by Rod Hughes
Tamales are a Christmas tradition here, although difficult to find during other times of the year. But how about one two yards long, about four feet wide and feeds 2,000? Even the most enthusiastic traditional housewife might find that a tall order.
And, indeed, […]
by Rod Hughes
Malls here are unable to control the entry of armed persons, the newspaper Al Dia reported today, in the aftermath of the massacre of eight persons in Omaha, Nebraska, by a demented gunman this week.
But there is a cultural difference that makes […]
by Rod Hughes
The Costa Rican Electrical Institute (ICE), the telecommunications monopoly, has blocked an ambitious $300 million plan by its subsidiary, RACSA, to be competitive in the open communications market by investing in 360,000 fiber optic broadband connections.
The newspaper La Nacion reported today that ICE […]
by Rod Hughes
More bad news from the world of international soccer tourneys–The Under-23-year-old soccer All Stars lost yesterday to Panama in their bid for the third-place berth that would have taken them to the Olympics in Beijing next year.
Earlier they dumped Panama 1-0 in Panama […]
by Rod Hughes
Poor Ticolandia! First, Alajuela loses in the istmus soccer tournament because of a handful of drunken hooligan fans and then its Great White Hope, Saprissa, loses the championship game to Motagua of Honduras 1-0.
Okay, so it’s not the Champions’ League, but […]
6/12/7
Linda, my wife, arrived from Canada on the 26th of November. She will be here for four months, and of course I am very pleased with the change. I had a two week schedule for doing the major cleaning in preparation for her […]
