Morning Thoughts

Trees in front of the house.

I am in Portland now. I arrived on Halloween. Fortunately, it was an easy trip up here.  I didn't go through LAX. People often ask me about violence in Mexico. The States has its share of violence too. I have had several problems with TSA people in the L.A. airport so I don't go through there anymore. But I certainly wouldn't be tempted to take a gun there and shoot them. Crazy people live all over the world. And they can get guns. And they do. It is sad.

I am trying to get used to this cold weather. I wear a jacket all the time, even in the house. Mexico, I miss your sunshine!

It is good to be with my family again. They leave for India in a week. I am hoping and praying that their trip will be good and they will all stay well. Every so often I think about taking a trip to India or Thailand or Bali. But then the thoughts disappear when I consider the twenty hours or so on the airplane. Something about that recycled air. It makes me sneeze. I thought I had a head cold by the time I got off the plane this time but by morning I was fine again. That was only a two and a half hour flight. I can't imagine what a twenty hour flight would do to me now. My back is so bad that I probably wouldn't even be able to walk after sitting so long.

So, the traveling thoughts quickly disappear. This January I need to be in Ajijic anyway because I am going to apply for permanent residency. I don't have to prove my income because I have been there a long time. It will cost me 800 dollars but after that I won't have to apply again. No more yearly paperwork and expense to be able to stay there.

I will return to Ajijic on December 4th. I hope to have another get together with people who are interested in visiting the lakeside area while I am here. Let me know if you would like to come. We will meet at the restaurant in Lake Oswego again.