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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Overflowing Thankfulness

But the other day I was thinking, who needs silly ol’ Facebook? I’ll let my Thanksgiving post this year be a list of 24 things I am thankful for.  I realize probably two people will read all the way through this post.  As my husband says, I take 3 times the necessary words to convey something.  However it’s my blog. And I can take however many words I want to write what I want to say.  So there.  Read it or not… here’s what I am thankful for (in no particular order, just whatever comes to my mind first):

Thanksgiving Day has long been my favorite holiday. I loved that it was a time focused on getting together as a family and being grateful, not on frantic shopping, gift giving and getting. This year I was thrilled when I started seeing people on the net start “giving thanks” at the beginning of November instead of a few minutes before the “Thanksgiving meal”. The above article was written by the daughter of some very dear friends and I too join her in giving thanks for the miracles God worked in her father’s life this year. His accident, injury and healing played a big part in working a miracle in our own home too.

Now that THE day has past, I am feeling a bit let down. I don’t want to see this spirit of gratefulness end so even though it is no longer Thanksgiving Day I refuse to get caught up in the chaos of Black Friday and choose to continue to focus on the blessings that surround me and give thanks DAILY.

Thursday’s Thoughts; “San Felipe VS Cabo, Round TWO!”

By Chuck Milles On November 17, 2011 · 3 Comments

We’re back sports fans! The first round, while heated, went to San Felipe. Let’s get right back to the action, shall we?

Let’s talk beaches, let’s talk water, let’s talk… ROUND TWO.

Round Two, Cabo is going strong, but San Felipe is holding its own!

Steve Schwab‘s Blog

• EVERYONE LIVING IN MEXICO SHOULD READ THIS

  Posted by Steve Schwab March 30 – Filled in Business – #mexico  #Economy  #Drugs  #Media Bias 
  EVERYONE LIVING IN MEXICO SHOULD READ THIS

  THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC REALITY

  First: A reality check on Mexico

  Mexico is in a unique position to reap many of the benefits of the decline of the US economy. In order to not violate NAFTA and other agreements the U.S.A. cannot use direct protectionism, so it is content to allow the media to play this protectionist role. The U.S. media – over the last year – has portrayed Mexico as being on the brink of economic collapse and civil war. The Mexican people are either beheaded, kidnapped, poor, corrupt, or narco-traffickers. The American news media was particularly aggressive in the weeks leading up to spring break. The main reason for this is money. During that two-week period, over 120,000 young American citizens poured into Mexico and left behind hundreds of millions of dollars.

  Let’s look at the reality of the massive drug and corruption problem, kidnappings, murders and money. The U.S. Secretary of State Clinton was clear in her honest assessment of the problem. “Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade. Our inability to prevent the weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the deaths of police officers, soldiers and civilians,” Clinton said. The other large illegal business that is smuggled into the U.S.A. that no one likes to talk about is Human Traffic for prostitution. This “business” is globally now competing with drugs in terms of profits.

The rest of the story…

Using a Kindle in Mexico

Amazon’s Kindle is a electronic book reader. It can store thousands of books, and download new books wirelessly. There are some small differences in the way a US-based Kindle operates when in Mexico, which is what this article will cover.