Peter Frampton lives in my Sink

At least it sounds like him. I think I could do well as a plumber here. The drains make funny noises and occasionally smell bad because nobody seems to have invented the "P" trap or "S" trap. I wonder how you go about getting a patent in Costa Rica?
Associated with the questionable plumbing, is the lack of other types of hardware - for instance, don't lean on the sink when brushing your teeth; it may fall off the pedestal it never got bolted to. I suspect getting crushed toes fixed here might be a challenge.

I could also be a major player as an electrician. I could invent Ohm's law, and show how to make wire thicker than about 18 guage. Then we would not have the lights dim when I turn on the coffee pot, or think of some convicted murderer at Sing-Sing when the lights almost go out from turning on the shower. At least our laptops run on batteries - desktops would fair rather badly here in our little Tico house. The computer center seems to have fewer brown outs; however, Ernesto created a brick when he lost power during a BIOS upgrade. Since it was the computer of a friend, and not one of the old beaters, this was a bad thing.

I'm typing this on the OLPC. It is a major hit with the young kids, particularly the music programs. They come to me now and ask for it to play with. We don't have more than a few common words, but we get along fine. The little girl, whose picture is elsewhere in the blog, is named Margurita, and she asks for "la computer chiquita". Ernie (Air-nay as I was corrected by him) asks for "the baby computer". He has a few words of English, and after looking at me like I'm an idiot, he tries them out. Yesterday, he asked permission to use the bathroom. Seems you can jump on a computer and play Mario if you like, but use of facilities requires permission. Who knew?

Today is Saturday. I finished yesterday with a total of 19 working computers for my week, and an equivalent or perhaps larger pile of junk. The storeroom is getting a little more passable, which is good since a few critters live in there, the Iguana's are a bit aggressive, and I don't like surprises. I had to chase one twice with a broom on Thursday. He went somewhere friendlier on Friday.

Today we'll go shopping, and to the beach. The weather looks like it might rain, so maybe tomorrow I'll rent a motor scooter and we'll head off to the Sloth Sanctuary - we'll see. Two days off and a world to explore - who knows?