Have you ever had one of those days on quarantine, but you thought you could feel any more quarantine-y than you did at that very moment, but then the government comes out of nowhere with news that they’re giving you a dose of even more quarantine? Don’t even tell me that you didn’t, because that’s EXACTLY what happened on Sunday to me, you, and every one else in Panama.
Tag Archives: Editorial
Friday, December 18, 2020 I’m one of those Facebook group “observers” who reads just about everything posted on the local Panama groups, yet rarely comments. I try so hard to stay out of the fights, and usually only comment when I have time and when I’m 100% certain of an answer. Lately, I’ve noticed a […]
Covid-19, Noticias
Ignorance is not bliss; Curfews and dry law again; Organized Crime by Covid-19 Vaccines; Covid-19 false negative risks; Mommy’s Weight Rack
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Friday, December 11, 2020 With the holiday season upon us, with its hands gently clutching our throats, trying so graciously to strangle the life out of all of us, I begin to recall again how ignorance is NOT bliss. Oh sure, the process of ignorance, the very moment that one is ignorant, is about as […]
Covid-19, Noticias
Reward through Ethics; New Covid-19 Testing Prices; They lift restrictions in districts of Veraguas; Chamber of Commerce asks the government to recalibrate tax burdens amid Covid-19; Someone Had a Birthday
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Friday, December 04, 2020 Having grown up in a macho community, where men were men and the cows ran scared, I innately learned the importance of making money doing just about anything. By age 10, I was fixing bicycles for my friends, age 12 I had my first paper route, eventually managing 3 different routes […]
Covid-19, Noticias
Horrors and Thankfulness; Covid-19 vaccine; Plan to increase ICU rooms; Tests of effectiveness of therapies against Covid-19; One Last Thankful Thought
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Friday, November 27, 2020 What. A. Week. Oh hell, what a MONTH! I can’t even begin to fathom the possibility that I could be the only person that thinks that the month of November in Panama was completely UNFAIR! And “unfair” isn’t even the right word. We got skimmed by two hurricanes which flooded major […]
Covid-19, Noticias
Such a Stooge; Panama approved the purchase of vaccines; New methodology in meetings of the economic table; Tourism in Panama; New Yorker Humor
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Nov
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Friday, November 20, 2020 Physical farce and slapstick were seemingly the cornerstone to my last weekend. I took the brunt of the multiple mental parities of The Three Stooges. Moe was embodied in someone; else however, I quickly learned firsthand how the intense physicality of their punchlines was no joke in real life. I’ve recently […]
Covid-19, Noticias
Sea of Uncertainty; Covid-19 rebound plan; Reopening of gyms; Provisional measures against the environmental emergency; COVID quotes
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Nov
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Friday, November 13, 2020 Cast into a sea of uncertainty, the world has gone from giving in to their survival instincts hastily purchasing an uncommonly large amount of toilet paper, to obeying the soothing words of their fearless leaders of practicing social distancing… …hell, even the buttons on my Johnston/Murphy XL long-sleeve shirts have been […]
Covid-19, Editorial, Noticias
A Difference of Perception; Affection by floods; Possible outbreak of Covid in Panama; Panama police will have a television series; HBD Alejo
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Friday, November 06, 2020 Through no fault of the county clerk, the absentee ballot that I requested never arrived until Monday. By that time, it was too late for me to pick it up, get it mailed and get it counted. In short, I couldn’t vote and it broke my heart. As my closer friends […]
Covid-19, Noticias
Head is Spinning; Extension of moratorium; Covid tests on beaches and shopping centers; Alternative to suspended contracts; National Cat Day
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Oct
Friday, October 30, 2020 My head is absolutely spinning with everything that’s happened in the last week. And, the only news that seems to make any of the headlines are US politics and the Corona Virus. So, I’ll avoid talking about that. In Panama, the beaches opened, but not without a few unpleasant consequences. MINSA […]
Covid-19, Noticias
The Weenie Screeny; Quarantine Removal; Opening of New Protected Areas; Cotel Post Office Will Open; Peppers!
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Friday, October 23, 2020 So much as happened since our last newsletter. For starters, beaches will open this weekend and Sundays are no longer quarantine days. Quite frankly, I think I’m going to continue doing the exact same thing as I have been doing on Sundays anyways; a whole lot of nothin! If you didn’t […]