It’s been two and a half months since I left Oaxaca on Oct 3. The time is slipping by without me even noticing it. Flew into Las Vegas first to spend some time with Greg and a return visit to a spinal surgeon who gave me some injections in my back. Greg was really cute […]

October 3, 2015 Flew to Las Vegas from Oaxaca early on my way back to Asia. Had an MRI and injections with a spinal surgeon that works with Greg. They really rolled out the red carpet for me and I asked Greg to buy lunch for the entire staff. MRI not good. Cortisone injections to little […]

One night, David Ben Gurion dreams that he is dead. God says “you’re David Ben Gurion! What can I do for you?” And Ben Gurion says “Show me heaven” and it’s very dull. People standing on clouds, meditating, nothing going on. So then he says “OK, show me hell”. And it’s great! Interesting conversations, great […]

I like to keep in touch. Connection I hate small talk. I wanna talk about atoms, death, aliens, sex, magic, intellect, the meaning of life, faraway galaxies, the lies you’ve told, your flaws, your favorite scents, your childhood, what keeps you up at night, your security and fears…I like people with depth, who speak with […]

Having spent three months in Oregon and Las Vegas, I have become so much more aware of the cultural differences between the north American first world and Mexico. The first Americans were independent and forward looking. They were looking to expand and were aggressive. Their primary value is freedom and personal space. Mexicans on the […]

June 4, 2015 Really enjoying Greg in Las Vegas. Weather warm but perfect for me. Greg took me to a concert with Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) on May 28. Love his new group. But it was at a stand only venue and it nearly killed me. We had to leave early. OMG, the strip is […]

Three weeks has turned into three months in Oregon. Rain alternating with sun and hail. That’s the NW. The CT scan, what I came up here for, showed esophageal varicies but the endoscopy didn’t. Hmmm. So more medical follow up. Old renter moving out April 11 and I get to move into my house! Being in […]

The traveler’s high. You’ve no doubt felt it, upon disembarking in a realm where all is unfamiliar. Travel is a drug. It reboots reality, tweaks the senses, and becomes addictive. I crave total autonomy, and shy away from responsibility and attachment. Every morning I arise I still breath a sigh of relief that I don’t […]

Only parts of us will ever touch only parts of others. One’s own truth is just that really — One’s own truth. We can only share The part that is understood – Acceptable to the other — Therefore one is for the most part Alone. As it is meant to be Evidently-in nature. At best […]

It was an amazing experience. I was in my familiar Governor’s Cup coffee shop in Salem Oregon talking with my friend when I told her I didn’t know what to do with all the Indian rocks my father inadvertently dug up while tilling the soil on his sheep ranch in Klamath County. She pointed to […]

I have been renting the house out in Salem Oregon ever since I retired in 2002. After traveling for 5 years I settled as an expat in Oaxaca in 2006. I return to Salem about once a year for regular medical checkups and follow up. This February, while I was there, the renter, after 5 […]

Darn, saw where the teachers, on strike, closed the airport in Oaxaca. But I suppose nothing lasts very long. I fly in next wednesday. Things should quiet down a bit after the elections Sunday. Now, of course, with the bloqueos and Pemex gas stations being closed I won’t be driving much…if they keep this up. […]

Oscar Tanat is the brother of a friend of mine. And you thought Oaxaca was a picturesque little village with simple people! Ha!

LOL

A boat was docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village. A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and… asked how long it took to catch them. “Not very long” they answered in unison. “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” The fishermen explained that their small catches were […]

Doug said he leaned over to take a photo and she jumped up and wrapped her arms around him.

He’s been in Chiang Mai and border towns since November and now embarking on a fishing trip from Koh Samui. So out of reach for the next 6 days.

This is Greg’s 5th year heli-skiing. This time I only heard from him once and then nothing. “Talk to me!” I messaged him. “You are not supposed to die before me!” That got a response!

43 Normalista (education) students have “disappeared” in Guerrero by narco gangs presumably with the knowledge of the government. Mexico is on fire and is calling for the the President to step down which of course would do no good because the impunity of Mexico is endemic. Monday the teachers closed down the airport in Oaxaca. […]

This past week, Ivan, my temporary Italian roomie, who has been living in Oaxaca many years but split with his girlfriend and lost his apartment cooked Pasta Bolognaise for me, Angie and her mom. Angie is the sister of Lumina, my friend who stayed with me for two weeks, with her British boyfriend, a couple […]

My middle son is visiting his older brother in Las Vegas for a few days before he takes off for Thailand again. The middle one, Doug, called me. Me: Are you guys staying out of jail? Doug: Attempting to explain why he wouldn’t go to jail… Me: No I wasn’t worried about you! I was […]