I've mentioned this a time or two, but maybe today is a good time for a review, primarily on the old myth of living cheapo in MX. Sometimes people who are considering moving here see the weather station or this blog and write to ask questions and the one thing I tell them without fail is the yes, Mexico can be very inexpensive it you live native, but if you live gringo, it's gonna cost a lot more. << MORE >>

I sometimes criticize Mexicans for being rather "adolescent" in their behavior and not thinking things through - right? Well, must be something in the water because I've been here nearly 3 years and I still don't "think things through" based on past experience - so, the "duh" is all over me on this one.<< MORE >>

You know how the ebb and flow of life can turn into more flow than ebb? - well, so it is in "retirement" - to be sure, some days are diamonds, some are stones (why did I imagine this would be different than the first 65 years?).<< MORE >>

Ok, this whole thread is going to be a bit esoteric and abstract, so if you're not into that, you can probably tune out and use your time to better advantage and organize your sock drawer.<< MORE >>

A bit of followup to the ongoing previous "open memo to the CFE" thread. Life goes on and you never know what the CFE will do next. For instance this morning, Sunday, I was gently awakened at 6am by nice music from my clock radio rather than being blown out of bed by a horizontal rain storm. << MORE >>

No folks, it's not always happy in paradise, some days, well, some days it's just plain painful.<< MORE >>

It's 4:15am and there's a spider on my roof, to be more exact, on the weather station anemometer creating work for me. How do I know? - I'll tell you in a minute, but first some background on current events, or "eventos" as they say down here.<< MORE >>

A closing chapter to the "Granny the terrorist" adventure for those who may be curious.<< MORE >>

Some adventures are best observed from a distance, as is most of this one. (the first is a bit of history, so skip down toward the end for the "meat" of the story). We read about the stupid stuff our TSA Agents do in searching people at airports, it turns out Mexico isn't any different, they just do it in Spanish.<< MORE >>

So, today's little adventure deals with technology, the monster which we've all become addicted to, and enslaved by. I'll try to keep it low key, so don't worry. << MORE >>