I’m Off

After spending the greater parts of the last couple of days learning about CSS script and cutting and pasting code I have managed to get my blog transferred over to my domain all in good order.  You may find it here.
Additionally, hosting the blog at my own domain enables me to customize the blog template [...]

Cheny/Bush Torturers Used “Evil Empire” Techniques

Think Progress reports on a Pentagon Inspector General’s report that indicates the torture techniques used at Guantanamo and in Iraq were those the Pentagon believed to be  techniques used by the erstwhile Soviet Union.
No wonder the Cheney administration refused to have the “land of the free, home of the brave” sign on to the treaty [...]

Spectacular Thunder Storm

We are having a spectacular thunder storm here this afternoon (it is about 4:25), which so far has included the loudest thunderclap I have ever experienced.   It shook me.

I Have Returned

I  returned this morning at about 2:00 from my trip to the enchanting city of Guanajuato, during which I became reacquainted with a sister-in-law I have not seen in twenty five years and my very well grounded niece I’ve not seen in ten.
I will be posting pictures and commentary over the next couple of days.

Off To Guanajuato

A week or so ago I was contacted by a former sister-in-law, whom I have not seen in twenty five or more years, who indicated she and my niece would be in Guanajuato this coming week and asked if I wished to rendezvous with them.
I jumped at the invitation as Guanajuato is reportedly one of [...]

A Propitious Occurrence

I have commented here more than once how very fortunate I think I have been in my life. I have generally taken a go with the flow approach to life, going with my instincts as it were. When I have decided upon a particular matter, buying property for instance, I have taken the [...]

A Visitor

 
I spotted this visitor crawling across my living room floor last evening.

Another Hiatus

Tomorrow I will travel to Veracruz to greet a couple friends at the airport.  They will be visiting here in Xalapa through Saturday so I will likely not be posting.

Cabo San Lucas

Today I am on my way to Cabo San Lucas to rendezvous with mi gran amigo, Life Long Harborite, to share with him his last visit to a time share he has had for many years and which he has liquidated.
At this moment I am sitting in the Mexico City airport waiting [...]

Off For The Weekend

I’ve been invited to a birthday party tomorrow at a family rancho in Playa Vincente, a very small town in the mountains about three hours South of Veracruz along winding mountains roads.
I was in the local mercado earlier this week to buy a new pair of sandals and one of the woman minding the shop, [...]

This is Truly Disgusting

Raw Story reports:
“This Valentine’s Day, one of the nation’s largest greeting card companies is circulating a satirical online greeting card that depicts ‘Love Democratic Style’ as “throw[ing] family values out the window” and depicts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) dressed as a dominatrix and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as a maid. RAW STORY could not [...]

Santiago de Cuba Photos

The Parque Cespedes is the center of activity in Santiago de Cuba, a spectacularly beautiful city. I took this photo from the roof of the Hotel Granda.

Here’s a shot of the Parque at night taken from the second floor mezzanine of the Hotel Granda which is a great place to sit and watch the [...]

Hooray for S.C. Senator Lindsey Graham

Relative to Congressman Elect Keith Ellison’s plan to swear his oath on the Quran and Congressbigot Goode’s idiocy, Senator Graham, an apparent real conservative, has it exactly right.
“Why would you swear allegiance to a document outside your faith? In our legal system, people can take the oath in a variety of ways. Religious diversity is [...]

Driving Lesson

Now that my friend Tere (and since one of my readers asked, that is friend as is only a freind) has her truck and has obtained the license plates and her driver’s license, she now must learn how to drive.
So tonight was the first lesson. I drove the truck to the Centro de Abasto [...]

Latin American Poverty and The Death of Neo-liberalism

A week go the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean released a report entitled “Social Panorama of Latin America 2006″ which, as the organization put it in a press release, indicates that:
“Latin America has turned in its best performance in 25 years in economic and social terms. Progress in poverty [...]

A Chance Encounter

Last July I reported that after leaving Xalapa on my drive North to the USA I came upon a fellow flagging me down as he was sitting by the side of the road next to six large bags. I stopped and he explained that he needed to take his bags, filled with plants [...]

More Christmas in Xalapa

Christmas in Xalapa

It’s definitely feeling like Christmas in Xalapa. Folks on the streets are bundled in their jackets, scarves, and gloves; the shops are festooned; and the public areas of the City are elaborately decorated. This shot is of the small plaza abutting the main cathedral across from the state government building.

Last night there were trails of [...]

Trip To The Forbidden Island

I am looking forward to spending New Years Eve and the following week and a half on that forbidden Caribbean island that was once connected to the Yucatan Peninsula.
So from December 30 until January 11 I will not be posting.

My Trip To The Malls

I’ve been looking in stores here for MP 3 payers for a couple of Cuban friends. I looked last week in the stores in the Centro area around where I live, so yesterday I looked in a couple of malls on the outskirts of Xalapa.
As walking is the only exercise I get I walked [...]