tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post6420466563030035464..comments2024-02-15T10:35:41.755-05:00Comments on Padre Mickey's Dance Party: One of THOSE DaysPadre Mickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580459577853346369noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-23104747041997747772009-03-07T20:34:00.000-05:002009-03-07T20:34:00.000-05:00"They are a sort of Buddhist prayer flags beseechi..."They are a sort of Buddhist prayer flags beseeching the gods of utility not to shut us down."<BR/><BR/>Wonderful description.<BR/><BR/>Padre Mickey, your narrative somewhat reminds me of the Sunday morning the electric company turned off all the juice for the entire town at 7.55. Blam! In the dark we went (well sort of, it was late October). Think of the power the person had who hit the switch.<BR/><BR/>word verification: shmish, a good expression for what you went through ayer.Caminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610142955176992982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-26162189221914685592009-03-07T11:04:00.000-05:002009-03-07T11:04:00.000-05:00Oh yes, Leonardo, we always save the receipt! Pape...Oh yes, Leonardo, we always save the receipt! Paper talks in Mexico. We make a photocopy and tape it to the meter around the day that the bill is do. So you see little flutterings of paper flapping in the wind from everyone's electric, gas and water meters on my street! They are a sort of Buddhist prayer flags beseeching the gods of utility not to shut us down.Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-40669579410059184752009-03-07T10:27:00.000-05:002009-03-07T10:27:00.000-05:00P.S. Though she adds that naps, like grace, don't ...P.S. Though she adds that naps, like grace, don't need to be earned. So have 'em often.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-31676390375648559732009-03-07T10:26:00.000-05:002009-03-07T10:26:00.000-05:00Yikes! You has earned a big NAP. +Maya Pavlova s...Yikes! You has earned a big NAP. +Maya Pavlova says to tell you this.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-20145831639340272792009-03-07T09:34:00.000-05:002009-03-07T09:34:00.000-05:00Sounds like a trying day. We only deal with ice a...Sounds like a trying day. We only deal with ice and snow and high wind. Can't turn the power off in the winter for not paying, but a few hours in the dark and cold because of ice or snow is bad enough. Reading your blog makes me think of the days of my youth spent in Panama.motherameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381575553733390018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-5414827583068577002009-03-07T00:25:00.000-05:002009-03-07T00:25:00.000-05:00You know, something wiggy is going on in the unive...You know, something wiggy is going on in the universe this week. <BR/><BR/>My week has been much like yours in different ways.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Mars is crashing into Mercury or who knows. <BR/><BR/>I just want reality back, which is a darned sight better than whatever this week has been.<BR/><BR/>Here, when they turn off the electricity, they mean it. No rubber anythings, no way around it. And like Leonardo, I do keep receipts.Canyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737285360280766111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-1137426270252645902009-03-07T00:12:00.000-05:002009-03-07T00:12:00.000-05:00But another BIG QUESTION for today is why don´t we...But another BIG QUESTION for today is why don´t we ever get to have the Joe´s Special from Original Joe´s in San Jose anymore...got the recipe Padre (my imitations don´t seem to work out)?Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-8871753639286400042009-03-06T23:46:00.000-05:002009-03-06T23:46:00.000-05:00I always pay on time (and keep the receipt) becaus...I always pay on time (and keep the receipt) because there are various culprets who do ¨things¨ with not only the bill but with the electricity cables...if anyone isn´t a little paranoid when living in Latin America they are nutso or simply living in denial and overly wishful thinkers...it´s the REAL ¨realismo magico¨ that grabs my attention (almost every hour of everyday)most...today I went to Bigtown and while I was waiting for a fabhandwoven fabric store to come back from ¨siesta¨ and be open, I went to La Merced and showed it off to a friend (Jewish)...she/we were dazzled, we were busily lighting candles and suddenly a casket was carried in and we then attended a instant High Mass for someone very poor named Pedro (his friends and family were apparently from a very low income group)...there we were, completely dazzled and overwhelmed by the great beauty and gilt antiquity and Poor Pedro was carried in in his gold sprayed triple beveled caja...brings REAL life right back into perspective as it was quite a contrasting and touching affair...may Pedro rise in glory (he got a great sendoff, we know...we were there).Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36914208.post-55679254907059291462009-03-06T22:48:00.000-05:002009-03-06T22:48:00.000-05:00Hey Padre, you are a Mac guy too!Sorry about your ...Hey Padre, you are a Mac guy too!<BR/><BR/>Sorry about your day. Here when they shut off the power they just slip these little plastic booties on the prongs behind the meter. We just take off the meter, remove the booties and put the meter back in place. But if you owe a lot of money, they take the meter!Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.com