A Broad In Costa Rica tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-364509 2009-11-07T23:43:21-06:00 Packed up 30 years of a life in Key West on basically a whim and a prayer and moved to Costa Rica. Originally, just for a year, but now we can't leave. Life in Costa Rica is something... breathtaking, frustrating, hilarious. Here's the tale. Más por exponer ..... prontitico! Love, Saratica TypePad Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Daily RotationSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with ParticlsAdd to Any Feed ReaderSubscribe with fwickiThank you for feeding me... pura vida! S. Things I Know About Chickens NOW tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e201287561d2e3970c 2009-11-07T23:43:21-06:00 2009-11-08T00:04:26-06:00 Last night, as I was putting the chickens to bed, I finally had to admit that, either chickens as a species are seriously lacking in the brains department, or I just lucked out and got three really dumb birds. I... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/11/things-i-know-about-chickens.html Dazlious tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a6229427970b 2009-10-26T20:40:04-06:00 2009-10-26T20:59:58-06:00 During my four years in college, one of my majors was sociology. My secret goal was to be a good girl: a do-gooder working for change. To prove it, I spent a winter (a very, very cold winter, I might... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/dazlious.html Vaccination Screed tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a66d80de970c 2009-10-23T09:47:17-06:00 2009-10-27T08:57:22-06:00 "Those who are unaware are unaware of being unaware". --Merrill Jenkins, economist and author Debating vaccination on social sites takes so much time. Mostly because I have to repeat my reasoning every time the topic comes up, remember where I... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/vaccination-screed.html Quentin's Masterpiece tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a668a1c2970c 2009-10-21T21:21:04-06:00 2009-10-23T00:42:07-06:00 Forget Kill Bill: Inglorious Basterds is the one. Feel good movie of the year. And, hey, if I had a million dollars, I would bet it all that Brad Pitt is Robert Redford's biological son. Gotta be. This is the... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/quentins-masterpiece.html Chicken Fever tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a6484a96970c 2009-10-18T18:50:36-06:00 2009-11-07T16:25:38-06:00 I got it bad. I'd rather hang out with my chickens than almost anything. They are so cute, they don't ask for much other than food and water. I'm pretty sure they like it when I'm there. They don't run... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/chicken-update.html Parrot Porn tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a5f05f4b970b 2009-10-17T12:50:08-06:00 2009-10-17T12:51:11-06:00 Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/parrot-porn.html Costa Rica Real Estate Steal tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a64435c6970c 2009-10-16T11:58:50-06:00 2009-10-16T12:04:18-06:00 I promise not to bore you with all the listings on my real estate site, but here is a 10% price reduction on an already well-priced brand new home: 3 bed/2 bath, 1650sf, 3/4 acre lot, spectacular views, hour from... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/real-estate-steal.html Who Needs Roosters? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a5e8fc49970b 2009-10-15T20:14:50-06:00 2009-10-15T20:38:31-06:00 This is a short video (really short if you skip forward) on what gets us out of bed in the wee hours: P.S. After the video is my cry for help. Ok, "cry for help" is possibly a little dramatic.... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/who-needs-roosters.html Chicken Challenges tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a5ce0cb8970b 2009-10-08T19:13:25-06:00 2009-10-08T19:31:15-06:00 Even though we weren't quite ready, we got us some chickens. I just couldn't wait and I figured, like anything else, having chickens would make us ready. Three little week-old chicks. The guy at the store said they were all... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/chicken-challenges.html Auriculotherapy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a5cba333970b 2009-10-07T17:45:40-06:00 2009-10-15T17:00:19-06:00 Unless you just looked that up, I am enjoying a nanosecond knowing about something very few people do. I can't tell you how this pleases me. [Sad, I know, but we have to get our yayas where we can these... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/auriculotherapy.html Backyard Chickens tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a5bcf136970b 2009-10-05T12:55:28-06:00 2009-10-05T20:55:19-06:00 Mood Music: Perhaps we're taking this gardening thing too far, but - drum roll, please - we're gettin' chickens this week!!! For eggs, not dinner. I'm not up to wringing and waxing... yet. But, baby-o-baby, I am all excited by... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/10/backyard-chickens.html So Many Topics, So Little Time tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a5e93dbe970c 2009-09-23T13:37:02-06:00 2009-09-24T17:31:33-06:00 After Monday's long post, which clearly took me hours to put together, my dear Key West friends Pat and Viktor wrote me saying I must have too much time on my hands. Whoa nelly, I wish. If I had plenty... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/09/so-many-topics-so-little-time.html 21 September: International Day of Peace and My Baby Brother's Birthday tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a58882bb970b 2009-09-21T11:53:38-06:00 2009-09-21T19:29:58-06:00 Dear Tuck, Happy 53rd Birthday, Big Guy. September 21st is the 264th day of the year. This leaves only 101 days left to celebrate your birthday. As Jim Byrd said to Chuck Barris, "Jesus Christ was dead and alive again... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/09/21-september.html "You had your eyes done? [Pause.] Really?" