After the Panama Canal was built, it was necessary to design some method of transportation to connect Panama City with the rest of the country. During the early years of the canal, this necessity was not urgent, but as the traffic between the capital city and the countryside increased, it was imperative to come up [...]
Archive for September, 2009
A Bridge Connecting the Americas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Architecture, Bridges, Connections, Panama, Panama Canal, Structures, Tourism, Traffic, Transportation on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joke: Exact Change
Posted in Jokes, tagged Change, Genies, Humor, Ostriches, Restaurants, Waitresses on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks them for their orders. The man says, ‘A hamburger, fries and a coke,’ and turns to the ostrich, ‘What’s yours?’ —‘I’ll have the same,’ says the ostrich.‘ A short time later the waitress returns with the order ‘That will be [...]
Photograph of the Day: Autumn in Poland
Posted in Photography, tagged Autumn, Climate, Fall, Forests, Nature, Photographs, Poland, Weather, Wilderness on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joke: Tooth Extraction
Posted in Jokes, tagged Dentists, Extractions, Humor, Nervousness, Pain, Patients, Teeth on September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Every time the dentist tried to extract his patient’s tooth, the man clamped his jaws shut. Finally, the dentist took his assistant aside and told her, “Look, when I’m ready, I’ll give you a signal and you pinch his balls—hard!” He did, she did, the nervous patient’s mouth flew open, and the tooth was easily [...]
Our Old Fridge Received a Facelift
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Electrical Appliance, Maintenance, Painting, Polyurethane, Refrigerator, Whirlpool on September 22, 2009 | 13 Comments »
If you have been following my posts, you probably know that about a month ago, we were getting ready to contract a paint job for our old Whirlpool refrigerator which has been with us for twenty-nine years. The poor darling was in a very poor shape and needed a fresh coat of paint badly. We [...]
Photograph of the Day: A Touch of Red
Posted in Photography, tagged Foliage, Forest, Leaves, Nature, Photographs, Red on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Bridge of the Americas
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Bridge of the Americas, Bridges, Maurice H. Thatcher, Panama, Panama Canal, Structures, Tourism on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
After the Panama Canal and the bell tower of Panama Viejo’s Cathedral, the Bridge of the Americas is the most photographed site in Panama. It’s rooted deep inside the Panamanian nationalistic psyche. It was first named The Tatcher Ferry Bridge by the Americans who built it, but the people of Panama changed the name to [...]
Picture of the Day: Macro Photography
Posted in Photography, tagged Art, Cameras, Entertainment, Hobbies, Leisure, Photography on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joke: A Little Boy’s Confession
Posted in Jokes, tagged Absolutions, Churches, Confessions, Girls, Kids, Priests, Sins on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At church, this is a confession of a young boy. —‘Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl’. The priest asks, ‘Is that you, little Ernie?’ —‘Yes, Father, it is.’ —‘And who was the girl you were with?’ —‘I can’t tell you, Father. I don’t want to ruin her [...]
Frequent Comments Made in 1955
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Change, comments, History, Inflation, Lifestyles, Yesterday on September 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In 1955 people made comments about what they saw around them. When we read about them now, it seems so far away, but in reality it was only 54 years ago. I’m sure you might remember some of them. Here we go. ‘I’ll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, [...]
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