2021 Impressions: How are we doing so far?

On January 1st of this year, everyone I know was looking ahead to 2021. Hopefully, the New Year would usher in fresh air. Could it vanquish the bad vibes of 2020? Citizens of every country looked forward to a positive shift in US policies. And of course, most prayed the COVID vaccine would be available

Playing nice…

A few weeks ago, I tumbled down a long rabbit hole… I read an unpleasant barb on one of facebook’s forums. It seemed to me that the text was unpleasant, unhelpful and unnecessary. I try not to let venting upset me, but on this occasion, I made a comment. “When I first came to Yucatan…

Adios 2020

One second after midnight tonight, will anyone will be sorry to see 2020 end? The day will change from Thursday to Friday, and one of the numerals we use to represent the year will change from 0 to 1. These are minor differences. Nonetheless, we will celebrate these changes with grand outpourings of relief and