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The 4th Friday La Villa Drum Party is cancelled in preparation for the new schedule.

There will be a program change starting in November.  Instead of the twice monthly drum parties, Cafe La Villa will host a monthly full moon drum circle.  This event will be around the time of the full moon as that date changes monthly.  The La Villa Full Moon Drum Circle will be held on the 2nd Friday of each month.  Arrive at 6 pm to mingle and get warmed up.  Lighting of the Drum Circle Fire at 6:30 pm (weather permitting).  All drummers are welcome and yes howling at the moon is encouraged.

The Therapeutic Drum Sessions will continue every Wednesday at 4 pm at La Villa.  There will be drum clinics for beginners held at various times to be announced individually.

Our mission has been to promote Community Drumming awareness through drum parties, classes and presentations.  To reach as many people as possible, I constructed a series of standard Cajon Drums that have been available to the public for free use during all our events.  It's time to take this awareness to the next level by getting as many drums into the hands of drummers as possible.  Some have purchased our Cajon Drums while others have chosen other types of drums.  Some already have at least one drum and that's a good thing.  So here's your chance to be part of our drumming family.

All of our demo drums are on sale for $50.00.   You can go to Cafe la Villa and buy one of these drum right now.  There is a very limited number of these drums available and will likely be no more at this price.  These drums can be painted and decorated many ways or enjoyed a la natural.  It's your canvas.

But don't despair, If you miss out on these demo drums I have new Cajon drums for sale including our all new Mola Cajon collection which is now on display at La Villa Cafe.  There is time before Christmas if you want a custom design and color on our standard Cajon or the deluxe model.

For more information and entertainment go to our web site:  www.alscajons.com.   Drop by Cafe la Villa for a brochure and a look at these Mola Cajons.

Most, if not all of the legitimate charity organizations here in Boquete have an online presence - a website or Facebook page - with pertinent information about the organization.  If ''Kid's Camp'' has one, I couldn't find it.

I sent a request for information to the person who sent the announcement to Penny B at NewsBoquete.  I did not receive the courtesy of a reply.

If someone came to your door and asked for a donation without any explanation of what their organization was about or what your donated cash would be used for, would you give them money without asking any questions?  (There are people who would, but I am not one of them.)  If you asked the person how your money would be used and were told ''everybody knows we're honest and good'', is that all you need to hand over your cash?

While I was writing this comment, I did receive a reply to my inquiry.

Why is it ''suspicious'' to require information about a group which solicits cash donations?  Not everyone knows about this organization.  If anything is ''suspicious'', it is a group unwilling to provide information about itself and its purpose. 

My sources tell me that the bridge will be rebuilt, to be completed in 2017.

My purpose in posting the original was not to provide a venue for personal issues, but to let people know that, when Boquete Ning boasts about their high numbers of new members, some of those new members have joined only for the purpose of spamming or scamming (Princess).  Spamming is profitable.... it is not done out of mischievousness or maliciousness, but is a business.  They only need a few innocent people to click their spam link for it to be worth their while.  A click means that a virus or a trojan could possibly be acquired, or that an IP or email address is noted and available for sale.  It is apparently a profitable business, or it would not be so popular.

In the old days, Lee and I screened every single request for membership. Applications like that from Princess would not be accepted.  We knew the locations of many spammers and those applications would not be accepted.  We had about 8 to 10 applications from spammers per day, membership denied.  When a spammer DID get in, the minute he/she posted the first spam they were removed from Ning.  In the old days.  Obviously, applications for membership are always accepted now, regardless.  And even after numerous spam is posted, the member is allowed to continue.  Putting all Ning members at risk, especially those who are not tech-savvy and/or who post their email addresses on Boquete.Ning.

I understand Boquete Ning has a bunch of new members.  Now I understand the attraction.....  spammers just love it!

Pick up your card at Sugar & Spice soon.  Check out the website... downloadable menus!

http://www.dannypanamatravels.com/cuba-trip.html

Danny Panama Travels is taking a small group to Cuba in June!  You know you want to go!

"Complete anonymity" ?  Does that mean that you no longer require Passport or Cedula numbers? ''Complete anonymity" to me means that your customers are identified ONLY by a unique personal code that does not reveal their identity in any way.

"But, because buying a whole tenderloin for one person with a small freezer is not very doable ..."

But.... buying a whole tenderloin and cutting it up into little filet mignon steaks, I usually get 15-20 servings out of one.... large tenderloin, small servings.

Up to now, Sugar & Spice has offered Mexican Food only on their Olé Mondays, with a single special.  Coming (VERY) soon is their SPICE menu, which will offer several Mexican Food dishes

EVERY day except Sunday, from 11:30 to 3.  You will not be disappointed! 

Dra. Diaz is in Boquete only two days a week (Tues & Thurs, if I remember correctly).  I assume she is in David otherwise.  There is still a doctor's office across from Mikes, but it's not this Dra Diaz.

