It's been mostly birds, a week of birds. Five bluebirds down the chimney into the cold wood stove, ashy and terrified. I got four out, two flying madly, miserably through the house (here's the routine: close all inside doors, open all outside doors, or try to gently catch them...

Also known as Macaw Fat TreeOrigin: Angola and GambiaAs discussed in my book The Civilized Jungle, Volume I"I am rather conflicted regarding this beautiful palm, as part of the terrible out–of–control deforestation of the magnificent (and critical to humanity's survival) South American Rain forest is being done to create...

Please share this with as many of you as you wish. It came on the morning of the 21st, and to me, this is the most important message for those who wish to follow a 'spiritual' life. S.B. “There is so much joy contained in your Self, which you covered for eons playing...

In the heart of Puerto Vallarta, I’ve been graced by the presence of women who do not age quietly. They embody art in motion—laughing louder, loving deeper, and wearing each year like paint upon canvas. This tribute is for them and for all who dare to age like fire...

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, May 17 - 23 Monday Happy Pride, everybody! Edition 12 kicked off last Saturday, which started as a quick concert, then home, and it morphed into the rest of this column! But first, there was a super interesting artist reception up the Olas Altas hill...

Condominium Home Owners Association Life in Mexico Two of the most frequently asked questions from buyers looking to purchase a condominium are about pets and rentals. It's essential to seriously consider these topics as well as the size of the building you are interested in. Larger condominiums often function like...

May 2025Has your heart become your internal compass? Has your heart set the orienting arrow for you to follow? Our hearts know only love—are you heading in that direction? With this month’s 14/5 frequency resonating in, around, and through us, a watershed moment in our personal growth and evolution...

LaMDA is an advanced machine-learning model that has been meticulously trained on vast amounts of text to emulate human conversation. Its primary function revolves around predicting the next word in a given context, a capability that aligns closely with that of OpenAI’s renowned GPT-3 bot. The outcomes produced by...

As we dive into the Spring Fishing Season here in Puerto Vallarta, the Bay of Banderas is bustling with activity. We're currently observing our yearly seasonal transitions, where cold water species are moving out and warm water species are starting to make their appearance. Amidst this shift, the spring...

For my mother, who shaped light. EZ They told me I was dying. Ovarian cancer. A flower too sacred to bloom wrong—and yet it did. For weeks, I clutched fear like rosary beads, counting each maybe, each what if, each not yet. I curled into the question, tight as a fetus— What now? What...