Panama has a rich historical background. It was the first European settlement in American mainland. The Isthmus of Panama was initially called “Tierra Firme” which in English means “Dry Land” or “Main Land”. The main city in Tierra Firme was Santa María la Antigua del Darién. In September 1510, the first permanent European settlement on [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Two Gems of Panama Spanish Colonial Period
Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized, tagged Architecture, Churches, Forts, History, Panama Viejo, Ruins, Spain on January 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Joke: Multitasking
Posted in Jokes, tagged Chickens, Elders, Farmers, Geese, Humor, Multitasking on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn’t do it while he waited, so he said he didn’t live far and would just walk home. On the way home, he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by [...]
Photograph: Are You Talking to Me?
Posted in Photography, tagged Art, Composition, Photograph, Reflections, Water on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joke: The Rectal Thermometer Tester
Posted in Jokes, tagged Health, Human Resources, Humor, Job Satisfaction, Rectal Thermometer on January 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This is a not a true story, but it’s too funny not to share. The next time you have a “I hate my Job” day, (even if you’re retired, you have those sometimes too), try this: a rectal thermometer. On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy, go to the Thermometer Section, and [...]
Survivor
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Botany, Charles Darwin, Evolution, Life, Organisms, Survival, Vegetation on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Living organisms do not always react the same way towards their environment. Some have a brief life because they could not adapt to hostile circumstances. On the other hand, other organisms are able to grow up to be healthy specimens in even worse conditions. Charles Darwin observed this phenomenon and called it, the survival of [...]
Microsoft is Feeling the Pinch of the Deep Recession
Posted in News, tagged Apple, Computers, Economy, Google, Intel, Job Cuts, Microsoft, Recession on January 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s a solid fact that the U.S. economy is in dire straits. Large U.S. corporations are leaking red ink as far as the eye can see. The recession is showing its ugly face almost everywhere in the corporate community with a few selected exceptions; Google and Apple are two lucky ones. It was reported yesterday [...]
A Visit to the Bell Tower of Panama Viejo’s Cathedral
Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized, tagged Colonial Structures, Historic Sites, History, Panama, Panama Viejo, Ruins, Towers on January 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
If you have been following my posts, you already know that Panama Viejo or Panama La Vieja was the first European city on the Pacific Coast of both Americas. It was founded in 1519 by Pedro Arias de Ávila and inhabited until 1671 when the English buccaneer Henry Morgan attacked and destroyed the city. In [...]
Photograph: The End of an Era – Adieu Mr. Bush
Posted in Photography, tagged Administrations, D.C., George W. Bush, Politics, Presidents, Washington on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How to Record Streaming Internet Radio Stations
Posted in Software, tagged Internet Stations, Music, Musicy, Recording, Ripping, Software on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are interested in recording Internet radio stations, while listening to them, there’s a nice program that will do just that and a lot more. The name of this convenient application is Musicy. Musicy is a free and open sourced software suite that can find streaming Internet radio stations, rip the songs to MP3 [...]
