My Plan to Protect Mexico from the Drug Cartels: Winning the Peace #1 (readers’ advisory: esoteric military stuff)

[First published on L!, January 28, 2013] I’ve had opportunity to work overseas with many of Uncle Sam’s alphabet soup agencies (DEA, CIA, DOS, USAID, etc.) and have generally been underwhelmed by their lack of foreign language skills and understanding of the local culture. On the other hand they are filled with lot of really … Continue reading My Plan to Protect Mexico from the Drug Cartels: Winning the Peace #1 (readers’ advisory: esoteric military stuff) →

Tucker Carlson’s Greatest Hit EVAH

https://youtube.com/shorts/ppA-MTzJmic?feature=share ~1 minute

Ticos Come Looking for Work, hmm?

It was interesting, almost amusing, that once the land was nearly cleared of brush, los Ticos started to ask if they could work for me. One night un macho walked right into the restaurant where I was having dinner, sat down at my table, and asked for a job driving the tractor. This was the … Continue reading Ticos Come Looking for Work, hmm? →

Baby Rosita1st Time Seeing a Dr.

I’ve been asked by a gentle reader to write something more cheery about my adventures in Costa Rica that do not involve killing snakes or slaying señoritas. Hope you will find this uplifting. What was that again about mad dogs and Englishmen in the midday sun? I’m dizzy again and on the verge of heat … Continue reading Baby Rosita1st Time Seeing a Dr. →

Growing Black Pepper on a Rifle and Pistol Range

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 →