Of all things, coffee filters, who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Store for almost nothing.
1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.
2. Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Coffee Filters: A Jack of All Trades
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged CoffeeFilters, Convenience, Cooking, Facts, Kitchens, Knowledge on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photograph of the Day: Love
Posted in Photography, tagged Emotions, Feelings, Love, Photograph, Romance on February 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Nostalgia for the Old Club Union of Casco Viejo (Panama)
Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized, tagged Architecture, Buildings, Casco Viejo, Club Union, Noriega, Nostalgia, Paitilla, Tourism on February 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
For many decades el Club Union was the most exclusive and elegant social club in Panama City. It was the place where the well off used to meet and have fun. It was the preferred spot of Panama crème de la crème .
Their banquets, lavish formal balls and other entertainment activities were envied by those who [...]
Joke: The Wire Brush
Posted in Jokes, tagged Army, Battle, Hospitals, Humor, Sickness, Soldiers, Wits on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An Army Major visits the sick soldiers, goes up to one private and asks:
—“What’s your problem, soldier?”
—“Chronic syphilis, sir”
—“What treatment are you getting?”
—“Five minutes with the wire brush each day.”
—“What’s your ambition?”
—“To get back to the front, sir.”
—“Good man.” says the Major.
He goes to the next bed. “What’s your problem, soldier?”
—“Chronic piles, sir”
—“What treatment are [...]
Are Newspapers Obsolete?
Posted in News, tagged Communication, Internet, Media, Newspapers, Technology on February 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As technology evolves, many great inventions give way to new ones. I remember great products like the floppy disks, the Betamax recorder, the manual typewriter, the four propeller passenger plane, the carbon copy; all of these once useful products went the way of the Dodo. The survival of the fittest applied.
Even as we speak, we [...]
Our Daily Photograph: Native of Kuna Yala Islands (Panama)
Posted in Photography, tagged Kuna Indians, Kuna Yala, Natives, Panama, Photograph on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Humble Complaint Letter to a Bank
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Banks, Complaints, Customer Service, Customers, Humor on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Shown below is what is purported to be an actual letter that was sent to a bank by an 86-year-old woman. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the NY Times.)
Dear Sir:
I am writing to thank you for bouncing my check with which I endeavored [...]
Cartoon: Joint Bank Account
Posted in Cartoons, tagged Banks, Humor, Joint-Account, Money, Wealth on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, me too! Good Day.
Surrealism at Casco Viejo, Panama
Posted in Photography, tagged Art, Photographs, Panama, Casco Viejo, Surrealism, Salvador Dalí, Impressionism, André Breton on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While I was scanning the Casco Viejo (Old Quarters), looking for interesting scenes for Lingua Franca, I practically bumped into two eye catching metallic statues. One statue showed a lady concentrated over an old sewing machine and the other was a street peddler pushing a cart. They appeared out of nowhere right where people walked [...]
Joke: Puns – Two Old Maids
Posted in Jokes, tagged Cars, Humor, Law Enforcement, Old Ladies, Policemen on February 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One night, a policeman was busy making the rounds in his small town. Around midnight he spotted two old maids sitting in a car in a used car lot. The policeman approached the car and asked the ladies, “Excuse me, but why are you sitting in a car on this used car lot after [...]
