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I second that. Thanks for the detailed report.

As empty as SJDS looks now, it reminds me of how it was when I went back in 2000. Back then, it felt like we had the entire beach to ourselves...beautiful.

I've been here this whole time; lurking.

When some contributors to this site expressed the dumbass opinion that authoritarianism is a moral good while individual freedom is a moral evil, I...

This reminds me of my mindless walks through Managua. Thanks for sharing.

Has she been tested and given a confirmed diagnosis of Covid?

I ask, because if having a headache and muscle pain are symptoms, them I've had Covid in Nicaragua like a dozen times already. Of...

Your ad hominem attack deosn't merit a response, but as to your reference to fox news...

No, I don't watch fox news. I've stopped consuming all main-stream media. I find all of them difficult to...

Thank you for the clarification. I get what you were trying to say now.

If the mask wearing rhetoric existed in a vacuum, then I would agree. My issue with the rhetoric around the mask is yet...

In my opinion, Nicaragua has handled it better by allowing its population the freedom to handle their own business instead of telling them what they have to do. And yes, I find it a bit ironic that...

I don't understand this opinion.

The response to this virus (shutting down the global economy and the anti-democratic push to strip people of their freedoms) has been the single most destructive...

I'd recommend doing some independent research into the efficacy of face masks. The powers that be in media and in politics (over most of the globe) are pushing a narrative that doesn't sync with the...

Yup.

I've never heard about another virus that only grants 2-3 month antibodies. The immune responses to viruses in our bodies do eventually degrade with age (making them less effective), but this isn't...

"Who are you going to believe? Me or your own eyes?" --Groucho Marx

I agree. I count many politicians, scientists, tech giants, and media outlets among the authoritarians in the United States and all over "developed" nations. I didn't mean to imply that DO is...

I'm not sure that I'll ever be able to say that, but credit where credit is due. I can acknowledge a good move even if that move is made by an authoritarian.

They import medicines. The last time that I was in Chinandega, I talked to a guy tending a Farmacia--who explained to me that the inexpensive medicines comes from labs in India. I opted for the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euGQoAkp43g

I'm glad to hear that they're getting better. I appreciate the updates. I abandoned social media a couple of weeks ago in order to avoid the brain numbing onslaught of stupid.

Is that Norman there with Krisnia? If so, he's looking fierce and healthy and larger than I remember. I'm guessing that's just because she's holding him closer to the camera...

I have deep respect for those people who walk the walk before they talk the talk--even if I happen to disagree with them.

You've made my point into a straw man. I'm not suggesting that we sprinkle Mercer and Ebola onto our breakfast cereal in order to beef up our immune systems, and obviously it is neither advisable or...

This is the most common rhetoric coming out of the "just go along to get along" crowd--when it comes to wearing masks and/or gloves and/or social distancing and/or full on quarantine. However, there...

It is the mucus that binds us:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmkYASq36vo

Diet, exercise, and sleep all help people to have a stronger immune system (it's true), but you've forgotten maybe the most important one: constant exposure to new viruses and bacteria.

You're...

I can't help but notice a pattern that countries with totalitarian governments all seem to want to down-play the impact of this virus (China, North Korea, Nicaragua, etc), but that countries with...