PinnedThe Bureaucracy is Clamping down on TicToc, Twitter, GenZ and Millennials.Someone from the bureaucracy just had to step in. How dare GenZ and Millennials make money posting short videos of themselves, promoting some health/wellness/beauty product? The Australian bureaucracy has now banned them, from receiving money or benefits from these activities. Of course, it is nothing unusual for Australian bureaucrats to…Millennials2 min readMillennials2 min read
PinnedDriving in Colombia. Some things you should know.Tourists driving in Colombia is not common, but it happens. There are hire car centers in airports and locations around the major cities. The rules for tourists driving in Colombia are basic. You need a license issued in your country of origin. …Driving In Colombia10 min readDriving In Colombia10 min read
PinnedWhy Introverts Are Great Bloggers. (How The Shy, Feel Refreshed and Energized when they are in their own Space).Personally I am not an Introvert( I am not a party animal either), but I know of a few bloggers who are, and it has me wondering, why introverts are great bloggers. This post is totally unscientific, I have no Uni. degrees or training in psychology, or any other medical…Introverts6 min readIntroverts6 min read
PinnedHappy Days are Here AgainFebruary 21st. 2022, Australia is opening up for tourists again. If you’re thinking of coming on down and swimming with sharks, or cuddling a koala (and having it piss on your arm), you might want to consider the rules and check out the current political landscape. The message coming out…Politics And Protest4 min readPolitics And Protest4 min read
PinnedConversations with a VenezuelanIt was late in the afternoon when Alvaro’s wife answered the door of the apartment (where she is employed as a housekeeper), to receive the tomatoes she had ordered from the store up the road. “I asked for tomatoes” she said, “you are delivering me strawberries” The delivery guy, who…Venezuelan Crisis6 min readVenezuelan Crisis6 min read
Sep 24Gioconda BelliWho Is Gioconda Belli? Gioconda Belli is a Nicaraguan author and poet who joined the leftist Nicaraguan political group, Sandinista National Liberation Front in 1970 during the Somoza dictatorship era. Despite the privations she endured during the Somoza era, and later under the Sandinistas, she not only maintained, but enhanced her reputation as a…Poetry5 min readPoetry5 min read
Aug 28Alien Encounters: Unravelling Peru’s Latest Extra-Terrestrial Sightings.Coming from a town which heralded the start of the worldwide phenomenon of the modern crop circle, reports of extra terrestrial beings will always grab my attention. So, while I believe there has been no reasonable explanation given for the UFO activity in the town I grew up in, I…Extraterrestrial Life4 min readExtraterrestrial Life4 min read
Aug 19The Shills on Social Media are the New Flyers in the Letter box.It has been awhile since I wrote anything on Medium. My mental state has been preoccupied with some of the numerous delights offered by things offline. Then, I log in to check out what’s been happening online and it is the same old crap. The “Huns” on Social Media. They mostly follow a pattern, “How…MLM2 min readMLM2 min read
Jun 23Two Maritime Tragedies in a week, but only one was in the Spotlight.Four countries mobilised ships, aircraft with Hi-tech sonar equipment, and deep ocean vehicles to search for 5 people in a 7 metre submersible wanting to join an exclusive group who have visited the Titanic's grave site 13,000 ft below the earths surface. Unfortunately those 5 are resting near the same…Refugees4 min readRefugees4 min read
Jun 16Another Colombian Author and Poet. Introducing: Jaime ManriqueHe has been teaching in New York for many years, but his literary work is not as well known in Colombia as it is in other countries. He still has family in Barranquilla, and has been a guest at the Carnival of Arts in Barranquilla. The following story is not…Authors3 min readAuthors3 min read