"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."-James Dean
Mar 09
I was just reflecting today how fortunate I am. I arise every morning to a beautiful blue sky and birds chirping, the aroma of coffee and bacon in the kitchen and a new day to experience. It is like this at least 360 mornings out of the year. The other five days are even better.
I [...]
Mar 02
As I do sometimes, I started reflecting on the past and today it took me back to one of my favorite websites, about Tommy’s Drive-In, during my early years in Odessa, Texas. This was a time like no other. Almost two years ago I was in another nostalgic mood and wrote about those formative years [...]
Feb 17
Chiriquí Chatter quietly crossed the 4,000 post milestone. Still the thing that amazes me as much as anything is that CC has a greater than 4 comments per post average. The Spam comments, caught by the WordPress software, are above 90,000 now.
I read the other day that blogging is becoming an area that is inhabited [...]
Feb 17
Do you want to see what it looks like now? I looked at several of the houses I called home in the US. If you remember your address, but it a try. Click HERE.
Jan 31
Yesterday, I stumbled onto a site called the Internet Archive. A very interesting site. Here you can find a little bit of everything. One of the things I found was the first Flash Gordon serial “Space Soldiers.” I wasn’t born when these came out in the movie theaters, but I did get to see some [...]
Dec 25
While searching for something that I could schedule for posting on Christmas Morning, magically I received an email with a video on sand painting. I had never heard of sand painting. But if you search the Internet and YouTube, you will find many such videos that will amaze you.
Today is a special day for Christians [...]
Dec 05
After seeing the response and concerns raised by my “A Word of Caution” post, maybe I should balance it with the things I like about Panama. Normally, good bars on the windows (a way of life in Latin America), good friends, and an inside dog and a little common sense will take care of the [...]
Oct 05
There was a special group at church yesterday. It was the group that was having an activity in a previous post. This organization is supporting children with leukemia and cancer. The young people in the photo above are some of those children that have been afflicted.
It is times like these that make me realize how [...]
Sep 11
Today is one of those days that you remember where you were and what you were doing. In remembrance of those that lost their lives in the blasts that shook the entire world, I will pause and reflect on what was lost.
It is hard to compare the tranquility I find on this September 11th vs. [...]
Aug 16
Do you text and drive or have children that text and drive. If so, let those that do it watch the following video. While it is done with actors, it is well done and should give everyone something to think about. In Panama you always have to drive defensively. Texting by others is just another [...]
