Internet and the Rainy Season
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Costa Rica, Geek, Life | No Comments »I really love this time of year in Costa Rica. We get a afternoon rain most every day, and sometimes they are real shows. Thunder so close and loud you feel the static in your hair. No I don't care ...
Pain Management Tracker
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Costa Rica, Geek, Life, Medical, Pain Management, Software, VC++/MFC | No Comments »As seen from the last couple weeks entries I had changes come to town. They road in as the forms of Layoff, Injections, and New Opportunities. Believe it or not this program is the culmination of those three. Being ...
Resources for Subcutaneous Injections
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Posted in Costa Rica, Life, Medical, Pain Management | No Comments »Last night was a bit of a scare. It seems I got a little to far to the inside of my leg when giving myself my injection and nicked a blood vessel. Upon withdrawing the syringe I had quite a ...
Day three and Two to go,
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Costa Rica, Life, Medical, Neuropathy, Pain Management | No Comments »My older brother has to take insulin I understand and has for a year or so. Aside from the cost, the consistent action over and over just to survive. For me I don't feel sick if I don't use my ...
The Daily Grind in Pain Management
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Costa Rica, Life, Medical, Pain Management | No Comments »Last night I was up four times due to pain in the hands or intestinal pain from the side effects of medication. Mostly predictable, when I can withstand the pain and lower my morphine intake, then my bowels work. ...
Past vs. Present considering Future
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in Costa Rica, Geek, Kids, Learning, Life, Medical, Pain Management | No Comments »Living abroad has been wonderful. A couple extra projects this year gave me the ability to afford a few more toys. Now a few simple pleasures in life (like a nice ride on the motorbike) are weekly events. ...
Crime sucks, especially when close to home.
Friday, April 27th, 2007 Posted in Costa Rica, Geek, Life | No Comments »This is from A.M. Costa Rica, a English based news website here in Costa Rica. Unfortunately this is close to home for me, its within 10 kilometers of my house. Its not a road I ride a ...
Two weeks of pure joy!
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 Posted in Costa Rica, Life | No Comments »Tonight my parents are arriving from the U.S. for a visit. It has been one year and one week since I have actually seen them in other form the digitized pixels whizzed across some high speed line. I am thankful ...
Its a lot of work learning two cultures.
Thursday, March 1st, 2007 Posted in Costa Rica, Kids, Learning, Life | No Comments »So we were all very excited when they didn't even want to test Lauren for her entrance into the second grade last year. The schools here are actually more advanced and stricter then the States. However we have ...
Welcome 2007!!!
Monday, January 8th, 2007 Posted in Costa Rica, Geek, Life | No Comments »2005 was the year I had my surgeries. 2006 was learning how to manage with my hands and arms as they are. 2007 is the year I change directions so that my hands do not hold me down. Here's ...