A Paradise Morning

It was cool and calm this morning.

I stayed home and fixed breakfast rather than going into Olga's.

I discovered the "NEWS" on the Internet this morning. I know, it has been there for a long time but I missed it. OK!

Oh sure, I would read the news on Google or some other random site but this time I went for the big dog, the New York Times!

The last time I tried them, you had to register and the news was limited. Now, pretty much everything is available to read.

What a pleasure!

I the old days, and I mean going back before we moved to the mountains over 10 years ago, I loved reading the paper every morning. After moving to the mountains, the paper was not available until the evening.

No good. The news was too old by then and it just isn't the same.

I like reading the news first thing in the morning...when that first cup of coffee is at it's best...a little zing with news...it helps.

Now I know how to get the best of the best first thing in the morning.

I know. It is the small things that make my day.

I went into Boquete at about 9 for a meeting. What a zoo! Every hotel room is booked and all of them by Panamanians. This is a huge weekend for them.

They all migrate up from the hot, low lands and spend a couple of days in paradise.

This creates a few problems for us gringos.

Panamanians have a different sense of personal space. They have no problem squeezing into your "gringo" personal space when things get crowded.

And, their driving tends to drive us nuts! They drive a parade speed, very slow. And, they will turn, stop, go or whatever in a helter skelter way. We gringos are fond of orderly flow.

No such thing here. So with the crowds of locals, it gets a little dicey for sure.

We are off to some Saturday food shopping (that should be an experience today!) and the first rehearsal for the Broadway Review scheduled to open in late May. Thankfully, I have a small part in this particular skit.

It will be good to see old friends who I have missed a lot since Sylvia was over.