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Here are several biographies or stories of my life from little one-page accounts to a series of 4 photo books. So how much do you want to know? It seems that many life stories don’t hold a lot of interest until after a person is dead, so if that is the case, I’m prepared for …
“Doing good does us good.” ― Arthur P. Ciaramicoli I had a YouTube video linked her that I did for the School Tutoring Program but it has since been removed from YouTube. Volunteering may be the most powerful thing most of us do in almost all places and societies. The subpages are about some of my more …
NOTE: When I returned from The Gambia I thought I might need this in case I wanted a job but really never needed it, not wanting another official job. It is similar to the resume I had in 1999 when actually looking for a job, just one more position added to it, the Gambia experience. …
Charlie Doggett A Confidential Autobiography for International Mission Board, SBC 1999 (The structure makes this bio obviously a form filled in for the IMB, but I like it and glad I saved it for personal history.) I. Family and Childhood History Born on the 4th of July, 1940, my granduncle was the delivering doctor and …
An Account of Earl’s Last Days From A REASON TO LIVE by John Harold Robinson The page header photo is of the marker at Tibenham Airfield, the current name of the place Earl was based. It is now an RAF base. Note that I am putting all quotes from the book in a bold deep red color …
First of 3 posts on Zarcero: Topiaries, Church, and Town/Area The Central Park in this little town is made up of mostly topiaries created over many years.Here is a double row of arches leading to the main church in Zarcero (see tomorrow’s post).Zarcero, Costa Rica Dinosaur Zarcero, Costa Rica Bust of Alberto Lizano Hernández “. . . for your …
Looking down on Central Atenas & the Central ChurchAtenas, Costa Rica But just the hills on the backside of my neighborhood are a “Feast for My Eyes!”Early morning fog reminds me of the presence of the Holy Spirit. What a place to walk!Atenas, Costa Rica A couple of cellphone shots made this morning on my …
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Just a sample of nearly 300 cart entries: Most cart are filled with family members!Atenas, Costa Rica Errrrrr, hmmmmm, son, this is an oxcart parade!Kids pushing their limits everywhere! 🙂And here, people just say “¡Pura Vida!” And the line goes on and on!Three years of these and I’ve had enough, leaving early for lunch!They used …
Front Side Back Side I picked up this leaf along the side of the road walking home from the bus stop after a trip to Alajuela. It just attracted me, and I felt the need to photograph it with more than my cellphone. (I know, “Get a life Charlie.”) Living slow in Costa Rica, I …
It was the first week of July when the CAJA set up my next appointment with my assigned doctor who was not there then for my initial physical. They scheduled it for September 12 with lab work on September 2 and for me to go to Alajuela for a EKG in that larger clinic, which …