el azul me hace feliz
—
“blue makes me happy”
(on first day in costa rica)
Jul17
Category Archives: Life
Jul16
the last straw.
after much trial and error
and lacking strong spatial skills
i shifted to a 3-d jigasw puzzle approach
and was finally able
to fit everything
for my two-week trip
to a country
with twelve micro-climates
into a carry-on bag
that met the weight and size limits
however
i was not able to fit one more thing
as this sad q-tip having to be left behind would illustrate.
—
“on a long journey even a straw weighs heavy. “
– spanish proverb
Costa Rica’s 12 micro climates vary from the exotic volcanoes to the cool cloud forests, from the dense jungle to the tropical dry forests and golden beaches to the secluded waterfalls and rivers.
Jul15
new places.
today
my journey begins
heading
to costa rica
at long last.
adios!
—
“i want to travel across the world and breathe the air of new places.”
-author unknown
Jul12
cheese? not so much.- or- not so much cheese. depending on your definition.
Burger King is causing a stir in Thailand with its new offering: a burger with no meat and a jaw-dropping amount of cheese. This week, the Thai operator of the fast food chain introduced what it calls the “real cheeseburger,” a bun filled with as many as 20 slices of American cheese.
The item launched on Thai menus Sunday, at a reduced price of 109 Thai baht ($3.1), compared with the usual price of 380 baht ($10.9). It quickly went viral on social media in Thailand, with many users on TikTok posting videos of them trying the new sandwich. “This is no joke. This is for real,” Burger King said.
At one Burger King branch in Bangkok on Tuesday, a shift manager was overheard saying the outlet had to stop taking delivery orders so they could have enough stock left for walk-in diners.
The menu addition is an example of how fast food franchises around the world are seeking to gain traction by rolling out zany or eye-catching menu options that they hope will spread across social media.
Restaurants are also continuously tailoring their offerings to suit local tastes in different countries. In Thailand, cheese is especially popular among young customers, and it is common for it to be sprinkled on all kinds of dishes.
“is the moon made of green cheese, no it’s made of american cheese.”
*-william anders
—
article source credit: cnn, bangkok
Jul10
finally..
a mathematical law that makes sense to me.
—
“happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided.”
-paul coelho
Jul9
campfire.
sitting around the campfire
with music, friends and stories
winding down from a day on the lake.
—
“once all the power goes out,
there will still be human beings standing together around a campfire, playing acoustic guitars.”
-jim james
Jul8
left behind.
i wonder
what happened
at the train station
coming or going
to cause someone
to leave
what once filled their suitcase
behind.
—
“the present changes the past.
looking back you do not find what you left behind.”
*kiran desai
*Kiran Desai is an Indian author whose novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award. In January 2015, The Economic Times listed her as one of 20 “most influential” global Indian women.
Jul7
in gear.
what i imagine it looks like inside of our heads –
along with
the scientific explanation for how this all works.
—
“it usually helps me write by reading – somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.”
-steven wright
—
image credit: milton bradley game company
Jul6
fixing things.
a few years back
one of the grandies fixed his car
he’s still fixing and he’s still standing.
—
“even things that aren’t broken can be fixed.”
-lauren destefano
Jul4
4th.
happy 4th of july, may you celebrate your independence today and every day
