Month: April 2022

Moby Dick

I am listening to this “classic”, and, fairly soon, I am certain, I will, by the grace of the Almighty, understand …

Well, I am not really sure exactly what I am supposed to understand, but I have learned a ton, a small pun intended here, about the myriad differences in the whale species. Why I need to know these things, I have yet to understand. I am going to finish it, as I have only 24 hours, of the 31 hour book left. Then, on to Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.

Actually, I started listening to Atlas Shrugged first, but almost cut my wrists. It is so incredibly “out there”, so “art deco”, so difficult for me to listen to that I had to switch it up, and decided on MD. Not sure how I ever got to this age without ever having read so many of said classics. Yet, here I am. Maybe it’s the reader.

I am determined. I am going to read/listen to as many classics as I can before I die. (Hoping that is far in the future, as I know there are several).

While I am struggling to listen to all of this culture, please, stay happy, stay healthy, stay safe. Wash your hands, cover your mouth, and protect your loved ones.

Muchas cosas

There are so many things running through my mind at the moment that I want to impart. Unfortunately,

I can’t remember half of them.

Why? Because we have spent the entire afternoon in the Instituto Nacional de Migracion.

Ok, yes, we were out of the apartment, but stuck in the building for nigh on 4 hours, waiting to be told that, of course, I didn’t have the papers needed to extend my residency here permanently. And, as usual, I didn’t. Par for all of my experiences thus far.

I was, however, able to conduct the interview entirely in Spanish, thank you very much. I did not, however have any of the forms needed to process said extension. Alas.

Fortunately, the very nice young lady, whose badge I was unable to read, gave me the information needed to obtain the necessary documents, on line. It took me about 20 minutes, at home, online, to accumulate, and correlate said papers, put them into a large ziplock bag, (going to buy a plastic portfolio eventually) and will return, in the morning, (after paying for the changes in residency), to finish, hopefully forever, my residency status.

Tomorrow, I will try to recall, once I have settled down a bit, and post the myriad other thoughts I was having today.

Until then, stay happy, stay healthy, stay safe. Wash your hands, cover your mouth, and protect your loved ones.

Really?

It’s 4:38am.

I cannot sleep.

We went to bed hours ago. Neither of us could sleep. WTH?

So may nights we sit here, in front of our computers, watching videos on YouTube, Vimeo, Prime video, something.com. I have become like a reverse toy doll; when I am watching a show my eyes start to close, so I go to bed. As soon as I lie down, I am staring at the ceiling. What is up with that?

So, after staring up for an hour, or so, I get up and start the entire cycle again.

Usually, by 5 am, or so, I can finally fall asleep, only to get up around noon. What a waste of a day. I enjoy the mornings, and I miss having that quiet time to myself. Now, though, with an apartment teeming with people, that isn’t an option at the present.

Who knows what the future holds? I certainly don’t. We are enjoying the company for as long as they are willing to stay. Liz is recovering from the cesarean section she had last week, getting around quite well. Baby Brandon is nursing now, and has gained a bit of weight, though it is hard to tell as he is still engulfed in blankets.

Jesús, Gabi, Alicia, Ivan and I are all clicking along quite well. Time to get moving, and start the day. Have a great one. Stay happy, stay healthy, stay safe. Wash your hands, cover your mouth, and protect your loved ones.

April 1st

It came, and was gone without a single April fool’s day joke.

No pranks, no nothing. I do believe it was the second year of such a thing happening. It is, sometimes, the little things in our lives that define them. April fool’s day used to be one of those. No longer.

From now on, April 1st will be just that; the 1st day of April, heralding the dawning of Spring. Down here, it means the heat is coming. Yesterday’s high was 28ºC; I tried, unsuccessfully, not to convert it to Fahrenheit. I saw, briefly, the 82º and about stripped naked.

Oh, I wouldn’t do that; not with an apartment full of people. But I did give it serious consideration.

Today, well at the moment, it is only 23º; I am starting to “glow”.

We have to go to Costco in a bit, and I get to drive. Lucky me. It has been about 2 years since I have driven. I can’t wait. Oh, that reminds me; in order to be placed on our bank account, I have to have a drivers license from here in México. Another thing to add to our list of things to do.

In the meantime, you know what to do. So keep doing it. Stay happy, stay healthy, stay safe. Wash your hands, cover your mouth, and protect your loved ones.