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Snob appeal: Part I

There seems to be an overwhelming need and accommodation at Lakeside for live entertainment – a Mexican Hat Dance of endless expat entertainment possibilities, to say nothing about the various native cultural events that draw gringo attention and excitement. All this, plus the casinos, turn Lakeside into the Las Vegas of Mexico.


The age of personal exhibition

I don’t have Alexa. Or Siri. Don’t use Facebook or Twitter accounts. So I just go around the house announcing out loud what I’m doing at random times. I have three followers, but I think two are therapists.  I have just explained to my bedroom my new secret ingredient for scrambled eggs. I think it liked it.

Mexico and the Gaia Effect

AMLO (Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico’s new president – yes, he’s an acronym) is pushing forward with plans to build his “Mayan Train,” a tourist transportation mega-project intended to run on 932 miles of track that, say many friends of the Earth, will lay waste to a treasure trove of biodiversity.