7.7.7
This is a day worth celebrating! I think it is cool that we get to live through two palindromic years – 1991 and 2002. The next one is in 105 years.
ZR
Avoidance
About 5 weeks ago, I drove a 13-year-old to a private pediatricians clinic. The boy had been steadily declining in his condition of stiff joints and severe pain for 6 months. His parents had brought him to a local doctor who had said that he had rheumatic fever and prescribed some antibiotics and other things. … [Read more…]
Climb this one mountain
When driving from the Capital, each time I approach Purulhá (Km 164) I reassert that I want to climb this one mountain. It is an awesome sight and the perfect shape. This is it at 8:20 this morning with the mist still shrouding it. So, in an effort to achieve goals (notably #81) and to … [Read more…]
Pissing my life away
WARNING: MAYBE SOME OF YOU DON’T WANT TO READ THIS My red baseball cap is on the floor of the bathroom in Pollo Campero (Country Chicken fast food joint in Guatemala City). My elbows hurt and so does the back of my head. I hunch over the sink and breath and slowly wash my hands. … [Read more…]
Clean, Economical, Healthy, Safe, Environmental
This is how most Guatemalan’s cook. There aren’t many benefits to this. The one benefit I can think of is heat when it’s cold. The damages are numerous. The smoke is thick. Lungs and eyes are constantly irritated and related illnesses are common. Children are often burned when they pull burning sticks onto themselves or … [Read more…]
Shoot
So we got 50 bullets. Picked up Erick’s pistol. Put up a target. And mostly missed. Comment: It was really loud.
Failed States Index
The Fund for Peace publishes an annual report called the Failed States Index. This year it studied 177 countries and rated them on 12 criteria which polled social, economic, and political factors. A few observations: Canada’s three greatest weaknesses are shown to be: Mounting Demographic Pressures Massive Movement of Refugees or Internally Displaced Persons creating … [Read more…]
Papa’s Day #2
Amber put together a splendid father’s day for me. I was nearly as pampered as the kids. It was my second year as a father (my first year we hiked to a waterfall) and already look more haggard (see above photo). The dear mother of my children got a DVD* for me and let me … [Read more…]
House Hunting in Tactic
We had two visitors to our ministry over the weekend. One of them sponsors a girl, Olga, and so I ventured to take her yesterday to see her. It went like this. 1. Stop by Oscar and Evelin’s to see if they know where Olga lives. They don’t know, so they direct me to Olga’s … [Read more…]
Will Salomé get two in a row?
Any crackers out there to crack this one?