Jan 29 - Martha Brings Out Her Bags And Bags Of Faded Newspaper Clippings And We Drift Back To 1979

Martha then: So young
Her life a revolution
Fighting for women

Jan 28 - The Web Site Might Actually Be Finished. Maybe.

It's Project Sinkhole
Weeks of testing, hunching, shrieks
But hey, looking good

Jan 27 - In Which A Second Movie Night With Our Young Pal Underlines That Perhaps We're Not A Natural Fit When It Comes To Cinema

I like the movies
Where no one's quite good or bad
An acquired taste?

Jan 26 - The Plan To Have The Women Interview Each Other Instantly Pays Off For This All-Encompassing Web Project

Michele makes my day
Bringing me eight case studies
Ready for the web

Jan 25 - Kate And I Sneak Into The Pool Again, And Are Possibly Taken For Flight Attendants

The waiter thinks we're
from Houston. I briefly think
to say yes, but don't

Jan 24 - I Teach Women Farmers How To Interview Each Other, And A Couple Of Them Totally Hit It Off

They get to talking
And learn they share a passion
For permaculture

Jan 23 - The Workshop Goes Pretty Well, Although The Incidencia Plan Is Complex

My Spanish gets strange
But the group likes my gestures
The boss is happy

Jan 22 - My Morning Walk Leads Me Past The Shacks Of Plastic, And This Time I Stop To Ask What's Going On

Sugar-cane poison
Brought Carmen to this shanty
Six years on, still there

Jan 21 - It's All A Bit Breathless But We'll Get 'Er Done

The workshop's a go
So I crank out 3 slideshows
For my first taller

Jan 20 - The Neighbourhood Loses Water For The Second Time In Two Weeks

Damn, the water's gone
No shower. Worse, no flushing
What's up, Managua?

Jan 19 - I Am Off My Game, But At Least Know It's Not Chikungunya Because THAT Leaves No Room For Doubt

A certain malaise
descends. Sunburn? Cold? Bad food?
So many options

Jan 18 - Free Day At The Pool

I'm an honest type
But 20 bucks is crazy
So I just sneak in

Jan 17 - I've Known For A While Now That Pablo Escobar Was One Bad Guy, But Now I've Seen The Film

In search of wisdom
I would ask: Why do narcos
Kill with abandon?

Jan 16 - Sometimes A Shared House Is Like Being Back In The Parent Role

We're like Mom and Dad
With our bubbly young ladies
Looking for advice

Jan 15 - Turns Out The King Of Nicaraguan Cultural Music Is Very Sensitive To Loud Talkers

Carlos Mejia
Dresses down a noisy gent
An awkward moment

Jan 14 - My Usual Fixation Behaviour Has Me In Its Grip As I Obsess Over This Web Site

Ah yes, obsession
I can barely leave my desk
Learning curve: Straight up

Jan 13 - The Mystery Of The Less Friendly Version Of The Rio Blanco Woman Is Explained When I Learn The Person I Thought Was Her Was, In Fact, Her Sister

Now I understand
Why this woman was aloof
She was someone else

Jan 12 - In Which My Project To Remake A Web Page Forces Me To Turn Way More Techie Than I Am

XAMPP
Symbol of how work can turn
In strange directions

Jan 11 - Everything Is Just About Perfect In My Outdoor Office, Except For When The Whole 'Hood Loses Water

The day flows nicely
with a cord, laptop and rum
Though the water's gone

Jan 10 - A Day At The Mercado Vial With My Work Gang, Where I Don A Lot Of Hot Clothing To Take Pictures For The New Bee Network

The thing with bee suits:
They're not built for photo work
A pen does the trick

Jan 9 - A Wild Night Out At Plaza Inter Food Court

High on our wage hike
We take in karaoke
And feast on fast food

Jan 8 - The Video About The Radio Program Is Pretty Nice, But How Did I Miss That Thing Hanging Behind Michele?

Full day of fussing
But that cord - damn, it's so clear
Ears open, eyes shut

Jan 7 - An Unusual Gust Has Had Managua In Its Grips For Days Now

Oh, this crazy wind
Desk top littered with leaf bits
Curtain off its rod

Jan 6 - And After One Day Of Nothingness, A Following Day That Leaves Me Feeling Encouraged

Things come together
Some dollars in the distance
Video takes shape

Jan 5 - Sometimes The Life Of A Volunteer Is A Bit Like Being The Maytag Repairman

Those who hate neglect
Aren't cut out to work these jobs
Where you're on your own

Jan 4 - in Which The Downside Of Self-Employment Is Relieved By A Noisy, Wry And Murder-Filled Afternoon With Keanu Reeves

I pass too much time
working for free. But movies
always cheer me up

Jan 3 - A Poultice And A Lot Of Catch-Up Chores, But Reviewing All My Holiday Photos Is Fun

My scraped foot puffs up
I post two weeks of haikus
While the wet bread works

Jan 2 - Home To Managua, And This Time Paul Doesn't Have To Stand Up All The Way

Last sweaty leg home
We wisely rush for the bus
Gringos in the know

Jan 1 - Always Good To Keep Up Your Hitchhiking Skills, Although No One Was Initially Much Inclined To Stop

Holiday bus sked
Strands us at Charco Verde
We thumb back to town

Dec 31 - New Year's Eve Takes Us To Santa Domingo And Back To Partake In The Unusual Custom Of Burning Up A Dummy Stuffed With Firecrackers

Blowin' in the wind
We join Freddie for a steak
Then watch The Man burn

Dec 30 - And Off On The Bikes We Go, In Search Of Charco Verde

The roads starts climbing
But we turn right, to the lake
Hoping the gears hold

Dec 29 - Soaking Out Our Stresses In The Mineral-Rich Depths Of Ojo De Agua

Walk or wait? We walk

To water cenote-clear

Full of happy kids

Dec 28 - 10-K Round Trip To Punta Jesus Maria, But We're Cool With That Now That We Know The Bus System Is Hard To Count On

On a black sand beach
The view is all Concepcion
Wearing her cloud hat

Dec 27 - A Visit To The Doctor At Poneloya And After That We're On Our Way To Ometepe

We are southward bound
First to fix up Paul's bad ears
Then seek volcanos

Dec 26 - Kayaking Into The Juan Venado Nature Reserve

Blue, green, grey, white
It's the UN of shore birds
Foraging for snacks

Dec 25 - For One Hustle-Bustle And Ultimately Garbage-Strewn Day, Las Penitas Fills Up With Vacationing Nicaraguans

Sunshine and sea birds
Nicaraguans pack the beach
Diving under waves

Dec 24 - The Very Nice Jose And Azalea Invite The Sol Y Mar Guests To Share A Meal

We dine with strangers
As has become our custom
Eating wild chickens

Dec 23 - A Nasty Surprise Awaits As Paul Makes A Serious Misstep Within Minutes Of Our Arrival At Las Penitas

The perfect beach day
Except for Paul's sting ray foot
Purple veins and pain

Dec 22 - In Which We Appreciate The Habits Of The Good Citizens of Leon Of Opening Their Doors In The Evening Heat So We Can See Into Their Homes

The bus with no roof
Puts us high enough to glimpse
Lives lived below us

Dec 21 - We Go Sandboarding Down The Volcano Cerro Negro, Which Is Really Quite A Crazy Thing To Do

At first, I'm quite scared
I take heed and drag my feet
Blackening my shoes

Dec 20 - At The Centro De Cultura

Astonishing art
Hung perfectly en casa
Leon's secret heart