Our Man in Antigua

I’m always amused to see  these still in play, here and there..perhaps a metaphor for life: drop the ball, twist the handles…’dealing with the return or semi-return of the ‘whatever it was’ from Nicaragua that didn’t succumb to No-Dik(smile when you call me that)required a more serious application…Vermox…a one day blitzkreig of modern medicinal magic, even though it sounds like some kind of Nazi-speak…Jawohl, mein herr! no…didn’t go out, and had to rain-check my 1pm with E…rescheduled for a couple of days..ah, this town…all rumors, all the time. I’ve come to the conclusion that because i move/interface in more than one circle, that the daily onslaught of stories, gossip, and innuendo(italian word for suppository) is always never ending..’did you hear about?”…some sad, some misunderstood, and some just plain WTF?…most of it i can’t or won’t comment on, much less repeat..not that it’s not juicy but…sometimes i know just how the priest feels in the darkness of the confessional booth…yes, I can keep a secret and no, I won’t print that…I’m not complaining, because i like knowing things and talking with people and yes…tell me..maybe it’s just a process of gathering information and putting the pieces of the puzzle together, if only for my own enjoyment…kind of like when I was an appraiser and information was king…as a travel writer, its’ the same thing..garbage in, garbage out? not all the time..’might wander off to Copan next week, for a couple of days..tis been a while and it’s a mini-Antigua..and definitely leaving for Semana Santa, to where as yet unknown..if you’re following the travel chronicles re:Nicaragua, be aware that these are written for the ‘short attention span ‘ group..lite, in other words..more serious, indepth stuff comes out this month and also April..if you’d like the link, ask..on other fronts,  the finca los nietos is doing great, and the salty beaverbeach lodge is nearing completion…two great local establishments, of which i’m a very athletic supporter of..hasta manana..oops…a round of applause for Lex and the Cargo Room! a one year anniversary and still kicking, swillling, entertaining..