“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for lunch.” — Benjamin Franklin
Archive for September, 2011
Quotes
Posted in Quotes, tagged Democracy, Politics, Quotes on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hush…A Baby is Asleep
Posted in Photography, tagged Babies, Breast Feeding, Children, Family, Images, Photographs, Sleep on September 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday it was Sunday, a day of rest and a day to visit friends and relatives. Indeed, the youngest “Twister” came home for a short visit. Let me correct that, the youngest “Twister” was brought home yesterday for a short visit. The correction was necessary because the “Twister” can’t walk; she’s only 33 days old. [...]
Quotes
Posted in Quotes, tagged Federal Government, Ineffectiveness, Milton Friedman, Public Administration, Quotes on September 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there will be a shortage of sand.” —Milton Friedman
Random Neon Lights
Posted in Photography, tagged Casinos, Gambling, Lights, Neon Signs, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Tourism on September 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cobalt Skies Above Panama City, Panama
Posted in Photography, tagged Clouds, Panama, Panama City, Photographs, Rainfall, Rainy Season, Weather on September 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
In Panama we are in the middle of the rainy season. That means we will have rain drops pelting our roofs until mid December. Rat-at-at-at. Rat-at-at. Just like a drum beat. Sometimes the volume of the drops augmented considerably—like an orchestra gone out of control. Today, Friday, September 9, 2011 at exactly 2:03 p.m. (-5 [...]
Amazon’s Kindle Tablet is No Longer a Rumor
Posted in Gadgets, tagged Amazon, Content, E-Books, Hardware, HP Touch, iPad, Tablets, TechCrunch on September 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Back in July 2011, I penned a blog post about a feeble rumor of an Amazon’s Kindle tablet. Now the rumor has transformed into reality. All this week the Web has been abuzz with the possible launch of the tablet and its different features sometime in November at a suggested price of $250.00. A TechCrunch blogger—Sarah [...]
Imported Onions
Posted in Photography, tagged Black and White Pictures, Hobbies, Onions, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Supermarkets, Vivian Maier on September 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Following Ms. Vivian Maier’s steps, I went yesterday to El Rey Supermarket at El Dorado to get some ATM money to pay my auto annual insurance—$121.26. Now I’m covered until July 31, 2012. One less debt to worry about. While being there, I noticed three large shelves bursting with dry imported onions from The Netherlands. [...]
Netflix Expands to Latin American Territory
Posted in Movies, tagged Blockbuster, Competition, Digital Content, DVDs, Markets, Movies, Netflix, Panama, Videos on September 7, 2011 | 5 Comments »
In an strategic move to cover other markets besides the United States and Canada, Netflix announced yesterday that they are expanding their services to Latin America. Yesterday Netflix began offering its video streaming service in Brazil, which it plans to extend to Latin American and Caribbean countries by September 12. Netflix’s Brazilian service, which is [...]
Patacones For Lunch
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Food, Lunch, Panama, Patacones, Plantains, Reflux, Stomach Problems on September 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After a severe health problem with reflux last year, I’m extremely careful to eat at determined hours of the day. Failing to do so will provoke painful aches in my stomach that will last for several days. There seems to be a large amount of acidity in my system. This high level of acid fluids [...]
