Month: December 2011

When Will I Ever Learn

I am here in Antigua. I am very, very tired. I am safely ensconced at Callejon del Burrito. The Internet works only if I sit outside of Maria’s door in the garden behind the portón. It’s close to 8:00 and the temperature is still short-sleeves pleasant. I’m glad to see my volcanoes again. They don’t look a day older. Neither does Don Toí±o. Here are some conversations from today, translated into English for your convenience. […]

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I Dunno

I am really touched by the handful of you who expressed regret at the demise of wormlips. For you, I’ll make a deal. I’ll keep it going till I get back from my trip. After that, I really think it’s just not worth it. I’m leaving for Guatemala at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow morning which means I have to leave my house around 2:30. I don’t want to go. I’m homesick. I have too much to […]

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Retirement

I think I’m going to retire wormlips.com, and least for now. I’m boring myself. That wasn’t a problem when I was the only one reading this, but now that my readership has climbed into the low double-digits, it’s no longer All About Me. Writing a blog has been many good things for me. Most of all, it’s kept me alert. It’s easy to take for granted the non-events of day-to-day life. But when you decide […]

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