All the texts I’ve recently published in The Slow Burn have been born from a desire to share and inspire. I emphasize this because I recognize that it wasn’t always like this. In the past, when I called myself a publicist and entrepreneur, my writing was often driven by a need to build my personal […]
I’m writing this as I listen to Don’t Call by Desire – it’s on a Spotify playlist made by my dear friend Charlie Ranalli called Retro 80s. There’s a bottle of Glenlivet and a Cuban cigar by my side, and I’m looking [...]
A short line in between words is known as a ‘hyphen’ in English, while in Spanish it’s referred to as a ‘guion’. It comes in varying lengths, including -, –, — and a few more, as I understand it. In the language [...]
Alejandro Egea, CEO on Demand, successful entrepreneur, great friend and energetic young man, invited me to a conversation at Halo Legacy. The talk takes more than an hour. For now I do not extend in presenting it, for longanimity, for creativity, for [...]
I’m 63 years old and alive and kicking. I’m in awe and thrilled to bits, currently trying to carry on with my life in the midst of the new normal. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, I’ve been staying at home most of [...]
At that time, San José was home to a living, breathing example of a dream come true. Two inspired youngsters, Jorge Jiménez and Giselle Zamora, ventured off to Italy 43 years ago where they blazed a trail, had a son named Esteban, [...]
A few years ago, when I first wrote this piece in the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Apple had just broken ground in an innovative way that had nothing to do with technology, a new device or a new machine. Rather, they’d [...]
Suddenly there are a lot of them, but they are nothing. They sound like a bunch of hits to me. What do you think? The truth is that it makes sense to write if you are read, but more important is if [...]
Today an obituary was published for La Argolla, and as is their custom, they surprise us again with their initiatives, reactions and outbursts. Undoubtedly of rebellious, irreverent and courageous origin, this company was born and since its inception has provoked controversy, has [...]
We run for the pleasure of running. We find deep joy in the finish line, and an irresistible challenge in the route, the training, the late nights and early mornings, the food, the hours of sleep, the ice on the injuries… Here [...]
An immortal legend of phenomenal dimension, Ali is the greatest boxer in history: I will never forget those years in which the whole world was connected to the television to watch his fights. Ali made the impossible possible and today I remember [...]
