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Posted by UJ on 04 4 20

30 Mar – 2 Apr 2020

30 Mar: We made cherry pancakes today. Lita made the mix and I cooked them. She had to use brown sugar because we are out of white sugar, but that’s okay. At the last minute I decided to had a can of cherry filling that we’ve had in the pantry for awhile. They didn’t expire until July 2020 so I went ahead and used them. They came out okay. They were harder to flip than the pancakes...

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Posted by UJ on 03 3 20

27 – 29 March 2020

27 Mar: Last night I was told that today is the day that no one is allowed to go outside their houses. I’m not sure if that’s true, seems silly, but I don’t have anywhere to go anyway, so I’ll just play it safe and stay indoors. So this could be a very boring entry for today. I’m trying to figure out how to share a movie on my computer with someone in another city, online. ...

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Posted by UJ on 03 3 20

Quarantine Pass and Globe

22 Mar: In the last post I told you I would explain why I do not call Globe to fix my intermittent internet connection. Well this is why. I have called them. I have called them twice. Each time when I get to the point that I ask to talk to a Globe representative they tell me that they are unable to help me and cut of the connection. I’m assuming it has to do with the damn virus, but it’s...

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Posted by UJ on 03 3 20

New Post Procedures, Virus and Internet

To try to keep the posts regular I’m going to try to remember to post a little bit each day on here and then after I get it big enough, I’ll just post it. It seems like a good plan to me, if I can remember to write in here each day, or at least often. I’ll try to get out a post at least once a week. I know I’ve said that before but, once again, I really will try. Although my...

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Posted by UJ on 03 3 20

COVID-19, Globe and Mango Lounge

Yes, the Corona-virus has hit the island. It’s not severe, but they are still taking precautions. Mostly I will be at home for now. The only place I plan to go in the next two weeks is the Mango Lounge or Islander Cafe. They are both within a couple of minutes’ walk from here. From what I understand at the Metro Supermarket they are limiting occupancy to 100 people. You have to wait in...

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Posted by UJ on 03 3 20

Getting Y’all Up to Date

Obviously its been too long since my last post. It’s not like I could not have posted anything, I could have, but didn’t. Too freaking lazy I guess. Also, I almost sold this site to someone. It seems he changed his mind though. I think the content would have been much different. He is also an American living here and he teaches French and Spanish online. I don’t know how much he...

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Posted by UJ on 02 2 20

Locked Out Of Facebook

Besides it being boring around here, I have also been pretty lazy in making another post. The biggest issue going on right now is that I am totally locked out of Facebook. I have no idea why and I can’t get them at Facebook to give me a reason. I suspect that I have been hacked and someone else must have posted things not compatible with Facebook Community Standards. I’ve tried everything...

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Posted by UJ on 11 11 19

Our Not As Planned Trip – 2

So we’re stuck and in a situation that we either lose P10k ($200) or just take a short little trip for a couple of days. We decided to take the trip. Hopefully, things will work out once we get back home moneywise. The trip out of the country we had to take last month and the trip this month was just too much for our budget. If I would have anticipated this dilemma faster, we could have avoided...

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