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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.
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Here’s a taste from an interesting and informative article by James Bovard from my favorite morning reading at LewRockwell.com:
Federal Attitude Policy
TSA agents can slap fines on Americans based on "attitude," which TSA classifies as one of the "aggravating factors" in determining financial punishments. TSA has issued no guidance on the precise amount of obligatory groveling at airport checkpoints. People who question TSA commands are probably far more likely to be fined.
Read the whole article here…
And, hey, put a lid on that smirk. You . . . → Read More About “HEY! Is that a SMIRK?”
I remember the worst moment of my life, the moment the world turned from friendly and full of hidden promise to dangerous and full of unspeakable peril. The moment the words, "Be careful!" became my mantra. The moment I realized all the chillingly simple and unpredictable ways my child could be killed.
Morgan was not quite a year old, standing on a chair, drawing with a pencil. I was so involved in his wanting to draw, I missed the clear and present danger. How could I have been so foolish? Then he . . . → Read More About WARNING(S)!
Call me a Paranoid Libertarian Extremist – I’ve been called worse – but I’m afraid if the guy gets any more popular, he will be killed. Not like shot… like poisoned. Heart-attacked. (Yeah, more paranoid than you thought, right?) But, heck, it’s been known to happen. I think I’ll send him a tin-foil hat. Works for me!
If, ahem, you want to know more about Mr. Paul, enjoy his salient moments from the last debate. Just because I don’t live there anymore, doesn’t mean I don’t care about or, despite all previous experience, have . . . → Read More About A Brief Political Moment:
Jen at Living Dominica has this priceless tidbit on her blog today:
"In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission." Read the entire absurdity here…
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"I’ve worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty." - Groucho Marx in Monkey Business
Somewhere over the rainbow, there is no place like La Carpio. No place at all. My visit last Wednesday was so overwhelming, I’m having a hard time putting everything into words coherently. You know, like I usually do.
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This is not a funny post, not in the least. This is the story of a crime that happened a week ago, outside of Jaco, down on the coast. I don’t know Henry, but I have exchanged emails with him and he is a regular contributor on the Costa Rica Living Group board.
I offered to print the story, not to scare you away, but because, in today’s A.M. Costa Rica, the reporter told a completely different, and decidedly unsympathetic, tale. I’m mystified as to why. I will meet Henry and Robyn soon. . . . → Read More About A Crime In Costa Rica
Last March I wrote a post about Nazanin, an Iranian teenager who had been sentenced to death for killing a man who was trying to rape her and her niece. Yeah. When I first read something like this, I fervently hope it is just a really tasteless joke. Tragically, this was not.
I followed the links to the online petition and signed. Today I followed up on Nazanin. Because of the tireless efforts of another teenager named Nazanin, worldwide attention was brought to bear and Nazanin was re-tried yesterday. Things look pretty good, although in . . . → Read More About A Foothold on the Slope of Hope
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 . . . → Read More About “Klaatu Barada Nikto”
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