Feb 28 - Weebly Training For The Computer-Challenged CASM And OCDIH Guys

A million stumbles
Still, the web pages get built
It's a proud moment

Feb 27 - One Look Is All It Takes To Establish That The Scholarship Went To A Family In Need

It's barely a road
But there's Nora's small block house
Dirt floors, skinny dog

Feb 26 - The Long Treatment For Erlichea Is Not Off To A Smooth Start

The morning routine:
Hiding pills in liver chunks
Choke 'em down, White Dog

Feb 25 - Word Comes That The Mom And The Little Girl I Bought Diapers For Have Been Killed In A Horrible Massacre

Two babies murdered
Misael cries at the news
What's wrong with this place?

Feb 24 - She Only Balked At The Bus-Terminal Escalator

White Dog's first bus trip
Goes better than expected
She's calm through it all

Feb 23 - Incident At The Hotel Marina Copan: And He Even Brought The Security Guy With Him

The concierge boots me
from the pool, saying he draws
the line at 2 days

Feb 22 - Hoofing It To The Bird Park For A Dog Kennel, Only To Learn Isn't Ready Until Tomorrow

A walk up steep hills
Reveals that "summer" is here
White Dog and I pant

Feb 21 - Dinner At Twisted Tanya's With The Tegus Canadians

Tequila shrimp and
Too many margaritas
Julie must be here

Feb 20 - Whirlwind Tour Of Three Microempresas in Lepaera And Then I'm Outta There

Visits done quickly
I catch a break and head out
Home a day early

Feb 19 - St. Matias Gets His Big Day In La Campa

A clutch of faithful
Carry Jesus through the streets
Singing to the saints

Feb 18 - A Frenzy Of Internet Activity Eats Up The Day's 425-Megabyte Allowance

She travelled hours
And now the damn network's down
On-line taller: Off

Feb 17 - In Which I Score Two Car Rides On A Three-Leg Bus Trip To La Campa

Jammed in a packed bus
I'm happy to see a CASM face
Squeeze in to get me

Feb 16 - I'm Definitely Ready To Be Done With The Weekly Trips To Somewhere Far

Sundays always feel
Like days of preparation
Suitcase packed, shoes washed

Feb 15 - She's Got A Heck Of A Sense Of Style For A Nine-Year-Old Honduran Orphan

School books for 8 kids
Rosario wants pink ones
To go with her shoes

Feb 14 - Here's Hoping They Found The Accordion Accompaniment Romantic

Music on the roof
Young couples spoon, dining rich
On sweetheart desserts

Feb 13 - White Dog Chews Through The CASM Internet Cable

Merlin twists the wires
Then I tape it all up tight
Gringa memories

Feb 12 - This Could Be The First Taller I've Done That Everybody Was Into

MovieMaker day
Each of us with our laptops
Learning by doing

Feb 11 - Contemplating 8-Hour Bus Trips To San Pedro With A Caged Dog

First a rabies shot
Then a health check; yes, two trips
With a kennelled dog

Feb 10 - First Day Back At The Copan Office in 8 Weeks

I've been gone so long
My desk's pushed against the wall
But someone brings cake

Feb 9 - It's Going To Be Some Kind Of Hassle To Make A Canadian Out Of White Dog

The weight of White Dog
Sinks in: Crates to buy, buses to take
Shots to time just right

Feb 8 - All This Away Time Makes Me Happy To Putter, Especially If I Can't Lie In The Sun

Beach dreams slip away
But grey skies mean more gets done
Like chicken giblets

Feb 7 - The Bus Ride Back From San Pedro

Various seatmates
Pass through on their way somewhere
One gives me candy

Feb 6 - If They Were Footing The Hotel And Taxi Bills, I Bet We Would Have Planned This Differently

One more bordo trip

But why'd I spend a week here

For two days of work?

Feb 5 - In Which I Go Boldly Into The Streets Of San Pedro To See A Movie, But Cab The Five Blocks Home

I'd rather be brave
But would feel so stupid if
killed for three dollars

Feb 4 - A Visit To The Bordo Near The Dixie Snack Factory

Rough shacks and garbage
But it's the smell that lingers
Still, I hear laughter

Feb 3 - Bright And Early Trip To San Pedro For A Week Of Work That No One Apparently Knew About

Five a.m. wakeup
Only to learn that no one
Is expecting me

Feb 2 - The Million Problems of Angelitos Continue, But At Least The Kids Can Swim Now

Arnol and Naun
Swim like dolphins, end to end
Champions of the pool

Feb 1 - Happy Birthday, Gage

Birthdays are for Skype
Hesitant, choppy phone calls
Love across the miles

Jan 31 - Making My Way Back From Virrey to Copan

Judging by the looks
Gringas at the Sula stop
Aren't a common sight