Posted in Panama Journal on Oct 29th, 2007
When all is said and done, the Colorado Rockies were just out gunned. I would have liked to have seen them win one game, but it just wasn’t in the cards.
21 of the last 26 games is pretty good, but when the last four games are in the World Series, it isn’t good enough.
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Posted in Asides on Oct 29th, 2007
Don’t assume malice for what stupidity can explain.
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Posted in Linux, Technology on Oct 28th, 2007
Open Source Software has been making an impact for several years. Unless you have come from the technical field, you may not have even noticed it. It hasn’t gone unnoticed by some of the larger proprietary software development firms.
UBUNTU and the overall status of the Linux community are starting to make advances at a pace [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Oct 28th, 2007
I received and email about a movie, that is coming this Christmas season.
The movie is called “The Golden Compass” and stars Nicole Kidman and other well known actors. The movie is derived from a book series that is anti-religious in nature. If you watch the trailer, it seems innocuous enough.
I am posting this, not to [...]
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Posted in Software, Technology on Oct 28th, 2007
Apple’s newest operating system has hit the shelves today. My Apple Mac Mini is only a small part of my PC network, but, non the less, still a very capable piece of computing hardware. With the new OS arriving, I have to go through the process of asking myself if it is worth plopping down [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Oct 28th, 2007
Contrary to the title, this really isn’t another post about eating. Well, maybe only a little.
A Chiriquí Chatter reader had contacted me from the US and said he was going to be in David and would like to meet me for lunch while he was here. After arriving, in David, he called me and we [...]
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Posted in Asides on Oct 28th, 2007
If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
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Posted in Panama Journal on Oct 27th, 2007
You may remember my saying that I had a birthday a couple of weeks ago. This one was particularly special. I received phone calls and best wishes from my extended family here in Panama and Costa Rica. I feel so lucky to have been accepted by all the people here.
I also received an email [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Oct 27th, 2007
TE INVITAMOS A LA GRAN MARCHA POR LA NO VIOLENCIA, EN MEMORIA DE ANA MERCEDES MEDINA
SABADO 27 DE OCTUBRE A LAS 8.A.M.
SALIENDO DE ROMERO SAN MATEO
HASTA EL PARQUE DE CERVANTES DAVID CHIRIQUI
NO FALTES
Vestido blanco o turquesa
LOS QUE DESEEN PARA MANIFESTAR SU APOYO PORTANDO CINTA, SOLICITARLE A AURI DE DUTARY 775-8407
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Posted in Asides on Oct 27th, 2007
The sole purpose of a child’s middle name is so he can tell when he’s really in trouble.
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