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Jun
30
Dead Money - World Poker Tour
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“In order to live you must be willing to die.” Amir Vahedi
i’m only two hours into my first World Poker Tour tournament and already on life support. Kept alive by cruel hope, and a cute, high-heeled nurse, who arrives at regular intervals to ease my pain. I take another dose, savor the burn, and […]
Jun
30
Dead Money - World Poker Tour (Part 2)
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i bump into Maya at the bar.”You still to go strong?” she says.
“Getting my assed kicked.”
“What you to do after this?”
“Hopefully, sleeping on a mattress of money.” I say.
Jun
25
Chavez Peddles Cheap Oil in Panama.
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President Hugo Chavez visited Panama the other day. Televised reports show him kissing babies, shaking hands, and schmoozing with the poor of Casco Viejo and San Felipe. Panama’s President Martin Torrijos mostly stands around looking bored. Perhaps wishing he was at his beach house in Playa Blanca drinking Balboa light and watching the World Cup […]
Jun
20
Art is either plagiarism or revolution. Paul Gauguin
everyone’s got an ugly secret. It’s said Gauguin was a ” bully and an abusive husband.” My secret’s that I read Panama Guide. I tell myself it’s OK. That I’m not some sort of foul beast. That I will feel cleansed by this public admission. Or […]
Jun
14
Spanish Language Schools In Panama
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Sometimes the best advice is no advice.
panama After Hours gets several thousand visitors a month. On average visitors linger for nine minutes. Long enough to ask questions like; “What’s there to do in Panama?” The problem with questions like these (besides that I’m writing about Panama and all you need do is read), is that […]
Jun
4
The Truth About Foreign Romance
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December 2002 - I’m seated in the belly of a 747 hurtling through leaden clouds at 570 mph. Behind me, frozen Boston. In front, tropical paradise. In a few hours I’ll meet the woman of my dreams; beautiful, sensual, and best of all, willing. I need a drink. I wave the stewardess […]