For most of my life I’ve turned my back at fruits. Since I lived in a banana plantation, bananas were so abundant, that we didn’t perceive the value of the fruit. The same was true with other fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, papayas, mandarins and so forth. After I started feeling the pinch of getting [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Tropical Fruits
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Diet, fruits, Health, Panama on August 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A Mosque is a Place of Worship
Posted in Photography, tagged Crescent Moon, Cultures, Domes, Minarets, Mosques, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Places of Worship, Religion, Tourism on August 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I posted several pictures depicting a Muslim mosque in the vicinity of Calidonia in Panama City, Panama. There is another mosque in the neighborhood of Vista Hermosa, but not as big or sophisticated as this one. Before I include the images planned for today’s blog post, I would like to explain the term mosque [...]
A Mosque Out of the Blue
Posted in Photography, tagged Buildings, Domes, Minarets, Mosques, Mulsim Architecture, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Structures, Tourism on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“First we shape our buildings, then they shape us.” — Winston Churchill “First we shape our buildings, then they shape us, then we shape them again – ad infinitum.” — Stewart Brand Since the XVI Century, the Isthmus of Panama has been considered the ideal place for commerce and for traveling from one ocean to [...]
The Story of a Frightened King and His Loyal Friend
Posted in Movies, tagged Abdication, Edward VIII, friendship, George VI, Great Britain, Kings. History, Monarchy, Movies, Speech Therapy, Wallis Simpson on August 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Forget everything else, and just say it to me, say it to me as a friend.” — Lionel Logue. Lately I’ve been reading e-books via an ingenious Kindle application and renting movies from a nearby Blockbuster store. I have a full high-definition, LCD 23″ screen which displays stunning video and use an application called SRS [...]
Children’s Old Sneakers
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Children, Education, Family, Footware, Rules, Shoes, Sneakers on August 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Recently “The Twisters” came home and brought a breath of fresh air to our lives. They stayed all afternoon. I played folding paper planes and boats with Abdiel and my wife played Gin Rummy (a card’s game) with Karol. It was a most enjoyable day. We have a rule in our house regarding clothes and [...]
A Great Visionary Call it Quits
Posted in News, tagged Apple Inc., Consumer Electronics, Creativity, Hardware, Industrial Design, Innovation, Software, Steve Jobs, Technology on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Totally out of the blue, Steve Jobs announced its departure from Apple Inc. This unexpected announcement shocked Apple zealots around the globe. After several years of failing health and medical leaves of absence, Steve Jobs said succinctly, “I hereby resign as CEO of Apple.” Since the announcement, Apple stocks have tumbled seven percent as of [...]
Amazon.com Trims the Price of its Wi-Fi + 3G Kindle
Posted in Gadgets, tagged Amazon's Kindle, Apple iPad, e-Book Readers, E-Books, Prices, Reading on August 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Credit: Amazon.com Good news are coming from Amazon’s territory and I’m not referring to that imposing river in South America. I’m referring to Amazon Inc, the manufacturer of the juggernaut Kindle e-book reader. As of August 21, 2011 prospective Kindle purchasers have another option: a lower-price, ad-sponsored Kindle 3G model. Now available at AT&T stores [...]
The Global Financial Meltdown of 2008
Posted in Literature, tagged 2008 Global Financial Meltdown, E-Books, Finance, Galileo Galilei, Goldman Sachs, Greed, Kindle, Money, Nouriel Roubini, Wall Street, Warren Buffett on August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“When there’s a delusion, a mass delusion, you can say everybody is to blame.” — Warren Buffett, May 2010 In my lifetime I’ve seen remarkable historic events that have changed the world many times over. I’m glad to have been alive to witness these dramatic events take place. Still fresh in my mind is the [...]
Patacones and Roasted Chicken
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Cooking, El Machetazo, Food, Panama, Patacones, Restaurants, Roasted Chicken, Tourism on August 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My wife Aura, and the Twisters visited El Machetazo last Saturday in an effort to buy some groceries and other stuff for the house. It was getting late and there was no time to prepare a formal lunch. On the way out, they noticed a small restaurant that looked like a black choo-choo train. Here [...]
