Chiriquí Chatter

I was sent a link for a new blog in Potrerillos. I have added the new blog (Living in Potrerillos) to the Chiriquí Chatter link list. Its current article (Living with Inflation) is is a very timely topic for this area.
The rising expenses of farmers is translating to higher prices in all produce all over [...]

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Yesterday, Carson had his first haircut on his birthday. His proud mom watches. To see the other photos of the event, go HERE.

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Retirement in Panama has provided me the time to sit back and observe the everyday things in life more than I ever did when I was in the corporate rat race. The Internet is a wonderful thing for those who have a little time on their hands and want to learn something or want to [...]

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A new blog has begun and you have the opportunity to watch it develop from the beginning. I have started following it and I am hooked. This one is going to have me anxious to see the next installment. It is well written and I feel like I am being transported into a world I [...]

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It is said that, “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop”. However as we get older, an idle mind is one that is headed toward uselessness. Mental exercise is probably as important as physical exercise.
When I moved to Panama, I started blogging to exercise my mind as much as I did to let my kids [...]

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You know, I really envy people, who are good writers, because they can take something very simple and paint it into a picture, to be remembered. Without their vivid descriptions the place or event might have gone unseen by others. This is what I expect from “The Lost Paradise” written by Timothy G. Davis.
Tim describes [...]

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This blog post came from a blog I enjoy in Honduras, but it could just as easily been written in Panama. Patience is a good thing to have.

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Maybe because I posted the piece on “Food For Thought”, or possible for some other reason, I received an email, with an attachment from a well known developer’s blog, entitled, “Why does Panama have so many poor?”
The quoted piece was authored by Michael J. Bonnell, and provides a list of reasons that “clearly” answer the [...]

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I was just looking at my “Links from an external page” statistics and I saw that I had a large number coming from The Noriegaville News. I clicked over to the site to see what was on Okke’s mind today. The following appeared on my screen.;
Sorry, but The Noriegaville News is closed and is not [...]

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One of the things I have really enjoyed, since moving to Panama, is having the time to travel, both within and outside of Panama and sometimes without even leaving my apartment. I have several blogging friends that I visit on a daily basis and through their photos I almost feel like I have gotten to [...]

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