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It’s a rare day I manage to get out the door to head off on errands or news assignments without having to trot back upstairs to the bedroom to retrieve some essential item needed for the outing.

Chapala natives from all social strata have become heartsick after a potent storm struck last week, turning the Cross planted near the peak of the town’s Cerrito de San Miguel into a pile of rubble.

Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty our faces are free at last!

There are lots of reasons I rarely post anything on social media. I’d rather stay below the radar for Zuckerberg, Musk and their ilk, although of course I know their systems are rigged to detect my consumer whims, political views and personal data.

Lakeside residents who have been here for at least four years may recall the public flak raised over the start of the Chapala-Jocotepec Ciclovía project, with some critics saying it was a waste of money for something that would have little use.

The Lake Chapala area is in the throes of an expat population explosion.