. 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 [...]
Today I woke up with the Ode to the Brave, by Juan Carlos Ortiz, a friend worth three. Here I leave it for you to enjoy. Ode to the Brave The sages of India said that in life there are always three [...]
One of the brands that we have served in Tribu DDB for more years is Credomatic. For more than 15 years we have shared life, just as Movistar is now proposing. We have done a thousand projects, initiatives and achievements. From the [...]
Welcome Movistar! Last week the billboards came out and today television. Movistar has come to applaud the country they come to with a sincere and affectionate message to all Ticos and Ticas. It is very true: while many other countries elected an [...]
A couple of days ago I discovered Klout, thanks to the reference made by Rogelio Umaña, Interactive Creative Director at Tribu DDB, known worldwide as @gorileo. No more and no less than a digital influence meter, that’s Klout. The variables it crosses [...]
Almost by accident I came across this company on the net a few days ago: Saddleback Leather Co. Without having the slightest idea of its existence, it caught my attention because of its leather products, full of personality, strength and tradition. Then [...]
On the same day that the Community announced the Effie, La Nación confirmed the next Pregonero with its newsletter inviting pre-registration. This is the image that accompanied the message. In Tribu we suffer with the Pregoneros, as they have usually been difficult [...]
