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Effect A Spiritual Awareness

During our last trip to Key West, we had dinner with a new couple, George and Izzy. About 15 years longer on this earth than us, they’d been Key Westers longer as well, but we’d never met. That’s rare. In a small town like Key West, you’ve usually met everyone at least once at some gathering or other.

Libertarians, they’d found us through Hal’s blog. George had even run for governor of his home state as a Libertarian! That takes some fortitude and strength of character. They are well-traveled, well-read and know a thing or . . . → Read More About Effect A Spiritual Awareness

Gotcha Day Glitch

In the adoption world, Gotcha Day is the day we gotcha, the day we brought our new baby home. I get all teary remembering our two Gotcha Days. Yesterday, December 10th was Mo’s 16th Gotcha Day. To celebrate, Jen made cookies and brought them over. Hey, Jen, we ate every single one immediately, every delicious morsel!!!!

Serendipitously, yesterday was also Gotcha Day to pick up our cedulas [SAY-do-lahce, Costa Rica's ID cards]. The cedulas that confirm our legal status as rentistas. We’ve had the appointment for weeks now: 9am at the Immigration Assistant Service’s (IAS and not . . . → Read More About Gotcha Day Glitch

Seeking A Paradigm Shift

Sat Yoga Institute is my newly-discovered Spiritual Growth place. Today they sent an email reminder for the upcoming seminar. If you are at all interested in having your own paradigm shift (and who wouldn’t be?), come on down and join me and Candy Nov 3rd and 4th:

Om Shanti. We would like to remind our satsang members of our upcoming initiatory seminar, entitled: Seminar One: The Secrets of the Inner Labyrinth.

The weekend seminar will be held Saturday, Nov. 3rd from 1-5pm and Sunday, Nov. 4th from 10am-5pm. Tuition for enrolled students is $125, and . . . → Read More About Seeking A Paradigm Shift

51 and 364/365ths

Not that I’m counting or anything. The bad news is: tomorrow is my 52nd birthday. Not really "bad"… just not very exciting. Of course, another birthday is still preferable to the alternative. And life is good. Particularly since – and this is the really good news: I’m not in jail!!!!! Every time I call Garland Baker, my Costa Rica Expert, he asks, "Are you calling me from jail?" Very funny.

For my present (birthday, not "now"), I’ve asked my family for three whole days without sarcasm. Our family has gotten to be expert at sarcasm, . . . → Read More About 51 and 364/365ths

Serendipity

My favorite word. Practice it here: Bookcrossing.com. Can’t wait to start leaving the contents of my ten 40lb M-Bags of books on park benches. One book at a time, of course.

La Fe

Costa Rica lives and breathes la fe [pronounced "yesterday’s post (and trying not to appear shallow), this might be a good time to . . . → Read More About La Fe