I’m just back from a business trip to Miami and The Florida Keys and the contrast between even the Keys and where I live in Mexico is huge. The sheer amount of waste I saw in Florida is astounding. People leaving their multiple computer monitors setup running 24 hours a [...]
New in iOS and iPadOS 13 is Voice Control which besides controlling your device with voice commands also allows you to do full dictation. It’s actually very good and I’m currently using it right now for this and I am writing a book using it as well. Go to settings [...]
I went to Dzibilchaltún today for the equinox. Dzibilchaltún is pronounced Ts’íibil Cháaltun in Maya. Dzibilchaltún map It was made so the sunrise on the equinoxes come right thru the arch. And because of that it's busy on those days. TripAdvisor website says it open at 8am but due to [...]
I recently moved into a beach house rental in Mexico and a bunch of stray dogs and cats would come to the pool. I’ve never had stray animals visit where I’ve stayed in Mexico so this experience was new to me. I bought a squirt spray bottle for the dogs. [...]
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader by Haemin Sunim My rating: 5 of 5 stars I like this author's other book that I read so I tried this one as well right afterward. I’m enjoying slowing [...]
I'm chilling in Merida and enjoying the music and culture and got inspired into buying a guitar. I don't know how to play a guitar at all. Always been more of a piano guy. But, I really wanted a guitar just to play with. I may not play it outside [...]
Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection by Haemin Sunim My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Enlightenment is a start not the end”. Sunim is the Korean Buddhist monk they tell stories about how imperfection is good. View all my reviews Many of [...]
In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honoré My rating: 5 of 5 stars Awesome overview of various slowness movements. Loved it.Slower is often most better: better health, better work, better family life, better business, better exercise, better company, and even better sex. This book talks [...]
I spent the month of August in Merida Yucatan Mexico. It wasn't planned but my last house rental in nearby Progreso wasn't working out so we decided to move early and try out Merida. Merida is older than the US and even the oldest town in the US, as long [...]
Yesterday was my last day in Progreso and another excellent sunrise at 5:50. Progreso sunrise And the night before that I accidently found an excellent Indian restaurant while walking to another place. Playa del Carmen doesn't have an Indian restaurant and I haven't had any in like three years. So I [...]