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Anthony: ‘What do you like best about living here?’ And there goes my day . . .

“What do you like best about living here?”
My neighbor Anthony just pitched that question to me. And my answer was a swing-and-a-miss.
“Well,” I fumbled around, stalling while my thought processes kicked into gear. If there is such a thing as a WD-40 for the brain, I needed me some. “That’s a really good question.” Read the rest of this entry »
Opened a coconut with a machete today and, yes, I’m typing with all my fingers

The mere fact that you are reading this is proof that I can, and did, successfully open my first coconut.
With a machete.
I bought the machete a few weeks ago. I suppose I could have bought a mahogany club, as some of my neighbors have. But a machete is dual purpose: self-defense and opening coconuts. Read the rest of this entry »