I recently needed the ''over 70'' letter from a doctor in order to renew my drivers license and Geovana www.askgeovana.weebly.com referred me to Dra Digna Diaz, who has an office next door to La Reina in downtown Boquete. I am soooo glad to know about her! Dra. Digna speaks perfect English and is pleasant, professional and helpful and will be my physician from now on. I can recommend her... as well as Geovana, who is my ''bridge'' to anything I need help with!

I would be more inclined to support Amigos de Animales if they would post their financial reports on their website.  I've heard that, if one asks to see them, you get a private audience and a report, but not one that the general public can easily access. 

In my opinion, ANY organization which depends on and is successful only because of the generosity of individuals owes it to those individuals to provide information as to where and how the donated money is spent.  So, why is it so hard to see the reports from Amigos de Animales?

There is an ''Annual Report'' on their website, for 2014.  It is incomplete and does not identify where monies went or other significant income details. 

There is, so far, no report for 2015. Is it too soon?  Will it also be incomplete?

Dottie is right.  Keith is correct.  Unfortunately, there are many here who think that HP provides ''care''.  I cannot believe what's been done to this poor dog.  Huge unnecessary suffering.  And I strongly suspect that additional surgeries will be recommended when someone realizes that this amputation was not done well.  Honestly, how can ARF expect people to contribute $$ for this kind of abuse?

Uncle Doug, I don't think Ning is considered a ''successful forum'' any longer.  And you don't really have to be knowledgeable and/or connected to be banned.. sometimes just an association with someone they don't like that'll get you the exit door.  Goes to show, you never can tell.

surprised?

It appears that the Ning admins have now removed 95% of the most experienced, knowledgeable, long term Boquete residents from their site. What a brilliant strategy for attracting advertisers and consideration for those who are seeking assistance about life in our little town.

3 hours ago, Dottie Atwater said:

"My hourly rate is $60 per hour, one hour minimum." Gulp.

Sorry to mention a "competitor," but I'm very glad that I recently found Dan Porter (Twin Wolf Technologies). Unless I have a hardware situation, Dan can access my computer remotely and fix almost everything. His rates are very reasonable, plus he installs for free an excellent anti-virus program. He doesn't charge "gringo prices."

I love Twin Wolf... he's done wonders for me and for the people to whom I've referred him.  Go Dan!!

21 hours ago, Dottie Atwater said:

There certainly are many 3-legged dogs that don't even know they have a limb missing. I've had several myself. Miss Waggles could dig a hole to China with that one front leg. (Miss Waggles has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. She was old, and told us she was ready to go.)

I just do HOPE that Dr. Tello will be the one to diagnose the problem and perform whatever surgery is necessary.There are horror stories galore about the "darlings" I assume you are planning to have do the surgery. I'd hate to say "I told you so," but I will.

I also have had the experience of dealing with the popular David vets, also with bad and incorrect diagnosis which could have been disastrous had I not consulted with Dr. Tello.  Dr. Tello fixed the hip problem with my Bob and I couldn't be more pleased (Bob is, too).  Dr. Tello actually loves dogs, unlike some other vets who are only interested in how much they think the owner can afford.

I also agree that many dogs have three legs and it doesn't slow them down or prevent them from doing anything a 4 legged dog can.  In this case, I think the recovery would be MUCH easier on the poor dog than going through all the pinning and attempts to save the leg, especially in view of the high potential for bad surgery by David vets.

I hope the dog's welfare (not the advice of David vet) is the first consideration.  Always.

As for the issue of ''discounts'' for ARF and other frequent flyers...  it's just a numbers game, folks.  Like the dentists and many other professionals, ask about a discount and they'll tell you it is already included in the price.  Who can prove them incorrect?

Geovana Caballero is known to many of us as the manager of the Cable & Wireless office, where she is no longer.  Geovana saved many a day for many of us and is sorely missed at the Cable & Wireless office. 

Geovana is Panamanian and speaks fluent English.  Those of us who call her our friend and who knew her at the C&W office know that she is helpful, kind, thoroughly honest, patient, and has an amazing amount of knowledge about how things work in Boquete.... including but not limited to mobile phones.

If you or a friend need some assistance, please consider consulting with Geovana.  She has a website at www.askgeovana.weebly.com

''I'm glad to hear that some jubilados will avoid Retrogusto because of their policy.  It's getting harder to find an unoccupied table there.''

It is an unfortunate reality that unethical business owners do and will continue to have customers.  Unethical business owners, in my opinion, include those who use child labor in foreign countries to manufacture products, those who torture animals by testing their products on them, and those who move to a new country and thumb their nose at the laws of that country.  Organizations who consider ''net profit'' the only criteria by which to measure success will do just fine without the likes of me, but the ''likes of me'' numbers are increasing.