When my wife and I retired to Los Cabos, we really enjoyed reading your articles. They were interesting, educational and fun. However, recently your US political views and commentary have tainted this. Remember the rule for a good dinner party....do NOT talk politics or religion...or fear ruining the dinner and the friendships. I think the same applies to certain types of writer. I can get plenty of politically biassed news and reports....I don't need more from you. Stick to what you are very good at, please.
Regarding Home Sweet Home....We love Mexico (and loved the USA when we lived there)...each country brings different positives as you nicely eluded to. When people ask "do you miss home" I realised that "home" is not necessarily where i was born and brought up. "Home is where the heart is" and that, in our case is Mexico. I find the test is when I fly into a country, how do I feel upon the descent into the airport....is it a warm, cosy feeling and a thought of "thank god I am back" or is it a less positive feeling. I always feel good flying into Los Cabos.
Well, this is my blog, not a dinner party. My political views are indeed in everything; if that's something that bothers you, I don't think I'm the writer for you!
First you have totake off all the plaster. The you have to put a type of acid on it, wait a day, replaster, wait a day, then paint. I had to hire an experienced person. It wasn't very expensive considering the work involved. It also makes a lot of dust in the house. I had it outside, too.
I am back in CA and hatng the weather in the South Bay--60 degrees! I wear three or four layers in the house, waiting for my space heater to arrive BECAUSE THE HEAT IN THIS 1960'S PLACE COMES FROM THE CEILING! Did the builders not take Science 101? Sorry about your leaks. They look pretty bad. I had a salitre problem in Ajijic that took two weeks to rectify! Anyway, enough complaining.I am afraid for our country (USA). I am embarraassed and ashamed that our reputation as a great countrty is no longer true, and that our friends no longer trust us. Everythig you say I agree with.
And maybe you're just a bit burned out and do need that rest. I'm sure you will recover!
Thanks, Loretta! How did you get rid of the salitre? I've basically just resigned myself at this point to scraping and repainting every few years, it seems inescapable!
Gotta agree with you on the bumper stickers, seeing relatives and friends, and the total surveillance police state that is emerging north of the border. (I pulled in behind a car in a gas station in Boone, NC and noticed the bumper sticker: "Ask me about my lobotomy." It kept me cracking up for 15 minutes.) The idea that people can be snatched off the street and disappeared, citizen or not, is right out of every tyrant's playbook; and that Il Douché can talk about "illegal ideas" takes us right into the heart of darkness. Careful what you think or say, or it could go very, very badly for you.
"I think the government has just been taken over by a bunch of out-of-touch dumbasses who don’t know what they’re doing but stand in a protected circle jerking each other off and congratulating one another for the fantastic work they’re doing"
I watched the so called cabinet meeting and all the ass kissers took turns complimenting donald and themselves. Didn’t do any real business.
I can relate to the rain coming through the windows like that. Of course you have no idea that will happen until you get a good rain. We had problems with the rain coming in under the doors but finally got that under control.
No matter what you decide to do I know it will be good.
When my wife and I retired to Los Cabos, we really enjoyed reading your articles. They were interesting, educational and fun. However, recently your US political views and commentary have tainted this. Remember the rule for a good dinner party....do NOT talk politics or religion...or fear ruining the dinner and the friendships. I think the same applies to certain types of writer. I can get plenty of politically biassed news and reports....I don't need more from you. Stick to what you are very good at, please.
Regarding Home Sweet Home....We love Mexico (and loved the USA when we lived there)...each country brings different positives as you nicely eluded to. When people ask "do you miss home" I realised that "home" is not necessarily where i was born and brought up. "Home is where the heart is" and that, in our case is Mexico. I find the test is when I fly into a country, how do I feel upon the descent into the airport....is it a warm, cosy feeling and a thought of "thank god I am back" or is it a less positive feeling. I always feel good flying into Los Cabos.
Well, this is my blog, not a dinner party. My political views are indeed in everything; if that's something that bothers you, I don't think I'm the writer for you!
First you have totake off all the plaster. The you have to put a type of acid on it, wait a day, replaster, wait a day, then paint. I had to hire an experienced person. It wasn't very expensive considering the work involved. It also makes a lot of dust in the house. I had it outside, too.
Oh my. With all the salitre EVERYWHERE in my city, you'd think no one knew how to deal with it at all! Perhaps I'll make it a goal this year...
I am back in CA and hatng the weather in the South Bay--60 degrees! I wear three or four layers in the house, waiting for my space heater to arrive BECAUSE THE HEAT IN THIS 1960'S PLACE COMES FROM THE CEILING! Did the builders not take Science 101? Sorry about your leaks. They look pretty bad. I had a salitre problem in Ajijic that took two weeks to rectify! Anyway, enough complaining.I am afraid for our country (USA). I am embarraassed and ashamed that our reputation as a great countrty is no longer true, and that our friends no longer trust us. Everythig you say I agree with.
And maybe you're just a bit burned out and do need that rest. I'm sure you will recover!
Thanks, Loretta! How did you get rid of the salitre? I've basically just resigned myself at this point to scraping and repainting every few years, it seems inescapable!
Gotta agree with you on the bumper stickers, seeing relatives and friends, and the total surveillance police state that is emerging north of the border. (I pulled in behind a car in a gas station in Boone, NC and noticed the bumper sticker: "Ask me about my lobotomy." It kept me cracking up for 15 minutes.) The idea that people can be snatched off the street and disappeared, citizen or not, is right out of every tyrant's playbook; and that Il Douché can talk about "illegal ideas" takes us right into the heart of darkness. Careful what you think or say, or it could go very, very badly for you.
Haha another favorite I've seen: "Adopt a Bat."
At least we can laugh at some things in the meantime!
"I think the government has just been taken over by a bunch of out-of-touch dumbasses who don’t know what they’re doing but stand in a protected circle jerking each other off and congratulating one another for the fantastic work they’re doing"
I watched the so called cabinet meeting and all the ass kissers took turns complimenting donald and themselves. Didn’t do any real business.
It's just so bizarre, like, where are all the grownups??
You mean you didn't order the indoor wall of water fountain feature? Well, you got it anyway. A reminder of how powerful water is.
I mean, you know how sometimes you order stuff without realizing it and then you get and it you're like "oh..."? :D
It's about to storm AGAIN and my dog is trying to convince me the world is about to end.
Glad you had a great trip back to the US.
I can relate to the rain coming through the windows like that. Of course you have no idea that will happen until you get a good rain. We had problems with the rain coming in under the doors but finally got that under control.
No matter what you decide to do I know it will be good.
Thanks, Eddy! I'm thinking of some ideas for it RIGHT now...