“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Quote: Gratitude
Posted in Quotes, tagged Gratutude, Moral Values, Quotes, Self Improvement, Wisdom on April 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Indians of Kuna Yala
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Culture, Indians, Kuna Yala Indians, Molas, Panama, Tourism, Traditions on April 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Kunas are a strongly-knit tribal society living on a chain of islands called the San Blas Archipielago, on the Atlantic side of the Republic of Panama and Colombia. The Kunas number approximately 50,000-70,000, the majority living on the Kuna Yala Islands, and on the mainland in Madugandí and Wargandí reservations, while a small percentage [...]
Photograph of the Day: General Offices of the French Canal in Panama
Posted in Photography, tagged Architecture, Communications, Construction, Panama Canal, Transportation, Waterways on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photograph of the Day: Lost in Play
Posted in Photography, tagged Bubbles, Childhood, Children, Innocence, Play on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Poems: The Tradewinds of Panama
Posted in Literature, tagged Literature, Panama, Poems, Tradewinds on April 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Below is a touching poem about Panama written by Bill Falls which I’m sure you will appreciate this Wednesday morning: The Tradewinds of Panama Down near the heart of the Tropics Where the Trade Winds blow all day, Where the Southern Cross is shining And the flying fishes play; Down where the days when ended [...]
The Impressive Teatro Nacional at Casco Viejo
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Art, Casco Viejo, Classical Music, Music, Orchestras, Panama, Teatro Nacional, Theater on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you have a passion for classical music and theater, than visiting the old Teatro Nacional at Casco Viejo is a must. It is the only theater of its kind in Panama City. This building dates back to the early days of the republic. In 1904 the new Republic of Panama ordered the construction of [...]
Mozilla Firefox Updates to Version 3.0.9
Posted in Web Browsers, tagged Internet, Mozilla Firefox, Security, Software, Stability on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In an effort to keep its popular Web browser as stable and secure as possible, yesterday Mozilla updated Firefox to version 3.0.9. This latest patch fixes 12 security vulnerabilities, four of which it rated as critical. Firefox 3.0.9, the Web browser’s third update this year, fixes two critical vulnerabilities in the Firefox browser engine and [...]
Poem: Spring
Posted in Literature, tagged Life, Literature, Nature, Poems, Poetry, Spring on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spring But Spring is wise. Pale and with gentle eyes, one day somewhat she advances; The next, with a flurry of snow into flake- filled skies retreats before the heat in our eyes, and the thing designed By the sick and longing mind in its lonely fancies The sally which would force her and take [...]
Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps: A Man With Vision
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Canals, Egypt, Ferdinand De Lesseps, France, History, Panama, Promoters, Suez, Visionaries on April 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894), was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and the Red Sea for the first time in 1869, and substantially reduced sailing distances and times between Europe and India. He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build a sea level canal in [...]
Photograph of the Day: Grasshopper
Posted in Photography, tagged Grain, Grasshoppers, Nature, Photograph on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
