We hit retirement age, our lives become simpler with children off (replaced by small vials of pills), and with large spaces and things collecting dust. So, the first thing we do is plan to downsize.

Some bad news gets under the radar for a long time, but despite that it still surfaces, hoping somebody will notice it and do something about it.

One question we hear a lot down here at Lakeside—should I get my medical care or surgery in Mexico, in Canada, in Cuba, in Europe, in the States? Or do it myself?

In three weeks, the debate may surface again over this bull-fightering business, because of the upcoming bullfighting festival in Guadalajara: Feria Taurina La Antigua 2019.

A motorcyclist cut in front of me the other day. And I almost hit him. I screamed outrageously at the man. It wasn’t anything I wouldn’t say in front of the president of the United States.

It’s such a paradise here, prized for its quiet, pristine rural setting. But infrastructure problems to accommodate the growing numbers of new residents has become like an army of occupation to many.