Monthly Archives: April 2004

One interesting and promising innovation we have noticed in news coverage here in Ecuador is that when reporters appear on-screen during the local and national news broadcasts, underneath their image appears both their name and email address. While we have … Continue reading →

At the risk of being mistaken for a legitimate news source, we must report that our article on Digital Democracy in South Korea has been picked up and republished by the Korea Herald, the #1 English language news source in … Continue reading →

MIAMI, April 11 – A homeless man, Jose Montaner, built a home for himself four years ago on an empty island beyond the Coconut Grove Yacht Club in Miami. A movement is now under way to evict him. "I thank … Continue reading →

Once again, we find ourselves in a tropical paradise where one of the few blemishes on an ideal environment is the pervasive presence of that plague on the outdoor lifestyle, the mosquito. Despite the all the weapons and tactics modern … Continue reading →

Easter week, Semana Santa, has always been one of the highlights of the religious calendar in Latin America, although it is celebrated very differently from place to place. In most Catholic countries the rituals and celebrations go on for an … Continue reading →

Note and appology: Our having to post from Cyber cafes until our phone line is installed, hopefully Monday, is exposing our great weakness as a language teacher and once-off author – abysmal spelling. Spell-check was invented for us, and we beg … Continue reading →

Happy Easter everyone. All of the cybercafes (and most everything else) in this very Catholic country is shut down for Good Friday, and it seems everyone is out on the street drinking beer and waiting for the "Passion Procession" to go … Continue reading →

Hello, readers, this is an aside from your erstwhile editor, Michael Feldman.  Several of my well-meaning friends and syncopants have recently written to express concern and advice that I begin to be a bit more circumspect in my postings, especially if … Continue reading →

Finally, some good news out of Iraq. What do all the naysayers and Cassandras have to say now? The valient fighting force we have inserted into the situation have accomplished something that no regeime since the modern state of Iraq … Continue reading →

Although, as we mentioned yesterday, we have a soft spot for Guayaquil, a city gringos generally avoid like the plague, it was with relief and anticipation that we boarded the 8 am “Servicio Ejecutivo” to the Beach town of Manta, … Continue reading →

Our good friend Sun wonders if we will be blogging directly from the beach here in sunny South America. Our reply: So far we have blogged from a cybercafe and from our sister-in-law’s house (hogging the only phone line). We … Continue reading →

As much as we love the cultural sensibilities of the Dutch, and their slightly blood-shot view of the world, we have to wonder what these trend-setters have been smoking. There is NO WAY the Dowbrigade would allow anything to be inserted … Continue reading →