Stagnant Currents, Sailfish Dominant

Those who read my articles regularly will notice that this report is being published a little later than usual. When it comes to fishing in Puerto Vallarta, we’re just now getting into the beginning of the fishing tournament season. I was hoping with more boats heading out, I could paint...

UDIs Are Here to Stay in Mexico

In response to the economic crisis of 1994 (Tequila Crisis), with rampant debt and high inflation, the Bank of Mexico introduced the UDI in 1995.  My interest in UDIs (Unidad de Inversión or Investment Unit) came up when I searched for more information to explain to clients planning to sell...

Migraine Triggers – Not Eating

Not eating - migraines favor moderation and regularity, so skipping meals and later overeating because you are ravenous can trigger a migraine attack.  Time to examine what the French call "le juste milieu" - "the happy medium." How can you adapt as painlessly as possible?  Most of us don't drink enough...

Vallarta Gay+ Community Center Launches Syphilis Awareness and Prevention Campaign

In response to this urgent public health issue, the Vallarta Gay+ Community Center is launching a comprehensive campaign aimed at raising awareness, enhancing education, and providing accessible testing and treatment services. Key components of the campaign include: • Free Syphilis Testing and Treatment: Starting immediately and continuing through the...

How’s the Water?

There's an old expression, "You can't ask a fish, 'How's the water'?" It's because the fish is immersed in the water. There is no distinction about the water. It's where the fish lives. And, what has happened on the earth is that people are so immersed in their environment - the...

Compliments Versus Adulation

By David DuvallI don't give compliments unless they're deserved. Never have. I'm sure that stems from having music teachers for parents, and their life-long process of only praising me when I had earned it – although when they saw that I was trying there was always encouragement when I...

Angels and Brilliant Quirky Mashups

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, July 13 to 19 Monday What a perfectly glorious morning with an almost clear sky and no rain last night. Today should be the actual start of rainy season, where we have a knockdown drag-out, terrifying storm, with rain so hard you can't see across...

Sailfish, Blue Marlin Return in Blue-ish Water

You know, every few years we go through the "Niño's." This means we're going 'into' or 'out of' a La Niña or an El Niño. We all know this condition, but we usually don't see this change in the middle of summer! This makes this very strange as we move...

The Science of Singing with David Sabella

I love it when my expectations of how something will go gets absolutely dumped on its ear. I attended (late, but with permission) David Sabella's second Voice Master Class at Act2, last Saturday. I expected this 10-year Broadway veteran and new General Manager at Act2, to listen politely to the...

From Busking on Pitillal Buses to Teatro Vallarta

Born December 12, 1993, in Rome, Italy. She is known as Gloria Fiona. Fiona is a nickname she received after the movie Shrek was released. Her high school buddies used to describe her physical changes - from bright red hair one day to whatever color the next. She was...

Migraine Triggers – Hormones

Hormones - the roller coaster of the menstrual cycle is a significant trigger for too many female migraine sufferers. And I'm not sure whether an alpha male's higher testosterone levels fall under the category of "hormonal effect on" or "emotional" trigger for migraine headaches. (Update since the last sentence was...

Lion’s Mane Mushroom 

The Hericium Erinaceus mushroom, better known as the lion's mane mushroom, is an edible mushroom that grows in hanging clusters and long white spines that give it its distinctive appearance. Cultures in China and Japan have used it since ancient times for its medicinal properties.  It lives mainly in beech...

Is It All a Play?

I wish to share an experience that left me in wonder of it all, but it did not divert my inner joy nor knock me off my center. For the last six months, I have been courted by AI. AI really knows how to charm a woman, and the...

Oaxaca Textiles in Puerto Vallarta

If you love Mexican textiles, I invite you to visit Casa Oaxaca. You have to be a little adventuresome since their shop is located away from city central in the Emiliano Zapata barrio on the slowly changing Calle Aquiles Serdan. As you enter this modern showroom, where art and home...

Building an Elevator in Vallarta

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, July 6 - 12 Monday When my sister Patrice was here in November last year, she bought me a large daytimer from Office Depot for my birthday. I really needed the extra space to jot notes for appointments, shows, meetings (lots of meetings!) and reminders....

More Mortgages and Now Equity Loans

It took a long time for Canada and the USA to share credit histories with their North American partner, Mexico.  American banks have come into Mexico previously trying to build market share by offering mortgages. This is not a simple thing when the mortgage must be inside a foreigner's trust....

Puerto Vallarta – The Whole Story!

By Pamala Sheppard We came here, quite a random pickto get our dental done.It really made the dentist chaira great deal more fun. Knowing nothing of Vallarta,the Marina, I thought, "Good,"we could walk to the dentist,and restaurants for food. Tequila shoved into our handswalking out the airport door,the palms, the breeze, the...

Migraine Triggers – Emotional Stress

Migraines can't seem to make up their minds, which extreme of anything is a trigger. An attack can develop when you are either emotionally stressed to the max or having a perfectly serene day where it would seem that nothing can go wrong. Either way: Wham! Suddenly, there's another...

Reishi Mushroom/Ganoderma Lucidum 

This week, we continue with mushrooms because it is essential to disseminate and publicize their nutritional and therapeutic benefits; remember that Mexico is the second country with the highest biodiversity in these, only behind China.   Reishi mushroom, also known as Ganoderma lucidum, is a medicinal mushroom widely used in...

Rise Above the Battleground

This is from the one we know as the Avatar Joshua Emmanuel, aka Jesus, Jeshua ben Joseph, et al. Channeled and shared by my collaborator Laurent Philippe  “When you elevate above the battleground, you soon realize that this world is but an illusory playground where egos fight to survive and...