Arriving at the dock at Isla Mujeres… *gulp*
It was inevitable. It was bound to happen sometime. Though I had been able to successfully dodge the subject for over five years, it finally happened. I got pulled back to Mexico. Not only was I slickly cajoled to Mexico. A place that until now showed up as [...]
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Return to Mexico…
Mom, birthdays, and choices…
A favorite pic of Mom…
So today is Mom’s birthday, she would have been 82. I find it rather odd that I let myself schedule a sailing trip to start today of all days. Maybe I should have put today aside, but I didn’t. Maybe that’s part of the milestones becoming less off-putting than previous years. [...]
Pam and Bethany’s Big Panama Adventure, Part II
So after getting back to the hotel from the police station, we parted ways at the elevator. We make the plan for Pam and Bethany to wake me up at 7:00. We’ll have breakfast, get to the police station at 8 to get the passport back, and hopefully put an end to this ordeal. I [...]
Pam and Bethany’s Big Panama Adventure, Part I…
So Pam, an almost lifelong friend from school, and her daughter Bethany came down to Panama for a weeklong church project that was going on up in Veraguas in mid-August. The idea was to do the week there, and then come down to Andiamo for a few days, then do a few days in the [...]
A Farewell to Karen…
As much as I didn’t want it to happen, Karen and I had to part ways, and she had to leave Andiamo not long ago. There were just too many forces at play that kept her from staying aboard, and being with me. It’s been a rather sad time for me to deal with her [...]
Memories of Mom…
Today marks the three-year anniversary since losing my mom. I’ve been trying to make sense of my thoughts about it over the past few days, and I find myself being confused about them. I think a it has a lot to do with the turbulent relationship I’d had with her over the course of my [...]
Maybe Tomorrow…
It’s been a few days now since the world was hit with news of the death of Michael Jackson. The sad if rather unsurprising story has all the sordid elements that have played roles in the untimely deaths of so many other entertainment legends. Elvis, Jim Morrison, Marilyn Monroe, Kurt Cobain, Judy Garland, John Belushi, [...]
