Aug 31 - She Always Finds Me

Teresa never
Misses a chance for photos
When I come to town

Aug 30 - The Construction Boss

My lunch hours now
Are treks to Angelitos
To watch men working

Aug 29 - Boulevard Publishes

I lay myself bare
Good, bad or somewhere between?
I guess time will tell

Aug 28 - In A Country Without Cash-Register Technology

Why are we waiting?
Because it takes a long time
To ring in by hand

Aug 27 - The Bathroom Renos Start Tomorrow

Marco Tulio
says we're ready to begin
How'd I end up here?

Aug 26 - So Very Glad It's Over

Evening falls and the
sickness lifts, seven long days
and vanquished at last

Aug. 25 - The Boda at Papa Changa's

Guns at a wedding
Just seem wrong, but the cowboys
who flash them don't care

Aug 24 - Healing In Our Tiny Yard

It's just me, the ants,
the dog and the doves back here
Soaking up the sun

Aug 23 - Lab Tests In A Developing Country Scare Me

Bloodletting in a
Honduran lab, and what can
be done about it?

Aug 22 - Is It Wimpy To Get Out And Walk?

La Cumbre's roads are
hellish at the best of times
And deadly today

Aug 21 - Sick and Bored At City Hall

My skin aches, but I

Manage a boring meeting

Before going home

Aug 20 - I Got It Bad

Body aches, fever

Lousy way to start the week

Thank God for pain pills

Aug 19 - Jairo Demonstrates An Unusual Eating Style At The Pool

He eats his sandwich
From the top down, layer by
layer, strip mining

Aug 18 - Timing Is Everything

A sunny bird walk
But then the sky closes in
Black and glowering

Aug 17 - Blue...no wait, red....or maybe, flowers...

Making fussy things
for Nancy is no problem
If she had a clue

Aug 16 - The Bathrooms of Juan Ramon Cueva

Nelson and I look
at toilets, water tanks, sinks
An odd walking tour

Aug 15 - On The Walk Above OCDIH

I climb the mountain
No birds, but an amazing
spider with pinchers

Aug 14 - These Guys Never Miss a Birthday

Big slices of cake
To start the day for Nancy
Who's now 25

Aug 13 - The Night We Almost Saw "Here"

Gerardo tells us
Not to miss tonight's movie
But the lights go out

Aug 12 - The Rain Traps Us In The Hogar

Rosario climbs
my legs, and the game is on
They line up for more

Aug 11 - Coquetta Comes By

The little red dog
Slides under our gate, waiting
Warily for food

Aug 10 - The Albanil Gets His First Glimpse of Angelitos

Somehow the bathrooms
Look that much worse when seen through
The eyes of strangers

Aug 9 - Meeting Edy's Father-in-Law

The man sells fruit trees
from the back of his pickup
I buy a rose bush

Aug 8 - Fifth Twisty Trip to La Cumbre

The holes in the road
Have become so familiar
But I still feel sick

Aug 7 - The Door Gets Fixed

Julio hammers
The screw breaks but the handle
Holds up, fit for use

Aug 6 - No More Mentiras

Our devotional
on lying goes over well
I swear, that's the truth

Aug 5 - Swimmer on the Fast Track

Iris, look at you
You would barely dip a toe
Now, it's running jumps

Aug 4 - The Slowest Camp Setup Ever

I don't mind helping
But why does it take so long
To make things happen?

Aug 3 - An Encounter On The Road Along The River

A young Londoner
Walks nervously back to town
Scared by the headlines

Aug 2 - I Can Take The Heat, But The Acer Can't

The roar of the fan
Is what I have to live with
If I want to work

Aug 1 - Laptop Problems

This climate is tough
On old computers longing
For Canada's chill

July 31 - Gaetane's Crew Visits Angelitos

The Canadians
Are troubled but not daunted
And leave bags of stuff