I finally got a chance to watch Rachel Boynton's excellent documentary "Our Brand is Crisis", a film I have been meaning to see since it came out sometime in 2006.  This one really set my wheels turning.   I don't have too much to say about the first 2/3rds of the film, as this is the [...]

I am back in the United States, having left Bolivia almost a week and half ago. There are many things in the Bolivian sphere I could comment on, but I am reluctant to do so. In short, I will comment on a few observations. Any hope that people might have had of [...]

Water, as we all know, is critical to almost all forms of life. Previously, I noted what my life was like in rural Bolivia, where there was no potable water system, and the community where I lived, myself included, was forced to get all of its water from a nearby irrigation canal. [...]

From the years 2000 to 2003 I lived in a small Bolivian village that had no potable water. Though there was no water in taps, we did have the irrigation canal (pictured above), that made life possible and bearable. Living without indoor plumbing is a challenge, but it is possible, and millions [...]

A provocative title, indeed, but the reality is a bit more practical. The tool in this photo is a castrator, for mules, horses, donkeys, and bulls...am I missing anything? No, not humans, not in this day and age, at least. This is an interesting tool, it may be something that is commonly [...]