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Written by Matt Landau
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 |
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Before she passed away, my grandma called me over to her house and gifted me a blurry painting of a sailboat in a stormy sea. The style, if I had to call it something, was Impressionism and the canvas itself was encased by a cheap golden frame: the type of combination that could have been on sale at a discount department store down from $19.99. "Since you said you liked it so much," she said, "I've decided...well, I've decided I want you to have it." I recalled also having said I liked her Panasonic TV and her car, but bringing those up then would have been insensitive.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Friday, 27 February 2009 |
 The first Sunday of every month, the office of Casco Antiguo puts together a flea market in the main square of Casco Viejo. The plaza is decorated with large tents to block the sun and the open-air gazebo is blessed with a nice breeze that comes off the ocean in both directions. The first time I visited this flea market, someone stole my wallet from my back pocket.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Monday, 18 February 2008 |
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When it comes to sneaking onto the set of a major motion
picture, finding myself on the set of the James Bond's new film ‘Quantum of
Solace' was about as symbolic as they come.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Tuesday, 05 February 2008 |
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They're filming portions of the next James Bond movie here in
Casco which, if nothing else, gives me something new to make fun of.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
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Last weekend Casco Antiguo hosted a festival of the crafts.
The day was characterized by scolding hot sun, frantic snow cone salesmen, and
some of the neatest crafts I've seen in the country to date.
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