It's a very big weekend here in beautiful Oaxaca, and all over Mexico for that matter. Today is the biggest election in Mexican history and people are buzzing in our little hamlet of San Felipe del Agua. The music spilling from tiendas competes with the church bells, and kids storm the school playground while their parents wait in line to cast their votes. It's very cool to … [Read more...]
It’s Four O’clock Somewhere
By now we've all heard that we should be taking 10,000 steps a day for a happier, healthier life. Devices like the Fitbit make it easy to record your strides through out the day. At the end, if you've managed the requisite 10,000 steps, you'll have logged about 5 miles. Not four miles or six but -- five. While researching this post, the number 5 kept popping up. I couldn't … [Read more...]
Por Qué No? The Coolest Restaurant on the Planet.
I grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of five children born to Italian parents. It’s 1975. The Vietnam war ends; the Dow closes at 858, gas costs an astronomical 44 cents a gallon, and some kid named Bill Gates creates a little company called Microsoft. I’m a nine-year-old with crud under my nails, ripped Toughskins, and a foul mouth. Things move slower. … [Read more...]
Unending Apple
Hey everyone! This post is our 100th post and I had to come up with something special for the occasion. I thought long and hard on this and finally decided to write about my granny smith apple named Gwyneth Paltrow. Yep. I have an apple. And I named that apple Gwyneth. She named her daughter Apple, and I've named my apple Gwyneth. It's a beautiful apple indeed. I don't think … [Read more...]
It’s About Time!
That's the thing we've (I've) heard most over the last two weeks. In case you're not on our Facebook page (why aren't you?) or personal friends of ours, you might not know that we, got hitched a couple weeks ago. In a very quiet ceremony on a lovely beach, accompanied by a few family members who decided to crash the party, we made it legal. No more "living in sin" for us! And … [Read more...]