No, I’m not referring to myself, even if that does seem to apply. I’m talking about our situation following the big lightning strike last Tuesday, August 30th. With Mildred’s and Romel’s help I now have both the FM and AM back on the air with nearly normal programming. But it sure took (and still takes) [...]
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Not Quite Normal, But Better
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Is It Apendicitis?
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What a week so far! Getting diagnosed and treated is often a frustrating labyrinth of going from here to there and then back again for something no one told you that you needed. That gets multiplied when you add in a bit of a language barrier and then the cultural differences. But hey! I survived. [...]
Touring a Coast Guard Cutter
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Peter had to drop off his vehicle at the repair shop this morning, so I followed him into town to give him a ride back. There is a Coast Guard cutter in town today and I mentioned to Peter that last time there was one here I’d tried to get a tour, but my timing [...]
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A Trip Not Taken – and Other Tidbits
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Mildred and I had big, big plans for this week. Now we have the same big, big plans for next week. Why? Well, I’ll explain. Mildred needs to buy some medicines over on the mainland where they are not as expensive as on the island. I have an item to look for for the radio [...]
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Something new from Mildred
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It seems that it took me forever to finish it, but now it’s ready to be shared – my first ever video project! For those who are interested, here’s the recipe for the Orange Sauce: 1-1/2 cups water 2 Tablespoons orange juice 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup rice vinegar 2-1/2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 [...]
One of Mildred’s projects
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Someone asked us recently what I’d been doing while Jerry was occupied with a trip to Utila, painting the new mower, making a door for the container, installing our new house A/C unit, and all the electrical problems. So here I am writing a post for our blog. Often, when you view Jerry’s videos, I’m [...]
Always Something To Do
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We have a bit of a multimedia extravaganza this week. I’ll start off with a short video that shows a little more about my adventure in Utila last week. Pictures are fun, but so are movies. It’s in hi definition so don’t be afraid to click that little full screen button in the bottom right [...]
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What Does the HRGS Business Manager Do?
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I’ll get to that later. Peter and Sandi are back from their vacation, so things are a little closer to normal here. They never will really be normal because there is no such thing. That’s what keeps life interesting here. We get little surprises all the time. In fact, I just got asked yesterday to [...]
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Getting Ready Week
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I think that phrase best describes this week. As I type, Mildred is getting ready to go to La Ceiba in the morning with Sandi. Mildred needs a couple of medical tests done and Sandi has graciously agreed to go with her to help with translation. I will stay here and get ready to go [...]
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A Leash Stretching Kind of Week
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Way back many years ago, when I was a teenager, I saw a dog do one of the funniest things I’d ever seen. I was riding down the street on my bicycle and a full sized poodle came charging and barking at me at full speed – at least until the leash went, “twang!” It [...]
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Packed and watching the clouds
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I finished gathering the parts and tools yesterday for tomorrow’s trip to the neighboring island of Utila. I have e-mailed O’Neil and Thelma at the Utila Lighthouse and they have a room ready for me. They did ask that this time I try to not bring as much rain with me as back in October. [...]
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Turkeys and Transitions
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Turkeys We hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving. Of course ours would have been better with our family, but we still enjoyed the day. Jim and Karen Avella came over to have some “dear” turkey with us. “Dear” is the island word for expensive. I read that folks in the U.S. were up in arms [...]
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