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a54c01af970b 2009-09-05T12:47:53-06:00 2009-09-05T12:47:53-06:00 I kid you not: a woman I really like, who I consider a friend, said this to me at lunch the other day. To her credit, she looked a little chagrined... but she didn't take it back. She waited for... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/09/you-had-your-eyes-done-pause-really.html Is It Mahogany or Is It Pine? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a5482f26970b 2009-09-04T08:08:06-06:00 2009-09-04T18:03:06-06:00 This billboard is popping up (no pun intended) all over the place lately. Must be a new ad campaign. Talk about putting it out there. Sign says: "Achieve a Grade 4 woodie with Viagra." First, what is a grade 3... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/09/is-it-mahogany-or-is-it-pine.html 22 August 2009 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a597542e970c 2009-09-02T07:30:50-06:00 2009-09-02T07:34:07-06:00 Seen in Pricesmart... Since there are no major holidays (besides, hello, Costa Rica's Independence Day) between now and Christmas, LET'S GET STARTED! Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/09/22-august-2009.html Luck tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13278910 2009-09-01T08:47:48-06:00 2009-09-01T14:01:20-06:00 First, a little background music to set the tone: right click here and click on open in a new tab or window. The song should start playing automatically. Perfect song: Vive Ya [So Live, Already!] "Don't minimize the importance of... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/09/luck.html Ocean's One tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a58913c2970c 2009-08-30T01:17:59-06:00 2009-08-30T02:06:45-06:00 When there are no new war or history movies at our video store, Hal gets oldies. He walks back in the house all, "Hey, look what cool movies they had at the video store!" The boys and I look, then... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/08/oceans-one.html Arias Whips Swine Flu (Of Course) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a50e0787970b 2009-08-21T17:05:29-06:00 2009-09-01T13:54:01-06:00 Famous flu sufferer Arias is back in public life [He survived. I told you so.] By the A.M. Costa Rica staff President Óscar Arias Sánchez is back in public after a week-long confinement at his Rohrmoser home because he had... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/08/famous-flu-sufferer-arias-is-back-in-public-life.html El Presidente Has Swine Flu tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b8b869e20120a552f21b970c 2009-08-17T16:35:15-06:00 2009-08-17T16:41:11-06:00 From A.M. Costa Rica last Tuesday: "Confirmed flu sufferer Arias to spend a week at home By the A.M. Costa Rica staff President Óscar Arias Sánchez has the swine flu and will be at home in Rohrmoser at least until... Saratica http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2009/08/el-presidente-has-swine-flu.html Links for 2006-06-15 [del.icio.us]2006-06-16T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-06-15<ul> <li><a href="http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2006/06/miss_me.html">Miss Me?</a><br/> HI! It&#039;s been a long week, the last of six of constant construction on</li> <li><a href="http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2006/06/pink_n_slippery.html">Pink 'n Slippery</a><br/> That about sums up the description of Hal&#039;s</li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-06-15Links for 2006-06-09 [del.icio.us]2006-06-10T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-06-09<ul> <li><a href="http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2006/06/futbol_fever.html">Futbol Fever!</a><br/> Since the day we arrived, we&#039;ve heard about the Copa Mundial</li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-06-09Links for 2006-06-05 [del.icio.us]2006-06-06T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-06-05<ul> <li><a href="http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2006/06/orquesta_sinfon.html">Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica to Nashville</a><br/> Sunday morning we saw the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica. It</li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-06-05Links for 2006-05-22 [del.icio.us]2006-05-23T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-05-22<ul> <li><a href="http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2006/05/never_alone.html">NEVER Alone</a><br/> This is my desk where I spend a good amount of time. Right now</li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-05-22Links for 2006-05-16 [del.icio.us]2006-05-17T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-05-16<ul> <li><a href="http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2006/05/artwork.html">Artwork</a><br/> We&#039;ve been looking at artwork every chance we get. We attend all the art</li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-05-16Links for 2006-05-13 [del.icio.us]2006-05-14T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-05-13<ul> <li><a href="http://abroadincostarica.typepad.com/a_broad_in_costa_rica/2005/09/key_west_reside.html">Who is Saratica?</a><br/> Key West resident since sometime in the late &#039;70s</li> <li><a href="http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2006/05/cozy_efficiency.html">Cozy Efficiency</a><br/> In my other life, my previous life, before blogging and Costa Rica</li> <li><a href="http://abroadincostarica.com/2006/05/holy-freight-train-batman.html">Holy Freight Train, Batman!</a><br/> If you are driving in Costa Rica, you need to know about the quirky way</li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-05-13Links for 2006-05-03 [del.icio.us]2006-05-04T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-05-03<ul> <li><a href="http://www.abroadincostarica.com/2006/05/bird_flu_hits_k.html">Bird Flu hits Key West trailer park</a><br/> So sad. My mom, Miss PETA 2000, is</li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/saratica#2006-05-03