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Geddy and little dog Starr in Panama had adopted a sloth, Jessica. An ex-pat friend, living close by in Cacique, operated a sloth rescue. Sadly, baby sloths often fall from tree tops, getting separated from their Moms. Typically, this wouldn’t go well, but Dave’s rescue was a blessing. Jessica’s favorite food was hibiscus flowers, and her favorite pastime was hugging a human. Geddy gave her a teddy bear to hug when he wasn’t available.

The eve of 2000 was exciting! There were major celebrations all around the world, ringing in the new century. Many people were anxious that there would be a worldwide breakdown due to Y2K, the millennium bug. It was predicted this would cause global chaos and financial disaster as computer systems wouldn’t know if it was the year 1900 or 2000.

The year is 1995. We started the year with a visit with dear friends, Jeannie & Rauf who were living in Alabama...

When Creature Comforts was open on Post Alley in Seattle, we were friendly with other local store owners, several of which were importers...

In the last blog, I mentioned that we went to Phuket before we packed our containers. Something dramatic happened there. Geddy ran into...