tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post5771642646947747759..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: everests of opportunitySteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-23343659178673835482008-08-10T20:21:00.000-05:002008-08-10T20:21:00.000-05:00Gloria -- One reason I have always enjoyed camping...Gloria -- One reason I have always enjoyed camping is the surprises that it brings -- like the night Professor Jiggs was stalked by a cougar on Steens Mountain. I suspect I seek them for the same reason we all love roller coaster rides: we get to face the fear of death under controlled circumstances. For all of its short comings, the challenges of Mexico are hardly deadly -- just frustrating. And they give an opportunity to put all of those middle class values that our parents taught us (patience, love, hope) to actual use.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-80195372064443349152008-08-10T18:40:00.000-05:002008-08-10T18:40:00.000-05:00Goodness, this is a heavy duty post. Can you reall...Goodness, this is a heavy duty post. Can you really say you want to wake up and wonder if you have water? How will you take a shower, or have a coffee? And then if there is no electricity,how will you blowdry your hair, or wash your clothes? I have to have my shower, blowdryer, and definitely my cup of coffee. You have been surviving all your life and it seems done a good job of it, but, Man oh life, I wish you mucha suerte. I think thats how its spelled. Good luck anyways. :)GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-68775685467426961192008-08-10T15:36:00.000-05:002008-08-10T15:36:00.000-05:00Nancy -- I mean crushed in the sense of having an ...Nancy -- I mean crushed in the sense of having an absolute failure. It is this moments where I learn much more about myself than successes. I hate when it occurs, but I like the ultimate result. The concept sounds far more Nietzschean than I intend; and good old Frederich and I are hardly buddies. How about learning to grow by overcoming obstacles? Naw. Sounds like Kant. Somewhere there is a philosophical truth in there.<BR/><BR/>By the way, have you seen the YouTube (I think) Kant-Nietzsche attack political ad? It is hilarious. I really should post it.<BR/><BR/>Bliss -- Indeed the link is working correctly now. 1st Mate is working correctly in my blog roll.<BR/><BR/>I can also receive my local NPR station by streaming. That way Nina Tottenberg can annoy me at least once a week.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-88530997377132574412008-08-10T13:59:00.000-05:002008-08-10T13:59:00.000-05:00Steve - I think we fixed the link problem!Steve - I think we fixed the link problem!1st Matehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276608080436409432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-67082422725546484192008-08-10T13:39:00.000-05:002008-08-10T13:39:00.000-05:00Amen about the retirement communities in Arizona. ...Amen about the retirement communities in Arizona. We go up there occasionally, but it reminds me of a huge "assisted living" facility. Shopping in my favorite thrift store, I overheard a woman say to someone she'd just met: "You look too <I>young</I> to be living in Arizona."<BR/>"No, ma'am, I'm just visiting from Missouri."<BR/><BR/>Babs - I get KQED (San Francisco) on iTunes.1st Matehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276608080436409432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-39921627890712496912008-08-10T12:56:00.000-05:002008-08-10T12:56:00.000-05:00Steve, Every time you write "constantly crushed" I...Steve, Every time you write "constantly crushed" I think what a negative connotation that is. Challenges are good, and living in a place with few English-speakers you will be challenged a lot. But I doubt you will be crushed at all. Even our most challenging interactions were positive in so many ways!<BR/><BR/>Oh, Babs, we stream NPR sometimes on our computer. If you have speakers on your computer it can be a nice way to spend an hour!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016075941355264454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-11497849005193667102008-08-10T10:09:00.000-05:002008-08-10T10:09:00.000-05:00Babs -- Reading blogs and message boards has prepa...Babs -- Reading blogs and message boards has prepared me for some things. But I know I will have my own challenges. Remind me when I start whinging.<BR/><BR/>Wayne -- And I suspect I will not even see them coming.<BR/><BR/>Barbara -- It is odd how our tastes change, and often for no good reason. I started to watch a favorite movie this week when I realized how long it had been since I watched a film. I turned it off after about 5 minutes. It just did not interest me. The same thing happens with food. Some of my old favorites are just not on my menu any more. I think trying out a new life has left me open to newer things. A year ago I could not imagine putting the time I do into this blog.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-40309234535705405142008-08-10T09:27:00.000-05:002008-08-10T09:27:00.000-05:00Steve - just crossing the border and getting your ...Steve - just crossing the border and getting your stuff down here will be a challenge. I approach each day as an "adventure" and believe me, living in San Miguel can be a challenge - but nothing like it was when I came........no NPR anywhere in Mexico that I have found and I DID love that station also......<BR/>I DO love getting out of my comfort zone and traveling certainly does that also.......Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-40767770676162154152008-08-10T08:04:00.000-05:002008-08-10T08:04:00.000-05:00You will not need to look for challenges....they w...You will not need to look for challenges....they will find you!Islagringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-78910553411897875572008-08-10T07:10:00.000-05:002008-08-10T07:10:00.000-05:00Commenting on a previous post - I haven't watched ...Commenting on a previous post - I haven't watched TV in about 3 years and do not miss it at all. Saw the first movie in about 8 years recently, and while I enjoyed it, have no desire to make movies a regular part of my life. Music is the same. I seem to go for long periods without it (no iPod for me) - never having it on in the house or car - and like you, listen to NPR talk or nothing at all. I enjoy the silence, and as you do, spend my time reading or writing. Am quite content to entertain myself! It's not that I don't enjoy music - I absolutely do - it's that I'm absorbed in other things, and am quite content to get lost in them - reading, writing, cooking. I live in my head a lot - and like it! : ) So I don't find it unusual that you don't seek or miss the stimulus of TV or radio...<BR/><BR/>BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com