bread alone…
the three basic food groups
in this case, it’s Flor de Cana, bread and a pound of the most excellent Grano Cubano coffee hand-delivered by Raul of Finca Los Nietos….espresso roast, whole bean goodness…my Christmas wish delivered….better than Cuba’s Cubita..as is Flor better than Havana Club….Raul mentioned that he’s gonna be playing somewhere in town…music…soon..Brendan…i went by Almacen Troccoli/Broccoli after you said they carried Flor…empty shelves…no problem, at least in the fear nuture…no, near future…i’ve been plied with drink…per B, ‘The’ Pub Quiz remains at Ocelot and dos Reilly’s will attempt to have a similar event…same time, same day. I suggested that they hire the Gallo Girls to do the event, with the answers hidden somewhere under the spandex, to be removed without using one’s hands…hmm..I’d go watch that.
look ma, no hands
Casa de la Cultura, on the corner of 4th/4th, across from the park…a cultural event with the gang from Escobar in costume and a girl who whipped you with aromatic branches…kinda smelled like weed, but I double-checked…nope, not dope…Alex of F2 doing great business…’knows his wines like no one else in town and i watched something I haven’t seen in awhile…customers bringing in their own wine(no corkage fee)…in my world, that implies one of several things: either they know their food, their wine or they’re
Chef Rico at El Caminante, serving up nachos that resembled volcanos..on purpose..mound of this, guacamole and a rim of chile on top to resemble an eruption..beyond that, the good news is that his mom, the very lovely Ms A is NOT moving to the Dominican Republic, as feared..’just going away for a couple of weeks. Max of El Muro, recently redecorated/painted…the bar, not Max…going full steam on being the #1 site of Jagermeister in Antigua and suggesting that Jagermeister create a team of J-Girls…he’d do the costumes (I offered to referee/judge)..i dated a J-Girl in ‘Vegas for awhile, until she lost the battle of the bulge (visualize this) John will probably want to stick his oar in the water…’the winner! three days in Monte Rico with…”
Lisa-Marie, half of the Salty Beaver Beach Lodge team, bringing in fresh seafood and reporting that the project of adding overnight rooms is close…too much business in the last few weeks, took away from the finishing touches…’soon…soon’ she says…i’m hoping, that post next weeks jaunt into El Sal, Hondo and Nicaragua that by the time I’m back,they’re be ready for overnight occupancy(me) hey…maybe a consolation prize for a runner up in the Miss Jagermeister contest at El Muro…me? right…maybe if the spandex was just right/tight and I was also…hey, a man can dream…at my age, that’s about all that’s left….field testing needed…if Hugh Hefner can marry a 25 yr old…etc..a brief sighting in the park this morning of the delicious Ms. C…dream on, old man…hey, i doffed my panama and waved…about all i can summon up these days..
Calle 4th quiet…folks wandering up/down 5ta norte..Alex of Sobremesa counting receipts, Ocelot doing steady business…expats/gaute’s..Carla waiting to hear if/when she’s a grandmom…new staff person, Kate..and so it goes…thank you, Mr Vonnegut…
Our Man in Antigua 
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