tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post3265215081008701323..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: i'm not dead -- yetSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-12233915151133691112009-10-31T11:33:43.709-06:002009-10-31T11:33:43.709-06:00Suzanne -- And I am happy to have you on board as ...Suzanne -- And I am happy to have you on board as a reader -- and commenter.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-40086890487507411572009-10-29T12:40:56.341-06:002009-10-29T12:40:56.341-06:00Great Story Steve! I am happy to have discovered y...Great Story Steve! I am happy to have discovered your blog.Suzanne Marie Bandickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804897672715083858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-52417449768527492202009-10-28T21:32:09.702-06:002009-10-28T21:32:09.702-06:00ANM -- Poetry in motion?
Gloria -- The vultures a...ANM -- Poetry in motion?<br /><br />Gloria -- The vultures are almost as fascinating as the iguanas. I live in a zoo.<br /><br />Cynthia and Mike -- It was almost like being in Salem. Except for the sun. And the ocean. And the palm trees.<br /><br />Kim -- Death is but another aspect of our lives.<br /><br />Anonymous -- I suspect what has been said has been said.<br /><br />Jennifer -- Then I truly could be part of this eclectic culture in which I live.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-37761173064742273892009-10-28T21:11:24.311-06:002009-10-28T21:11:24.311-06:00If you lived closer to a Walmart, you could've...If you lived closer to a Walmart, you could've bought the Halloween underwear now being sold, danced on your balcony, and perhaps attracted the buzzards' attention. Then, maybe not.jennifer rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285568306915329954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-35945887583135715832009-10-28T20:12:01.486-06:002009-10-28T20:12:01.486-06:00I want to hear about the roller coaster ride....I want to hear about the roller coaster ride....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-77535309895725253782009-10-28T19:22:06.462-06:002009-10-28T19:22:06.462-06:00Very funny post! LOL....
I especially liked, &qu...Very funny post! LOL....<br /><br />I especially liked, <i>"Eliminating the obvious, I started wondering if the vultures could sense my recent spike in blood pressure."</i><br /><br />Thanks for the good laugh.<br /><br />And stop being morbid. You and "Felipe" have both now posted on death in the last couple of says. <br /><br />Enjoy the day. <br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />Kim G<br />Boston, MA<br /><i>Where we are inordinately fond of a Mexican musical group called </i> Los Buitres de Culican Sinaloa<i>. Probably the only gringo who feels that way. Or who has even heard of them.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-67686091404321853552009-10-28T13:40:08.764-06:002009-10-28T13:40:08.764-06:00Mike and I have seen them at the south end of Sale...Mike and I have seen them at the south end of Salem's Riverfront Park, as we were looking over a guard rail...perched on a stretch of land. LOTS of them. They must have been "lunching" at the river.Mike Nickell and Cynthia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871130667961722274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-47424497785744533442009-10-28T12:33:19.261-06:002009-10-28T12:33:19.261-06:00Ha ha ha. That was funny what Isla said. The way I...Ha ha ha. That was funny what Isla said. The way I see it, even ugly creatures have to eat. Boy, you have a lot of funky stuff over there;DDDD Have a great Thursday. bye now.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-58953538890525308112009-10-28T10:41:15.308-06:002009-10-28T10:41:15.308-06:00What mean buzzing buzzards overhead?
I'll tell...What mean buzzing buzzards overhead?<br />I'll tell you what!<br />That somethings dead --<br />good times, bad times, no times, friends.<br />Something's surely met its end.<br />But buzzing buzzards have their way<br />and having stripped the flesh of death,<br />they fly away,<br />making space for life to grow.<br />When they'll return, you cannot know.<br /><br />A Nony MooseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-46569294693981096142009-10-28T09:40:27.429-06:002009-10-28T09:40:27.429-06:00Norm -- That was my first impression, as well. Bu...Norm -- That was my first impression, as well. But they did not leave their perch during that period. Maybe that is the life of turkey vultures. Sitting and waiting -- like a time share salesman.<br /><br />Julian -- They are magnificent birds. I have a much better closeup, but I wanted to get all four in my post.<br /><br />Gringa-n-Mexico -- If they were waiting for me to keel over, I managed to outwait them anothr day.<br /><br />Islagringo -- Good one.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-37294144345991403922009-10-28T09:21:58.020-06:002009-10-28T09:21:58.020-06:00If your conclusion is correct, then our streets sh...If your conclusion is correct, then our streets should be lined with vultures. Oh wait. They are!Islagringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-90457477635373408782009-10-28T09:20:20.518-06:002009-10-28T09:20:20.518-06:00Aww I loved those back home! :) It was always a ...Aww I loved those back home! :) It was always a MYSTERY to be solved when the buzzards came circling around - what's dead?? :P I like the way they look and that doofy way the hop around a carcass (morbid much?) <br /><br />Anyhoo glad to hear they weren't hanging around in premonition to your demise. :PGringa-n-Mexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248889552344481041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-44573915331268019852009-10-28T07:52:01.874-06:002009-10-28T07:52:01.874-06:00I don't really "like" buzzards but w...I don't really "like" buzzards but when we went to the Belize Zoo they had several there and one actually "posed" with his wings outspread facing away from us and this bird had beautiful feathers. More a golden dark brown than the more black / dark dark brown we have up here in the Carolinas. I don't remember the specific type vulture it was but I was really impressed...Julian in SChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294792060682327770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-15926323261263954792009-10-28T05:49:38.459-06:002009-10-28T05:49:38.459-06:00The birds were eating/looking for fish that had wa...The birds were eating/looking for fish that had washed up on the beach. They are very common on Lake Erie, coasting along, looking for a free meal at the beach. I had a group of them looking me over one day at Mayapan but they flew away when I got to the bottom on those Way too steep stairs...normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651902762232427335noreply@blogger.com