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Although this isn’t exactly where it all began, before I was dodging and/or killing some of the most deadly snakes in the Western Hemisphere, I decided to drive rather than fly to Costa Rica. I mark the beginning of this adventure in the epicenter of the Redneck Riviera: Panama City, Florida, where I purchased a four-wheel-drive Nissan … Continue reading Driving to Costa Rica on the Road Less Traveled →

https://www.the-sun.com/news/2781337/woman-screams-brutally-whipped-by-taliban/

And may I remind you that I live in a pretty rough neighborhood. A guy down the road who works on one of the banana plantations got his fingers chopped off by his drinking buddy just the other day. Pretty much everybody around here carries machetes everywhere they go and from time to time someone … Continue reading Deputy Bernard “Barney” Fife Is Watching Me →

NOVA - Garota de Ipanema https://youtu.be/-LsIQZhz8c8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMD_Ej3ATvo They went downhill after this album.

The Deputy Commander of the Comando Atlántico, Major Ruiz,  had just done one of the dumbest things ever, and all the while he did it, I was watching him and thinking if he got shot, it was going to be one hell of a thing to explain to the authorities. The major was on the … Continue reading Growing Black Pepper on a Rifle and Pistol Range →

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The first thing I did when I moved to Costa Rica was buy some raw land with the intent to clear it and grow black pepper. The Costa Ricans (Ticos) are known for their laid-back lifestyle, but I was a little bit surprised that I could not find one—not one—guy to help me clear the … Continue reading Most Excellent Adventure Begins →

The man who stabbed to death a police employee at a police station outside Paris on Friday shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) during the attack, a source close to the inquiry said. https://dnyuz.com/2021/04/23/french-anti-terror-unit-opens-investigation-after-woman-stabbed-in-neck-outside-police-station/