Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 11th, 2008
Yesterday’s post received a comment with a video that is worth watching. In case you rarely read them, I will call your attention to this ONE.
Now go have a wonderful day and don’t take things forgranted.
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Posted in Panama Journal on Jul 25th, 2008
I was just reading USATODAY and noticed that Randy Pausch died. He was the college professor that became famous for his “Last Lecture“.
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Posted in Panama Journal on Jul 10th, 2008
I was thinking today, that I may have to change the name of this blog from Chiriquí Chatter to Sybil. I just realized that this blog has no specific personality that greats visitors, when they drop in.
Are there psychiatrists for blogs with multiple personality disorders? I am sure this must frazzle many people coming here [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on May 21st, 2008
The other day I was walking by the David Public Library and noticed another plaque with a different poem written by Santiago Delgado Anguizola. This one is “Soy Chiricano”. You may remember his poem Al Volver from a previous post. While another translation would be appreciated, that is not the theme of this post.
You will [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on May 20th, 2008
Another blog, in a recent article, has presented the idea that the retiree discounts are bad for Panama. Considering that the author’s real estate development has, in the past, promoted the fact that Panama had these discounts (to entice buyers) and the development website still has links to articles that tout the discounts, this seems [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on May 1st, 2008
When my dad died, my mom and I moved to the West Texas town of Odessa Texas. For a kid from a school with less than 100 students in all twelve grades, I moved into an 8th grade class with an equal number of students. Had my dad not passed away, I would probably have [...]
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Posted in Hardware, Software, Technology on Mar 16th, 2008
This was posted on one of the Yahoo groups by SGG and I think it is worth reemphasizing what she says. Everything she says here rings true. Some Internet Cafes are managed better than others, but most are lax in their use of updated Anti-virus and spyware programs.
The safest practice is to use your own [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Mar 11th, 2008
This question comes up again and again. “Where should I chose to live in Panama?” Some will say that Panama City is too crowded. Some will say that Panama City is perfect because you can do and find anything you want.
Some will say, “No El Valle is the only place to live.” Other’s may [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Feb 18th, 2008
If you have been visiting Chiriquí Chatter for some time, you may have noticed that I sometimes get a little philosophical about life and living. I think I have said before, that I think that people, my age, sometimes get so concerned about the possibility of dying, that we forget to live.
But what if you [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Jan 15th, 2008
I received the following email this morning:
From……: (Name Deleted)
Email…..: (Deleted)
Url…….:
I have A question I’m not sure if you can help me or what to do about it I’m lost on this one. I met this girl that lives there in Panama City she goes by the name (Name deleted). We had somewhat of a relationship [...]
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