1. iPads are hot - literally this time - throwing out more heat than their predecessors - could double up as a heating pad so sales have quintupled
2. Hillary Clinton noted that the world is going to run out of water - real estate glut stateside now turned into a new frenzy with people with cash seeking vacation properties and second homes in the cold Arctic and Antarctic (at least they will have water)
3. Ex Australian tycoon chose the royals to mess with - end result - Newscorp got in hot water
4. Etch a Sketch was hottest toy - political competition made the precursor to the modern iPad an accidental winner regardless of who gets the GOP nod - battery lasts a lifetime - or at least till your thumbs fall off
Our first foray into Central America. That elongated isthmus that forms the geographic boundary between two vast continents of North and South America. Specifically landing for NYE 2026 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Capital city for this region that does not have its own army, instead relying on its big bro the Estados Unidos to the north is a metropolis of approx. 500K people. Largely wilderness and with both a Pacific and Carribean/Atlantic coast the country is rich in bio diversity. In Spanish it means the rich coast so named by Columbus landing in early 16th century and being mesmerized by the local tribes sporting gold jewelry. Our stay included visiting the foothills of a large strato volcano called Arenal and enjoying the naturally heated thermal baths for a while. Lunching amidst lush forest and watching indigenous species of avian noise makers fly overhead. Toucans, some sort of pea hens, multiple song bird species completed the spectacle. Iguanas and a lonel...
Can you imagine being ruled by a man called Newt Gingrich? I can't.
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