Costa Rica abolished its army in 1948, commemorated with a national holiday every Dec. 1. Instead they prioritize national budget investments in areas such as education, healthcare, and environmental conservation. Isn’t that awesome? 
Look what we spotted on a morning walk! This place is a bird watching paradise. #Birds 
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This is a great reminder to be kind to the new people in your spaces who are there because they received a gateway gift (like their first camera, guitar or TTRPG) for Christmas. Be nice to them. You were a newb once. https://corteximplant.com/@feedtunes/115779564516681915
Wonder Woman stopped while running up a mountain to take a picture of the beach. Pretty, isn’t it? Have a great day. Punch Nazis. 
Behold the delectable Sandia, a Fresca made from watermelon infused water and no added sugar. Most local restaurants in Costa Rica offer a variety of them. 10/10 
Wonder Woman used her telephoto lens to capture this picture of a mama sloth way up in the top of a tree in the jungle near the coast. 
We visited the home of a family who have a troop of White Faced Capuchin Monkeys living in the jungle around them. This one made friends with Wonder Woman. 
The Christian Eve view from our balcony, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Jaco, Costa Rica. For a travel day, it was pretty good. Hope to see sloths, monkeys, toucans and scarlet macaws tomorrow. Might take pictures. 
Until today, I hadn’t taken an international flight since 2019. When it was time to board, I had my boarding pass and passport ready but Delta had a face recognition scanner. I looked at it t. The light turned green. They told me to go ahead, not looking at my documents. WHAT? HOW? #Privacy #Travel https://social.lol/tags/Privacy https://social.lol/tags/Travel
My son has always worked in tech until this year. He left a pretty lucrative job to start his own business tuning and repairing pianos. If you have a need and live in Austin, ask me how to hit him up. He found this yesterday inside a 1910 model. 
The genius who designed my doctor’s patient portal graciously added a feature that lets you see the dates of your upcoming appointments. But not the time. #Useless https://social.lol/tags/Useless
I collect the smart things y’all say and regularly look back over them for inspiration. You never know the impact you have on folks, now and in the future. @annie 
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We should be in Costa Rica in time for a late lunch. Good times ahead! 
I love using my macro lens. Finding a cooperative dragonfly isn't too hard if you go to the right place. #Photography 
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I bought the tree rats a 50-lb. bag of peanuts for Christmas. It won't stop them from trying to steal all the bird's food because they're assholes, but they're entertaining, so I indulge them. 
I just found out Dr. Oliver Sachs, author of books like Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat, used a technique called "just making shit up" in his supposedly non-fiction books. 100% asshole move. People read those to get insight and hope.
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