Friday, July 18 Mexico

Post 1236, Day 199 of 2014
- 1,295 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I may move Mexico onto my retirement list. Right at the top. It may be the best solution to keep on doing what I'm doing now.

I have been considering what it would mean to give up some of the lifestyle choices I have made to live somewhere that doesn't support them. Mexico is so American, that I wouldn't have to do think about that. 

Plus, it is, outside of Canada (affordability and walkability checkboxes un-checked), the easiest place to get in and out of the US for visits.

It is also one of the two places (the other being Ireland) where friends have successfully expatriated.

There are more North American expats living in Mexico than any other country on the planet, which is BOTH logical and reasonable. A place like Puerto Vallarta, developed as a resort destination almost entirely by Californians after the filming of 'Night of the Iguana' there in the 1960s, could pass for almost any Californian coastal city of the same size, but its prettier and cheaper, and still retains some of the local culture. 

Which is still important to me. I'm intent on developing a good relationship with the local culture (wherever I end up). Mexico, quite uniquely among the destinations on my list (except, maybe, Uruguay), still allows me the option to get and use the cooking appliances I'm used to, and keep taking the supplements I like. 

That's very attractive.

Note:
Yesterday, I read a wonderful short story, and I thought it good enough to share. It's called, The Egg. I have since learned that it is pretty famous, but it was new to me. I e-mailed it to my family. Enjoy.  

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 Food and Diet Section

2014 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         210.0 lbs

Previous Weight:        210.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 0.0 lbs

Diet Comment

Yesterday's breakfast spoiled what would have been a good day. Well, we'll try again today.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Skipped.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

Peppers, onions, baby kale, baby spinach, chard, hot cappicola omelet. Not shown: Cole slaw.

Snack

Lentil chips and hummos. Pepperoni. Cole slaw. Dark chocolate.

Liquid Intake

   Coffee:  24+ oz.   Water: 90+ oz. Two shots of 6Gingers Irish whiskey.

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