God, I miss you guys.

26 May 2006
Comments are closed   Code Enforcement, Key West