During the first week of January, garbage pickup in Puerto Vallarta was almost at a standstill.  It was estimated that 900 tons of garbage were left on the street corners of Puerto Vallarta during a three day period.  It was a rude awakening for Puerto Vallarta for the new year.

There is no rule that says you must make ten resolutions for the new year. So, let’s keep it simple. If you want to enjoy Mexico even more this coming year, you need only make three.

Even when one has become hardened to the arbitrariness of many aspects of Mexican bureaucracy, one can still be left open-mouthed.

When then-Governor Ronald Reagan introduced returning POW John McCain at a speaking engagement in 1974, the future president asked, “Where do we find such men?”

Breathe easy. You’ve almost made it! You're probably going to live through another Day of the Dead. Actually, there are two Days of the Dead, this Sunday and Monday, perhaps providing as much as 48 hours to reflect somewhat and peer back in the rear-view mirror of life.