Sep

30

get out the vote

Filed Under food and drink | 5 Comments

here’s a chance to be heard. sound off, and maybe we’ll change things for the better. like the panama canal proposal, you are encouraged to vote early and often, and to use any means necessary to win.
join the cult of cojito. just drink the koolaid.

Sep

28

how could that be journalism?

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“… it’s not just criminal libel complaints, even though the frivolous use of that legal anomaly by “llorones sin cojones” is annoying. No, it’s people invading private lives, scaring children, following my wife in the streets. My daughter gets scared every time a policeman shows up with a court citation. I have to be on […]

Sep

27

we don’t need another hero

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9/24 - both panama and the u.s. were snubbed this week, when it was announced that mad max star mel gibson will be selling his palatial homes in California and Connecticut, and taking his tribe to a wasteland known as the guanacaste province.
no doubt ticos are thrilled to have him. it’s said mel has already […]

Sep

25

some of my best friends are colombians

Filed Under culture | 8 Comments

i was listening to a couple of local kids, roughly translated, it went something like this: “… we’re not racist like the U.S. … gringos think they’re better than everyone else … our culture embraces all kinds …”
you know, i had a hard time taking anything they said seriously after that. Spend any time in […]

Sep

22

help for new parents

Filed Under Tropical Life | 3 Comments

are you a maid wondering what to do now that your boss has knocked you up?
girls, do you have unprotected sex with any guy who buys you dinner, new sketchers, and offers you $5 cab fare home?
men, do you boast of all the women you’ve knocked-up, while remaining unemployed, and living with you mom?
if you […]

Sep

20

gonzo update

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i know many of you freaks are fans of Hunter s. Thompson. so i thought i’d better mention that rolling stone has thrown up a cool gallery of hunter old-school photos. it’s featured on the front page.
i’ve been mostly offline for the last couple of days. seems a virus, or worm, penetrated the vaunted […]

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