Death is ugly, Life is sexy!
Well, that 4.5 hours did not go as I hoped! The agent refused my FBI background check as too old. So ridiculous and annoying. I had to spend hundreds of Euros to get a new report, including three car rentals. First we had to drive to Lagos to have our fingerprints taken (thanks, Identity Abroad) Continue reading Titulo do Residencia part 3
So Monday I got an email saying there were two deficiencies in my original submission. This was seven weeks since the appointment but government bureaucracy, what can I say (GBWCIS)? The really annoying thing is that I had both documents needed now at the first appointment! I even offered both but the agent I worked Continue reading Titulo do Residencia pt 2
I’m so relieved now. One of the important steps in moving to Portugal is getting temporary residency. This is not the same as a visa and can only come after you enter the country on the previously received visa. Some people get an appointment to submit their documents with that visa and some don’t. We Continue reading Titulo do residencia
Spain would surely still have won the 2008 and 2012 Euros and the 2010 World Cup. But they fell off the cliff after that the next four tournaments, you have to think he’d have led them to at least one more. Plus think of how much the constant travel to South America took out of Continue reading What if Messi had chosen to play for Spain instead of Argentina?
The Block, a home renovation/construction competition TV show from Australia, is for my money the most compelling reality series. It’s full of melodrama and obviously over the top behavior from the contestants but because there are so many episodes (generally at least 45 and often 60+) per season you get so much more of the Continue reading The Block (Australia)
For visas we need FBI background checks and to get that you need to submit fingerprints. You can do digital or old fashioned inked card but inked card takes 3-4 weeks longer for the report. In most of America you can get the scans at a post office but of course not here on the Continue reading Digital fingerprints are hell
Are you a big Springsteen fan like me? Then you already know this bootleg—heck I had a vinyl copy 45 years ago. If not, I can tell you this is a clean recording of a classic ‘75 show that took place a few months before Born to Run was released. One of the interesting aspects Continue reading Springsteen at the Main Point, Feb. 1975
I want to capture my thoughts around this experience… First, I know living on an island is a different experience than, say, the mainland but having to drive to Hilo for the surgeries and also drive home to Kona right after the second one is pretty annoying since Viv isn’t capable of doing the driving. Continue reading Cataract Surgery
We ve had some fun with growing a bit of food in our small yards. Oranges, lemons, and pineapples have come through nicely, and we planted a mango tree a few months back but it will take a year or years to start producing. We also planted tomatoes from seeds I got at the library on the Continue reading Terrible humans: Tomato edition
So the day before we left on our vacation to New Zealand last month, a guy who was not being careful rear ended use on Queen K highway stopping at a red light. He was almost stopped so there wasn t much damage and no one was hurt. When we got home we followed up and Continue reading The Internet can be so f ing efficient!