Rural vs Urban Costs & Benefits
Posted: Sun 23 Oct 2016, 15:58:21
Ibon wrote:-snip-
You got only this one shot to live so why just poke along? Many traditions pay homage to death as a reminder to live each day at its fullest. Death sitting on your shoulder whispering in your ear every morning. This is far better than caffeine !
Apologies for the rude question, Ibon. Are you in fact living "each day at its fullest" at Mt. Totumas, or are you retreating from the hustle and bustle and modern complexity?
Earlier this week in another thread, I wished I could hide in the jungle from the cacophony of the last few weeks of political frenzy, or the months of lawsuits soon to follow over poll results. In fact, the wife finished up the business tax filings this week and took off for a week in Baja, in the company of three other women 60+ years of age. That's just not an appropriate vacation for me, and shopping at a Mexican marketplace full of Chinese-made counterfeit merchandise holds no fascination either.
Besides, I import my beloved coffee beans from Papua New Guinea, via a roaster in Georgia (the state, not the country)and Amazon. I'm considering a second triple espresso versus a 20-ounce bottle of chilled carbonated water right now.