“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” - James Dean
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 20th, 2006
I just received the following email related to the lack of progress in getting assistance from the Panamanian authorities.
Hi Don Ray,
Thought I’d send along a progress (or lack thereof) report on the happenings at Playa Las Lajas:
The property owners spent this past week networking: making new contacts and reconnecting with previous contacts. The physical [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 19th, 2006
I saw a fellow selling bananas along the street and I decided to buy a box. I have a problem passing up a real bargain.
This box cost me $1.50. I understand that in past years this box would have cost only $1.00. It is still a bargain in my book. I just weighed it and [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 18th, 2006
When I read the Yahoo groups, one question that comes up again and again is how the cost of living compares with some area of the part of the world the person is living in. I really think that cost of living is a single item to consider, but let me ramble a bit and [...]
Posted in Panama Journal, Software, Spam, Phish, Viruses and Hackers, Technology on Aug 18th, 2006
I always believe that there is a silver lining to whatever happens. You can always look at things from a negative perspective or you can see the glass as half full.
My most recent Windows XP problem that knocked out my PC reminded me of this. Since I had to rebuild my PC, I decided to [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 17th, 2006
This strikes me as very strange. I get statistics that tell me a lot about the people that visit Chiriquí Chatter. One bit of information I have tells me about people that come via a link from another website.
Recently I have had a very unusual site rise to the top of the list. The URL [...]
Posted in Doctors, Healthcare, Panama Journal on Aug 16th, 2006
I know when I started thinking about coming to Panama, one of my concerns was if I could get quality healthcare. I am happy to say that the care I have been given far exceeds what I had hoped for and in many regards causes the care I had in the US to pale in [...]
Posted in Hardware, Panama Journal, Technology on Aug 16th, 2006
After my most recent problem with Windows XP that corrupted my hard drive, I decided I wanted a easy portable solution for backup. Actually, I wanted more than just backup, I wanted to be able to carry all my photos, and other files with me when I traveled. I effectively wanted the flexibility of having [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 15th, 2006
One of the passions I developed during my high school days was Ping-Pong. I just received this photo from my old high school buddy, Howard, and has it brought back some memories. The photo was taken in February of 1960.
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 14th, 2006
If you haven’t been keeping track of the Panama gasoline prices, here are the prices for today. I may be wrong, but I think this Thursday the prices should change again and the trend is continuing higher. These prices are about 8 cents more per gallon than prices in Panama City. These prices are also [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 14th, 2006
On my walk today, I noticed that the ELEKTRA store (in the old BAMVOL building) has opened. I took a quick walk through and saw nothing to really distinguish it from other stores except that it is promoting buying on a payment plan. All items show the payment amount on the tag. I don’t remember [...]
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