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Living, working, and playing in Mazatlan, Mexico

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Please Pardon My Depression Break

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I think you guys deserve an explanation for my absence, so here it is: I was depressed. It sounds so trifling to say it, but as anyone who has similarly suffered will tell you, it is not. It is something I have struggled with for years, but hasn't affected me since we moved here. Until this summer, that is. I am not going to give you a long, droning post on the causes and effects. Just suffice to say that I had a hard time getting those things done that I absolutely had to do, I had no energy left for anything more. And I couldn't think of a single decent thing to write about. But - hurray! - things are getting better and I am starting to feel energetic and inspired again. Thank you all of you who were worried about me and emailed or commented. Big hugs.

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So, Where Have I Been?

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It all started with a little head rush. No big deal. Just stood up too fast. I got that little bit of dizziness, but it passed quickly. At first. Over the next few days, the dizziness became more pronounced, and was in turn, joined by a progression of other annoyances: strobing light, tunnel vision, ringing ears. I thought (the same as the rest of you are thinking right now),"Well, crap. What now?"

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The Lion Roars Again

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Over the past year, La Cueva del Leon has changed quite a bit: new furniture, new décor, new menu. The new décor is cooly pleasing to the eye with it's clean blue and white theme and comfortably pleasing to the buttocks. They have done away with all of the hard seats and replaced them with padded chairs and benches with a decent hiney quotient, even outside. I love the new padded chairs, which invite you to linger and enjoy the ocean view rather than finish your meal and hurry on to some other more amenable location.

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The Art of Scooting Water

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Rainy season always brings new and interesting challenges, and this year is no different. For the first part of rainy season, we only had lovely, gentle, soaking rains, so I kinda forgot what a real Mazatlan storm can be like, but last night I was reminded.

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Smelling Like a Rose

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It's finally gone and done it. It's gotten hot. Thankfully, our beautiful weather lasted until mid June, but the honeymoon is over. Old man summer is finally here. Anyone who has the temerity to go out in the middle of the day is going to get sweaty, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Most of us deal with the effusive perspiration in the normal ways: sweat rags, fresh clothes, frequent showers, and dependable deodorant. But a portion of the population – a distressingly significant portion – relies on perfumes. Ack.

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