“Don’t touch ejido land with a ten-foot barge pole,” a savvy Chapala realtor once told a client who expressed interest in purchasing some cooperative farm (ejido) land in the area with a fabulous view of the lake. “You never know what problems are going to surface later.”

Dear Sir,

I went to pick up my FM3 card yesterday, or so I thought.  The information on the website said “present yourself to the Delegation.” So that’s exactly what I did.

“You get what you pay for” is sage advice and comes to mind as costs are borne to put children into private school in Guadalajara.

Dear Sir,

On Thursday July 8, I went out to dinner with my wife in Guadalajara.  We were returning around midnight on Avenida Vallarta near Plaza Galerias, in the center lane, between Chedraui and Sams Club, when someone from a pedestrian bridge threw a raw egg at my car.

Dear Sir,

I have read all the brouhaha between the Tea Baggers and the Liberals, Progressives, what ever term you want. I think rather than throwing brick bats at each other, we should agree to disagree. We should admit that we have very different world views and are likely to continue to do so.