Bill Anderson's Blog

Reality clashing with Dreams

Bill A — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:34 +0000

A year ago, we lived comfortably in Costa Rica on just social security. The pursuit of a writing career was looking good. As a freelance journalist, I was making extra money from writing about Android and cellphones in Costa Rica. For six months it was fun, and then the paper ran out of money to [...]

Pursuing Dreams

Bill A — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:38:00 +0000

The pursuit of dreams provides meaning to life. Until I married Susan and moved to Costa Rica, dreams were nothing more than dreams. With my ex-wife, only her dreams counted, and I was to finance those dreams. After breaking my leg, I was no longer able to finance the dreams. My ex decides to divorce [...]

Medicare and Living in Costa Rica

Bill A — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:47:35 +0000

Medicare does not provide coverage in Costa Rica. Except for Mexico, this applies to all countries. Your Medicare Supplement or Advantage plan may cover vacations, but not for actual residence in another country. In Costa Rica, there are plans that handle VA paperwork for those with combat related injuries, disabled, or currently under TriCare. This [...]

Life Style Changes

Bill A — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:08:07 +0000

It has been a long time since my last post. My ex-wife asked for a received a divorce. My last post was just after I started working at Wal-Mart. A valiant attempt pass the Red Had Certified Engineer exam. Kept passing the System Administrator exam, but always just barely missed passing the Engineer exam. Met [...]

Rape of the Consumer

Bill A — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:41:20 +0000

It started with the credit card companies and has spread to mortgage companies, drug companies, and insurance companies. The message is clear – “If you regulate us, we will raises our prices.” It is unmitigated rape of the consumer by large and powerful companies. Credit card companies raised their rates prior to the law going [...]

Facebook Social Plugins versus Privacy

Bill A — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:36:08 +0000

The hot news is that Facebook’s new social plugins constitute an invasion of privacy. In my opinion, those who make that statement fail to understand the Internet and the inner working of browsers. They are making a fool of themselves and are making a lot of noise about nothing. The real story is hidden beneath [...]

Web Site in a Week

Bill A — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:33:55 +0000

On Thursday, April 15, I received an e-mail from Monica about the possibility of creating a Web site for Bridger Fur Company, and that she had quoted them a special price. To build a Web site at that quoted price eliminated any traditional means for building a site. It was a job for Drupal, and [...]

New Complication to My Femur Fracture

Bill A — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:24:09 +0000

The technical term for the current status of the two breaks in my femur is nonunion. In translation, it means that bone growth appears to have ceased and the bridging of the fractures with new bone growth is not complete. While not common, nonunion is one of the complications to bone fractures. Significant bone growth [...]

Changing Directions

Bill A — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:38:17 +0000

After sending out 114 resumes, and receiving only 4 responses, I had to work on a Plan B. The first step was to throw myself into a intense learning phase for Drupal (an Open Source Content Management System for Web design). I chose Drupal over Joomla!, because the Drupal team takes Web accessibility seriously. I [...]

Yet Another Twist

Bill A — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:58:34 +0000

From my visit wit Dr. Wilson, on February 18, to my visit with Dr. Erpelding, on March 4, I struggled with excepting five to eight more surgeries on my leg. My life was upside down, and I struggled to find a way to both live with surgery and make money. Since Dr. Erpelding is my current Doctor, I had to talk to him.