I usually take my car to a car wash on Sundays when the traffic is light. In Panama most people use these services to keep their cars clean. They are efficient, clean, cheap and scattered throughout Panama City. Many years ago, car wash operators tried to use mechanical washers to do the job, but after [...]
Archive for March, 2010
A Visit to a Car Wash in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Automobiles, Car Wash, Cleaning, Corolla, Maintenance, Panama, Toyota, Unskilled Workers on March 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The Effects of Time
Posted in Photography, tagged Architecture, Houses, Panama, Photographs, Ruins, Structures, Time on March 9, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Toyota’s Runaway Vehicles
Posted in News, tagged Akio Toyoda, Automobiles, Recalled Vehicles, Safety Concerns, Sudden Unintended Accelerations, Toyota, U.S. Transportation Department on March 8, 2010 | 8 Comments »
After being the darling of the automotive industry, Toyota is currently having severe credibility problems. If it doesn’t put its house in order, Toyota could lose its leading position as a reliable car manufacturer. Right now it’s the undisputed number one worldwide car maker. Unless you have been living in an isolated island with Robin [...]
A House in Ruins
Posted in Photography, tagged Frescos, Panama, PhotoFlexer, Photograph, Ruins, Structures on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Multiple Windows
Posted in Photography, tagged Collages, Montages, PhotoFlexer, Photographs, Trees, USMA University, Windows on March 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
If you have been following my recent blogs, you know that I have been posting photographs of a bunch of trees located within the campus of the USMA University. What caught my eye, was the abundant amounts of fallen leaves resembling the fall typical of the Northern Hemisphere. While playing with an image edition software [...]
Pesky Rodents Annoy Phlegmatic British MPs
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged British Empire, London, Mice, Parliament, Pests, Rodents, Westminster Palace on March 5, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Of all places, there is an infestation of mice at the House of Parliament in London. Parliament staff have reported daily sightings of the rodents in the palace’s restaurants and bars. The performers’ union Equity says nearby theaters in London’s West End are facing similar problems, with three-quarters of actors and stage managers reporting infestations [...]
Poem: A Naughty Computer Spell Checker
Posted in English, tagged English, Humor, languages, Literature, Poems, Spell Checker, Spelling, Writing on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A little poem about computer spell checkers for your enjoyment on an early tropical morning. With a spell checker like this, who needs a dictionary? Eye halve a spelling chequer It came with my pea sea It plainly marques four my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea. Eye strike a key and type a [...]
Joke: The Old Golfer
Posted in Jokes, tagged Age, Entertainment, Golf, Humor, Pine Trees, Sports on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in nine holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to tee off an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee [...]
Major Web Browsers Market Share – February 2010
Posted in Web Browsers, tagged Apple, Chrome, Firefox, Google, Internet, Market Share, Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera, Opera Mini, Software, Web Browsers on March 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Net Applications has published its monthly statistics for the performance of major web browsers. I was looking forward to analyze these numbers, since I was disturbed at Mozilla’s Firefox decreasing market participation. Let’s wait no more. These are the latest statistics expressed in percentages. Internet Explorer: 61.58 Firefox: 24.23 Chrome: 5.61 Safari: 4.45 Opera: 2.35 [...]
