. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]
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 [...]
It was March 2008 when I programmed the rental car’s GPS to find the closest gas station. I was in Paris and had to fill the tank in order to avoid the steep cost of gas at the rental agency. Since I [...]
When I typed this question into Google, a whopping 241 million results came up. “Holy shit!” I thought to myself. Then, I tweaked my query slightly, swapping the word “world” for “life” and two million more search results were generated. Safe to [...]
My blogging debut was back in 2005 when I first wrote a few lines here, on the Slow Burn blog, named A Fuego Lento in Spanish. Since then, it has certainly lived up to its name; I’ve gone through periods of writing [...]
I am excited to share this news with you: ASCAP is, as of Wednesday, the representative of the CANNES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL in Costa Rica. In the Board of Directors we reviewed this possibility a few weeks ago, we gave it course, we [...]
Some time ago, on the first Thursday of Clandestina’s Testimonial, after watching the Cannes Reel in the company of 5 luxury guests – all talents of the local advertising media – we opened the field to questions. Almost nobody dared. And I [...]
They say that good friends are those who accompany you in the bad times… and tolerate you in the good times! And for this reason, there is no doubt that today we are dealing with JWT, since it swept coveted national and [...]
Today is one of those days when I have nothing to say and nothing to write about. However, one of those where these feelings, I wanted to share. Maybe tomorrow. Good day! PS By the way, yesterday surpassed 10,000 hits on this [...]
With only five days to go before the official period for the publication of the pieces that will participate in ASCAP’s VOLCAN in Costa Rica, we can expect that this will be the official week of the cheaters. I have been reluctantly [...]
Last.FM, a sensational world of resources for enjoying music. It takes a while to understand and some patience. However, the prize is a phenomenal resource for socializing around music, just as it makes the Apple store I normally use pale in comparison. [...]