Recent content by CRHeel94

I had to read your reply a couple of times. Several things come to mind. I believe a degree of corruption exists in all societies; the first world just has glossier mechanisms for the trafficking of influences. In Latin America, for the most part, sadly, the corruption is crude and open. There...

There was corruption before sanctions (and way before any regime-change thoughts). I think graft in Latin America is an offshoot of the "vivazo" mindset...rules don't apply to me.

Have posted this elsewhere on this board. I have coached pro basketball in Costa Rica for more than 20 years, most of those as Head Coach. I believe my tally as HC is more than 300 career games with a nearly 70% win rate. The past 4 years I have coached the CR National Mens Team, participating...

I coached Rainbow Soccer during my time at Carolina...think it was all 4 years. Coached 5/6th graders one year, girls another year and then middle school boys two years. Had a lot of fun doing that, also let me play in the adult league (got several warnings for flaring out my elbows).

I'm doing Dry January. Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, maybe some Merlot

Sometimes I get bored. Plus I really liked what I did (marketing). And some extra money would be nice. Then I think of things like the commute, office politics, red-tape and it goes away. My three parameters are: 1. has to be something with a purpose...not just making a billionaire another...

Two boys here. I thought middle school was fine. My kids were late to get smartphones. Think that helped. It was high school that was the real challenge. Big kids, big problems. The whole vaping/weed/alcohol things was brutally tough for my wife...I rolled with the punches. The biggest challenge...

1. The way it was described its factions within the government based on interests and bases of power. So for example, Cabello is the guy who's in charge of the police, paramilitaries and intelligence apparatus (tightest with the Cubans). Real piece of work, has a $25MM bounty on his head...

Legal? No. Dangerous precedent? Absolutely. Good? Sure I'll take it. And I hate myself for that. Short term vs long term...think it might be the other way. In the short and medium term, could be very sticky. In the long run, could pay off. Have told my Venezulean friends that they need to study...

I've been quasi-retired for the last four years. Do some consulting and serving on the board of a company. We saved and invested pretty agressively during our careers where we pretty have enough money...dont really need to work to sustain our lifestyles, but additional income is always nice. I...

Was in Miami for the holidays, largely disconnected from social media and boards (my only break from social media abstinence was to send donbosco a one word message on Sunday morning). So I wasn't around when things went down. I have conflicting thoughts, some of which I will try to articulate...

Got lucky guessing the first letter on the nose. Wordle 1,652 2/6 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Believe it was Brazil and yeah, it was later discredited.

Asfura was declared the winner by the Honduran CNE yesterday. Final margin was 28,000 votes. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-backed-asfura-wins-honduras-presidency-after-weeks-delays-disputed-2025-12-24/

I had a target of trying 80 new restaurants this year...will close out the year with 95. Best eats of the year? Osaka, Lima Avec, Chicago Amana, San Jose CR Villa Deevena, Playa Negra, CR L'Industrie Pizzeria, NYC