Caricature of the Retired Menace with a monkey and blue llama in a Costa Rican jungle
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Retired veteran menace. Still taking notes.

Dispatches for people who can smell bullshit through a closed browser tab.

Satire, travel scars, shipwreck detours, civic side-eye, and the occasional useful conclusion dragged out of the smoke.

Today: public nonsense Method: blunt, funny, readable Rule: punch up, sideways, never down

Small fires, named accurately.

The feed fell down again. Naturally, there are witnesses.

My vote is not owned by any party. It has to be earned.

Personally, I am not a die-hard supporter of any political party. Not Conservative. Not Liberal. Not NDP. Not Green. Not whatever new banner someone decides to wave next election cycle. That is my choice, and frankly,

Open the scar tissue
šŸŖ– Costa Rica Reality Check — When the Jungle Goes Quiet

šŸŖ– Costa Rica Reality Check — When the Jungle Goes Quiet

I’m sitting in SĆ”mara, cold drink in hand, watching a sunrise that looks like it was painted by someone who clearly wasn’t in a rush.

Read the field note

The shop can wait. The voice comes first.

Black Badge Tee

Quiet logo. Loud internal monologue.

Cream Badge Tee

For looking harmless while noticing everything.

Jungle Badge Tee

The field version. Sweat, shade, and bad decisions nearby.