Adventures run in spurts as I've noted before and I guess there are two recent ones worthy of note because one was fun, and one definitely was NOT. << MORE >>

Tis the migration season for the wild Canadian snowbirds, so time for one more adventure. This one was to explore the area NE of Colima, better known as "las rocas estan cayendo, las rocas estan cayendo".<< MORE >>

Sometimes things must be said, and I guess this is one of them and it's really not about MX, so if you want to tune out I understand. Adventures here in Tortillaville are spasmodic at best and lately I've been searching for something to write about - like the seasonal exodus of the wild Canadian Snowbirds etc. - hopefully something funny with a good ending. I've generally stayed away from politics etc. as it's not what this blog is about - however, today there arrived at my doorstep something totally "political" that you'd have to consider an "adventure" (into madness) and so I'm going to dip my toe in the shallow end of the "reality pool" and share it with you - and by the way, the ending ain't gonna be happy!<< MORE >>

I can always tell when it's been too long between entries here in blogsville, I start getting inquiries from avid readers (thanks Mom) asking "are you ok? - did the Zetas get you, have you fallen prey to some infernal strain of the Aztec two step, etc?"<< MORE >>

The nice thing about technology (it's a hoot - when it works) and specifically photo technology is that after the initial cost of the camera, the lens's, the filters, the tripod, the bag, polarizers, remote shutter release - seems I forgot something, but anyway - it's almost free as compared to the old film days when you had to pay for the film, pay for the processing and so you only took really really important pics (like babies first burp etc).<< MORE >>

Many of us have favorite projects that add to our lives in rewards of accomplishment and even altruistic gifts to others, but when do we cross the line of love and fall into obsession and it becomes a pain? Well, there is no delineated line in the sand (or scratched on the tile floors in my case) and it varies from day to day, season to season. Today I'm thinking of two things, the weather station and photography. Both qualify! << MORE >>

It seems adventures come in clusters - so, the latest was an encounter with one of our local traficos this morning who was looking for someone to buy him breakfast - for a week?<< MORE >>

As noted last time we had discovered 4 new kittens and tried to make a nice place for them in the dog house only to be turned down flat by Mamasita, the old hag. She moved them next door to Casa Nostra which is vacant and in the long run we decided it was a good thing.<< MORE >>

We'll call him Rudolpho, or maybe just Rudy for short, because I don't know his real name, he looks like a "Rudolpho" and, he's probably forgotten it by now himself. Anyway, Rudy is my favorite con man and I'm probably just one of his favorite suckers - you know the kind, we never learn, we just keep making the same mistakes again and again.<< MORE >>

It's a "cat-tastrophe" of the first order, the head (and tail) count of 10 gatos suddenly increased 40% yesterday to 14? - up to that point there was Max, Shorty, Sweet, Sour, Gray, Mamasita, Midnight and Tic, Tac and Toe - suddenly there was also uno, dos, tres, cuatro? Now, other than a petting zoo or a cattery, that's waaaaay too many gatos! But, I'm getting ahead of the story.<< MORE >>