Chiriquí Chatter

A Chiriquí Chatter reader directed my attention to a current article in La Prensa which says that several bottled waters being sold may not be pure. They are Brisa, Purissima, Agua Premium, San Benedeto, Agua Purificada El Machetazo, Los Alpes, and Agua Frizz. The forming-colony unit was > 300 milligrams, while the maximum allowed in [...]

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Living well really is the best revenge. Being miserable because of a bad or former relationship just might mean that the other person was right about you.

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By Don Ray Williams
August 30, 2007
Well, it’s been some time since I last wrote,
Seems like I never find the time.
So before I go on my way today,
I thought I’d tell you what’s on my mind.
Been readin the paper way too much,
It’s really getting quite depressing,
This world of ours sure is in a mess,
On this there’s [...]

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Today is the first day to receive the new digital drivers license for the Chiriquí Provence. I doubt if I will make it this week. If you have gone and have gotten the new license, let me know how the process worked.
UPDATE: I just received the following email:
Hi Mr. Williams!
Another face of Panamanian time:
1.Not today, [...]

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If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance!

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If you recall a previous post about Peter Gordon Vs. HSBC, then you may be interested in the new discussion that is filling some of the Yahoo Groups. In a Yahoo post called “Peter Gordon Case Exposed to the world
I am not familiar with International Problem Solvers, but their website contains URLs to both a [...]

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Learn to pick your battles; ask yourself, “Will this matter one year from now?
How about one month? One week? One day?”

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I am now back up on Linux. I could not find out what caused the problem. I backed up all of my Evolution files and re-installed UBUNTU. I then moved the Evolution files back and Everything is working fine. There is no longer a problem with the keyboard. If it happens again, I hope I [...]

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Here is the latest ACS message:
U.S. Consular Section Closing ? (Move To New Location) - Thursday, August 30 To Friday, September 14, 2007
The U.S. Consular Section will be closed during the move to its new location in Clayton, Edificio 783, Avenida Demetrio Basilio Lakas
This is a change on previous notice sent 7/26/07. The US Embassy [...]

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If you live in Chiriquí, you owe it to yourself to visit the El Chiricano website every now and then. I just noticed on that there is going to be an flower exhibition put on by the Chiriquí Gardening Club in the Gran Hotel Nacional in David.
The event will be from 3:00 [...]

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