Columns

As the gasoline shortages hitting Jalisco and other parts of Mexico grind into a second week, the lakeside area has gotten off fairly unscathed.

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Now that 2019 is under way, I hope expats have put buffing up their Spanish skills high up on the list of New Year’s resolutions.

By a non-scientific calculation I estimate that eight out of ten expats have a strong aversion to cohetes, those ear-splitting rockets that are fired off around here with mind-boggling regularity.

Long before Christmas trees, tinsel and glittery electric lights were employed to dress up Mexico for the holidays, the Christian populace was accustomed to setting set up nacimientos (Nativity scenes) to decorate their homes.

One of the joys of the Christmas season is throwing weight control cautions to the winds to indulge in seasonal taste treats.

I’m as cynical at the next person when it comes to trusting politicians to make good on their promises.