A Retired Teacher in Mexico City

  Look at these two pictures from the internet.  They are of the Pyramid of the Sun at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, about 30 mile...

Yesterday marked the first year since the Orange Pendejo took office. This was the front page of one of Mexico City's newspapers...   Th...

Back in Ohio, my hot water heater was a large cylindrical tank that took up a closet in the hallway.  Here in Mexico, my apartment's hot...

Long before I made the move to Mexico City, it was my habit to include an avocado as a part of my breakfast.  Shopping for avocados at the s...

Last week I received an email from a former colleague of mine who is still teaching.  She reported with glee that a heavy snow storm had res...

Last weekend we tried out a restaurant not too far from the apartment with the unusual name of "Papa Guapa" (Good-looking potato)....

  It was during the wee hours of the morning today... at 12:42 A.M. to be exact.  I was alone at the apartment; Alejandro was at the family ...