but, o so very Guatemala…per El Diario (the rag with the eye candy) a local dude gets on a bus and whips out a pistola…gonna rob the passengers…..someone had another gun and popped him twice: per the police there are no witnesses, except for one who said that he saw ‘someone shoot someone.’….was that Jose Someone?
so, this mushroom has sprouted in my back yard…hmm…is it edible or is it potentially…shall we say, possibly hallucinogenic? maybe just a taste, for a ‘road test’….
a perfect saturday in Antigua…Alex’ interior colors on the ice cream store? he specified ‘red’…what came is a tasty raspberry shade that changes to fuchsia in the afternoon…who does that remind me of? Century 21 and the best NGO, As Green As It Gets, doing a real estate seminar in the Pangea/Ocelot patio this morning…I confess to having briefly been a C-21 salesman for about a year…78?..it was a great way to buy real estate…you got first shot and your commission could be the down payment…I went straight a few years later…the streets are full of tourists, busy shooting cute photos..’saw two cars not usually seen here…a Chrysler 300C and a Corvette…’went by El Cofre 2X…John gone 2X…o well..I’m taking a ‘mental health day’….no workee, no thinkee…bbq in a bit and contemplate the nature of things…tomorrow, the annual picnic at some special finca towards Esquintla…KG’s idea…a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, etc…or as Hector’s proposed name for his cafe…’fat and drunk’…monday will roll around soon enough and I’ll get to hackin’ on the 6000 word Nicaragua piece..hey..it’s $$..i might wanna eat next month..enjoy the perfect day…might see you around tonight..news flash! Ashley’s back at Lips, in San Salvador…looking better than ever per John K, who’s eye for such is to be trusted..road trip!
‘B’ is the correct answer…luck is with me…a ‘trained professional’…put me on the train…vaya con queso or hasta la pasta..
Our Man in Antigua 
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