Fiscal Balance

Saturday I spent hours at SAT yesterday, getting my RFC updated. I had an assistant do all the preparatory work, and I showed up to do the waiting, which is an art form in Mexico. It was only a couple of hours, but sitting quietly with dozens of others was...

A Matter of Time

Does anyone know how time works? Can we have any control over its passage? For this, we went to what some have said in the past. For example, the ancient Maya created a system of timekeeping based on astronomy that is still used today. The Maya developed a detailed...

Showtime at Act2PV: December 8-15

Fabulous Friday, December 87:30 – The Divine Experience – A Tribute to Bette Midler, starring Delilah Beaucoup9:30 - It’s Raining Men, a male dance revue hosted by vocalist, Ximena Esparza Sexy Saturday, December 99:00 – The Rocky Horror Show, the full Broadway Musical Sultry Sunday, December 105:00 – The Barrys...

Vallarta Botanical Gardens Named Best International Garden

This month Vallarta Botanical Gardens received some very good news, starting with the Canadian Garden Tourism Council's award for "Best International Garden to Visit in 2024" at Butchart Garden, on November 3rd during the 2023 International Garden Tourism Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Vallarta Botanical Gardens is also celebrating...

My Dream Week in Vallarta at the IFC

New to Vallarta? Are you a long-timer wanting a refresh? Looking for things to do? I often count on the International Friendship Club’s (IFC) activities to complete my week. Taking advantage of the IFC’s offerings, what would be my ideal week in Puerto Vallarta? I enjoy languages and am...

What is Lewy Body Dementia?

In 2015, Lewy Body Dementia–a disease that long stood in the shadows of Alzheimer’s disease–found itself in the national spotlight when actor Robin Williams was reported to have had the disease (after autopsy). He never knew he had it. Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) are as numerous as...

Hope Abounds

This past weekend we almost lost our little terrier/chihuahua/something-we-can’t-quite put-our-finger-on dog, Max. Actually, we DID lose our little street rescue for a while, but he’s back now. He’s ever-so-slightly worse for wear, but right where he should be. He’s been sleepy, but to be quite honest, that’s not a...

More Power To You – Brain Power, That Is…

With time, this series of columns will give you a new sense of wonder about your power and creativity. Thanks to the power of thought, you DO have it in you - not just emotionally, but physically - to experience significant pain relief. Who knew you could be your...

VIDEO: Tour Lo de Marcos with Derek Carkner

Derek Carkner of Donner and Associates provides a brief tour of Lo de Marcos, a neighborhood about 45 minutes north of the Puerto Vallarta. This fishing village of 2,500 people balloons to 3,500 in the winter.

Feelings of Despondency and Impotency, Part Two

In our little collective, we humans get to participate in the creation of the future we wish to experience. Therefore, ‘others’ who do not live in our dense third-dimensional, warmongering world, who see us from another perspective, are advising us not just to watch and wait. We are advised to...

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