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Hostel Review: Cuesta Arriba in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Sometimes you find the greatest places by accident. Billy and I were at the last leg of our Costa Rica trip, and decided to go to the surf town of Santa Teresa and maybe Mal País. The place recommended by Lonely Planet looked like a disaster area, so we hit the streets. A bunch of people coming from the beach were walking further down the main street, so we decided to follow. We arrived at … Read the rest →
An Introduction to Guaro - Burning Water in Montezuma
It's always risky fun to drink the locally-made alcoholic products. You don't go to Germany to order a Miller Lite, and you shouldn’t come to Texas without a disappointingly bland Shiner Bock. And when traveling to Costa Rica, your desired weapon of self-destruction is Guaro.
Gauro is short for Aguardiente, which literally means "burning water". It is made of fermented sugar cane that is grown, bottled, and distributed in Costa Rica. The dominant brand is … Read the rest →
Costa Rica Boat Tours - The Circle of Life
It only took three billion years of evolution on planet earth, but the ultimate circle of life has finally been achieved... and destroyed all in one day.
On May 9th, 2007, Billy and I rode in the back of a truck with some tour guides to get to the Palo Verde Boat Tours near Bolson and Santa Cruz, Guanacaste.
While waiting for other tourists to come, Billy dropped a shrimping net, and managed … Read the rest →
RIP "berto"
This is part 1 of 3 of the new computer series, and part 1 of 3 of the new funeral series here on MikeRoberto.com
On December 31, 2006, I was setting up my new bedroom, which also serves as my office, design studio, and, of course, surfboard storage room. I turned on my computer, which was so creatively named "berto", and noticed the power supply fan struggling to do its job.
Like any other idiot … Read the rest →
Who the Cleveland Browns Will Draft on Saturday
I am a life-long Cleveland Browns fan. I have memories of the Browns and their colossal collapses ever since I was 5 years old. So when asked who I want the Browns to draft with their #3 pick in the draft this Saturday, I respond "nobody".
With the possible exception of last year's draft, our first round picks since the return have been absolute failures and horrible strategic blunders. Because of this, I want to … Read the rest →
Documenting, Diagramming, and Critiquing the Pligg Database
Warning: This post shows how much of a geek I am
Recently, I have begun working with Pligg, which is a Web 2.0 content management system modeled after the popular site Digg.com. I am interested in helping this project as there are a few things I'd like to do with it.
To start learning how Pligg operates, I decided to look at the guts underneath, diagram the Pligg MySQL database, and see what … Read the rest →