Alright. OK. Fine. I joined Facebook at the behest of numerous friends. So far I’ve made 56 old friends. I can’t make friends when the internet is down though. You too can be my friend – search for me by my full name after you join. And you will join. Even Amber joined.
For those faithful readers, I thought I would go back a few posts and provide an up-to-date report on some recent events (rather than post comments on 2-month-old posts): Frutas Extranjeras: Found out that the jocote is also known as the spondias mombin, the gully plum, the Spanish plum, the hog plum, the Ashanti plum, … [Read more…]
About a month ago, Guatemala (and many other Latin American democratic, free nations), was graced with the presence of G.W. Bush. President Bush was here to make deals for purchasing Guatemala’s corn to make ethanol. In the days after Bush flew home, the price of corn increased by 20-25%. “Wonderful!” you may think, “Guatemalan’s will … [Read more…]
Internet banking is very handy. I have been using it for 5 years to pay bills and track expenses. What’s really great though is that I can live in Guatemala and maintain an account in Canada without having to walk into a bank. For two weeks, I went without internet at my home because a … [Read more…]
One Laptop Per Child is a project that has been in the making for 40 years. The concept involves a sophisticated, economical, durable laptop that can be placed in the hands of every child on earth. The current laptop prototype: costs $100 366 Mhz processor built-in video camera/mic/speaker 1 megapixel swivel screen flash hard drive … [Read more…]
So, a week after ordering a bunch of obscure U2 songs from iTunes, I managed to have all of them downloaded – the last 14 of them in the last 14 minutes! Oh baby! Internet’s back! As I’ve probably mentioned before, my internet connection is of the satellite variety, beamed to my house with an … [Read more…]
INCIDENT 1: It just so happens that here in Guatemala employees are given ZERO authority at their job. So, when I ordered a bagel sandwich at a modern mall in Guatemala City and asked to have the yucky processed cheddar slice replaced with a piece of Swiss cheese, the sandwich artiste had to ask her … [Read more…]
I was listening to a podcast of Dispatches, from CBC Radio 1 and heard my name! Check it out (the Dec 5 show) … I’m at 18:21. You can get the episode free from the iTunes Music Store aswell – search for Dispatches in the podcasting section.
Over the past year, I’ve run into or been referred to some remarkable pieces of interesting art. 6 are here linked for your pleasure. -The Helsinki Complaints Choir with a song by Esko Grundström, Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen. (thanks Carl for sending this to me) –Billboard Top Song Timelapse by R. Luke DuBois. Dubois … [Read more…]
If you’re scared of computers, don’t worry, this is simply meant to make your life easier. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows you to know as soon as a new news item is posted on your favorite news website or when your favorite blogs have a new post. This eliminates the necessity of having to visit … [Read more…]