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So who is more evil, the monsters who carry out the evil or the monsters who create the opportunity and hire them and profit from it? Who was more evil, Hitler, Goering, the leaders of the SS et al, or the monsters who carried out their will? Who was more monstrous, Charles Manson or the...

Hi Rosy. Yeah, I've heard that, too, but wasn't sure how widespread the belief was. Just as a little background for you so you know where I'm coming from: I first moved to Mexico just after Salinas de Gortari's election in 1988. Ignorance being bliss, I first thought maybe he was doing good...

Shawn I think I didn't make myself clear. I largely agree with you regarding the hell so many Mexican people live in and I was not trying to trivialize it in any way. However, I take issue with you when you say that the points I raised about our own sins are merely "social" issues or...

Keeping things in perspective, it doesn't hurt to remember how a--backwards the USA is in many respects, too. If it weren't for the demand for drugs in the USA there would be no drug trade, so those who consume those drugs do bear some responsibility for the mayhem whether they want to admit it...

As a sorta kinda follow-up to the recent thread about drug legalization, here is an interesting article you all might want to read. A few snippets from it: Taken in conjunction with the very sobering article jerry linked to in Mother Jones, this touches briefly on the same subject but takes a...

Good advice, Seadweller. I've added that, too.

Scooped again, lol! I got an email yesterday about these critters washing ashore so decided to do a short thing about it in RPTides, then rushed in here to tell everyone and wouldn't you know it, YOU DID IT FIRST! What a letdown, hahaha. But since you already know all about it, I'll just...

Here is another thing everyone might want to read. It was written by Rollins "Rolly" Brook, a gringo who moved to a small Mexican city (Lerdo) in Durango around 2001 and never looked back. You can find out about him beginning here: http://rollybrook.com/tarzana.htm , and his website is chock...

That is a sobering, depressing article, jerry. A lot to absorb and think about. Thanks.

:!: :!: :!: :!: I second that.

Hooked: Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way The History Channel did a program called "Hooked: Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way" that is really interesting and informative. And not the least bit boring. It's broken into sections such as how heroin became illegal, cocaine, marijuana...

Money orders are tracked nowadays if they are made out above a certain amount, but I can't remember the dollar amount that triggers a report. It's all part of the war against money laundering, dontcha know, and the effort to catch any suspicious characters who might want to blow us up... Sure it...

Anyone want to win the ultimate surfer vacation? Read the rest at http://rptides.blogspot.com/2009/07/pacifico-beer-launches-epic-adventure.html By the way, have you ever been to the Pacifico website at http://mexicoviapacifico.com ? It's kinda neato. :-)

In case anyone is interested: I don't have a lot of details, but here is what I've got so far (per my new post in RPTides-- New Governor, New Mayor) Yesterday's midterm elections are over and though final results have not been formally announced, it looks like the former ruling party has made a...

God Creates the Dog On the first day of creation, God created the dog. On the second day, God created man to serve the dog. On the third day, God created all the animals of the earth to serve as potential food for the dog. On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could...

Some pics from Shawn's volleyball tournament last April. I was never very good at volleyball when younger (short, slow, and tripped a lot), and I'm too old now (it'd kill me before 5 minutes was up, lol), but DANG it looks like they're having fun. Guess I'll just have to sit in the shade on the...

Show off. :mrgreen:

Here's the best, most thorough advice I've seen. And carry a good, strong pain reliever. You'll have to google to find out what kind. Read the whole thing about this guy's stingray adventure at http://tinyurl.com/nezy3b Don't know about jellyfish, it may depend on what kind since a man-o-war...

I pretty much agree with everything you said, Gringo. Regarding paint, I'll always remember the first time I saw the orange and purple bank on the outskirts of Cabo many years ago. Stopped me in my tracks, lol! Yowza! I know the City only has so much power to dictate what gets built by...

I mean the city itself. Raise your hand if you think it's beautiful. I have my own opinion, and a direction I think would be beneficial to its development (because it's going to develop whether we all like it or not), but if you think it's visually lovely just as it is, you might not like what I...