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I Am Fed Up!

September 19th, 2012

By Dan Miller But a beautiful view can be inspirational. Falconry is “the ancient art of taking wild quarry with a trained bird of prey.” The expression “fed up” derives from an old falconry expression: a hawk was said to be “fed up” when it had a full crop (storage pouch) and was therefore no […]

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Tags: Panama, peace, Volcan Baru
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September 11, 2001 as My Wife and I Remember It

September 11th, 2012

By Dan Miller We had arrived in Venezuela from Bonaire a few days previously for a quick visit. During much of 2001, we lived on our sailboat in Bonaire, enjoying the scuba diving once or sometimes twice daily. Every ninety days, we generally left Bonaire because tourist visas were valid for only ninety days and […]

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Tags: 9/11, Americans, Chavez, Panama, solidarity, sympathy, Venezuela
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Manuel Noriega Returns to Panama

December 12th, 2011

By Dan Miller On Sunday, he was transferred to a maximum security facility in the jungle. After spending more than two decades imprisoned in the United States and then France, former Panamanian dictator Manuel (Pineapple Face) Noriega was flown back to the Republic of Panamá on the evening of Sunday, December 11. More than one […]

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Tags: Chiriqui, drugs, France, invasion, Manuel Noriega, Panama, prison, U.S.
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In Memory of Our Girlie Dog Shadow

December 5th, 2011

By Dan Miller Shadow was a beautiful, intelligent and playful Akita. We named her Shadow because she followed us like a shadow. We bought her as a young pup and, like most young pups, she enjoyed chewing on furniture and otherwise being mischievous to show her displeasure when we left her alone for a few […]

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Tags: Akita, anniversary, dogs, farm, finca, horses, Panama, ranch, Shadow
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President Admits To Having Made Mistakes

July 3rd, 2011

By Dan Miller The President of Panamá, that is. According to an article in a local Panamanian news service that reprises articles in the Spanish language newspapers, Martinelli admits to “a lot of mistakes” President Ricardo Martinelli in an exclusive interview with Prensa.com. has admitted to “a lot of mistakes” since he took office, including […]

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Tags: Martinelli, mistakes, Obama, Panama, President, satire
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