Saturday, May 9, 2015

Morning Thoughts

My computer is finally back. I hope it lasts until I go up to Portland at the end of July. The repair man practically rebuilt the thing. He had to replace the keyboard and now I have a Spanish one. I am having a hard time getting used to the changes on it.  But it could be helpful when I write articles for Accesslakechapala.com.  It has been so long that I haven´t written that I decided to not do it anymore. I have so much free time everyday. But then I thought of all the friends I have made through the blog and I decided to continue doing it. Maybe not as much as before.

I watched my friend Virginia start her blog and I could see her becoming as obsessed as I have been through the years about taking photos for it. I have taken almost 70,000 photos for this blog. I have an obsessive personality anyway so I need to be more careful about letting the blog take over my life. 

I went to Puerto Vallarta for a week with my friend Liz.We arrived on May first, the day of all the cartel violence. The police told us not to leave the timeshare. I didn't mind that. We were on the beach with a beautiful pool. And by the next day things had calmed down. This drug violence is kind of like storms that come through and then disappear for awhile. Just something we have to learn to live with or else leave the country to somewhere safer. Where would that be?

I will go through some of the many photos I have taken while my computer was down and put some on here. Maybe not today. I do not want to get back into feeling that the blog has taken over my life. Not that I have a lot to do here. It was in the low 90s yesterday and too hot to go anywhere in the afternoon.

21 comments:

  1. Happy to see your blog is back as I missed reading it each morning. Montreal was 90*F. yesterday. We tend to jump from winter to summer with spring lasting only about 1 week.
    Hoping your computer hangs in there for awhile Pat.
    P.

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  2. Thank you for writing P. I am glad that I still have one reader. p

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  3. You have many more than one reader. Glad you are back at the keyboard. I would gladly have the 90 degree temps. I don't particularly like the weather roller coaster we have here. Fifty degree days, and then 70s. Enjoy the view at least!

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  4. Good to hear from you Pat. I just walked downtown and back. Too hot to walk here now but still better than fifty degree days. p

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  5. I just started following you and am happy to know you plan to continue. I'm thinking about retiring and, possibly, moving to Mexico so I really appreciate everything you share with us. Love hearing from you.

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  6. Yay! Glad to see you back. I love your pics of Ajijic. I miss it and wish I was there.

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  7. YAY, you're back!! Missed your daily writings, but understand how it can take over your life! It will be lovely to catch up with you when you get to Portland. How long will you be in PDX?? I might be gone the first week in August, haven't made concrete plans yet. See you in a few months....Happy Mother's Day my friend!

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  8. Thank you Donna for writing. Happy Mother's Day. I will be in Portland one month.... p

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  9. Glad to see you back! Your photos kept us longing for the area. We are now here and hoping to find a place to liveh soon.

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  10. Welcome. This is the best time of the year to look for places to live. Good luck. p

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  11. Yay! Happy to see you're up and running again!!!
    Hugs,
    Karen in VA

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    1. Thank you Karen, Let's plan another phone call with the children before the end of the school year. p

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  12. Happy to see you back online!! Maybe you could post just once a week like a couple in PV does. I look forward to theirs on Sunday. May I suggest you update and add to your Blog list? I really like going to one and being able to check on many others. It would give you more "hits". Connie in Wa

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  13. The PV Blog is Setfreeinmexico.com They post on Sunday only. It is good to see the long lists of blogs on other's blogs. That's how I found you!! I like Steve Cottons because it even shows when the last post was made. Presume you get more ads then too.

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    1. My computer is dead AGAIN. Don't know if I will EVER get it fixed.... So no blogging for now. P

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  14. Hang in! You can get a new computer while in Portland! Lots of sales there. I think you have earned one.

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    1. Hi Pat, I totally agree with you. P

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    2. That's the best option. Have your son check refurbished laptops (basically returns) at Newegg or Dell (dellrefurbished.com). There are many listed between $200-300 that should fit your needs for a long time to come. And have fun up there!

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