Tag Archives: Venezuela
Fevered
When we were recently on Kat Hopson’s FATE Magazine show, she asked us for a mind-blowing synchronicity. I had honestly forgotten about this one until Rob mentioned it. 1987. We were in Caracas, Venezuela, at the Maiquetia Airport, and were … Continue reading
Travel Synchros
Travel synchros are among the most interesting. They happen unexpectedly and usually take you by surprise. On a recent trip to Frisco, Texas, Megan and I took Lyfts everywhere we went and learned how diverse this community is … Continue reading
Darbster
This evening, we met some dog park friends at Darbster’s, a vegan restaurant in West Palm Beach. It’s named after the owner’s dog, now deceased, so pooches are welcome. We met up with Lloyd, Paula, and her friends, Meryl and … Continue reading
Venezuela
View of Caracas from Mount Avila I was born in Caracas, Venezuela during the oil boom, born to American parents who arrived there in 1937 to work for Standard Oil. That made me an American citizen.Years later, I realized … Continue reading
Democracy & the Dodo Bird
I was born and raised in Venezuela. I grew up under the dictatorship of Perez Jimenez who, in 1958, fled to the U.S. after embezzling an estimated $200 million from the Venezuelan oil coffers. I remember standing on the … Continue reading
Dictators & the 21st Century
Between 1952-1958, a man named Marcos Perez Jimenez was dictator of Venezuela, where I was born and lived at the time. He’s the dude in the image above. I still need to track down this issue of Time and find … Continue reading
Fevered: An Airport Synchro
In going through the archives on our blog, I came across another one of our earlier posts about a synchronicity that happened to Rob and me in an airport in Caracas, Venezuela. It blew us away. ++ Here’s a story … Continue reading