Los Arcos have four different clocks? why does Baldizon remind me of Clark Kent?
Why do the painters(watercolorists)always sit in the same spot on 5ta norte, across from Jades Antigua?
Why do the hot dogs come in packs of ten and the buns in either 8 or six?
why did the PNC recently bust a tuk-tuk driver for letting a passenger bring along a 100 lb sack of corn?…and give him a 400q fine? and the judge denied the defendant a look at the statute?
why does having a Bloody Mary or a Screwdriver in the morning seem ok, but to consider a scotch and soda in the Ayem feels like moral degeneracy?
Why does Ricardo’s Tabaco y Vinos continually pull in business?
Why is there still…3 weeks later, an abandoned Ford Explorer on 2nd calle, between 5th and 6th ave’s…with a rock-impacted windshield? are the insurance adjusters that busy?
Why do the younger turistas all wear plaid Bermuda shorts, flip-flops and carry a water bottle? was there a movie I missed?
Why are there still tattoo shops? Why did Payasos co-opt Honduras’ Pall Mall brand and why is the B.A.T(British American Tobacco stating that they’re coming back to Guatemala with the same brand? Why does Guatemala continue to print the flimsy one quetzal note that has the tensile strength of toilet paper and probably costs more to print than it’s worth? Why don’t I have a scotch and soda? later for you, kid..see you around tonight..or not…
so…so what? Nick P and Curtis on the O’lot patio…dos Reilly’s rockin’ early…Henrik signed up the mariachi band, who was in there early, blasting with horns, accordians, etc..s’posed to be there later tonight,assuming they leave(10pm)’works for me…as mentioned a few times, i can’t figure out why Fridas or TackoContento never signed ’em up..a mariachi band in an Irish bar?…yep…Alex Bell and wife coming down the stairs from Lava…F2 doing decent biz…the old short-lived motorcycle themed bar, Escape on 4th calle, by Welton..space now occupied by Xian…very tasty imports from China/India…not cheap but quality..Abassi’s staff hanging by the door, across from El Caminante(both dead) Marcel drove the Chevelle, which by my clock means no rain tonight..Alex of Sobremesa looking for waitstaff…female, somewhat bilingual, knows red from white wine..duh..Hector’s jammed tonight(for a change)he and new lady friend damn near ran me down this morning…she reminds me of Nicki, the hostess at PV a few years ago…yeah, i went out with an ex-hostess from PV…she of the ‘infectious smile’…just remember…hell hath no fury like a woman sconed…or was it ‘let he who has not sinned cast the first scone?’..i’m diggin’ here…i’ll miss PB/Moriah at Caffe Bourbon…great room/acoustics…a giant tour bus dropping off a load at Don Rodrigos on 5t…another smaller bus offloading 20 gringos at Quesos y Vino..marketing, people..marketing..’picked up a new small publication/paper out of Joco…el Jocoteco..page 2…add reads: “if you love Jesus say no to Halloween” seriously…WWJD? me..I gonna have another scotch and soda…
Our Man in Antigua 
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