Hell’s Half Acre

Musings from the Caribbean

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Entries from May 2008

Alma/Arthur lucha libre

May 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Is there nothing better in the world than Crema de Coco soaking into it? Maybe crema de coco with rum…
I think you can probably get it anywhere - it isn’t coconut milk, but crema (but it has no cream in it. go figure). Put it over freshly made banana bread and I [...]

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Tags: Mexico

Life in the super slow lane

May 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Why does a medical transcriptionist need to know the culture medium preferred for growing and identifying neisseria and haemophilus. I mean, really? This is a hard course, but so far, I’m sticking to 97’s.
When you’re trying to stick to a budget, there is nothing in the world like extra food. Thank you [...]

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Tags: Family · Mexico

Postcards from the edge

May 14th, 2008 · 9 Comments

You know you haven’t updated in a good long while if your blogging software makes you login. I’ve been living in the land of ignorance as what I believe to be the culprit, Gmail, has decided that when new mail arrives, they should hide it in the most unlikely place and definitely NOT where [...]

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Tags: Family · Mexico