http://7colorlagoon.com/blog1 An American Expatriate Looking At Our World Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:10:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are bad things in Mexico.  And elsewhere.  There is cruelty, violence and injustice afoot in the world.  Yet my cousin sent me a link to this wonderful, short film on YouTube that begs to be watched for its' 4.5 minutes.  It is about compassion or advertising and it is ... http://7colorlagoon.com/blog1/2008/08/06/signs-of-compassion-and-creativity/ Not to ignore the possible effects of even a small tropical storm here is the wind predictive 5 day cone from NOAA.  It appears that Cozumel, Cancun and Merida will bear the brunt but these storms are fickle and still able to fool the predictors. [caption id="attachment_476" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Dolly's Probable ... http://7colorlagoon.com/blog1/2008/07/20/dolly-moves-inexorably/ The last tropical storm that hit us in Chetumal (it came up from Belize in late May) I belittled -- and prepared.  I was wrong to belittle any storm.  It only brought us in the immediate area a lot of rain with flooding limited to remote areas, I thought.  I ... http://7colorlagoon.com/blog1/2008/07/20/tropical-storm-dolly-threatens-yucatan/ I am a little late on this but some folks may not yet be aware of the civilized side of China -- its' food (the jury is out on other facets of modern China).  Last week the Chinese government made Kung Pao chicken the official food of the summer 2008 ... http://7colorlagoon.com/blog1/2008/06/25/china-makes-kung-pao-chicken-official-dish/ New Post on my little blog, Lizard Stew, about disinfecting foods -- especially those eaten raw.  Tomatoes are in the news for that reason.  Last year it was "pre-washed" spinach.  It is a simple process that is not only for the developing nations.  Moctezuma can visit the US, too, for ... http://7colorlagoon.com/blog1/2008/06/10/wash-food-eat-safely/ HOUSE FOR SALE ON THE SHORE OF LAGUNA BACALAR.  PRICE REDUCED TO $369,000US. CASA EN LA ORILLA DE LA LAGUNA BACALAR SE VENDE.  PRECIO REDUCIDO A 3.8MILLION DE PESOS M.N.  La casa tiene 4 recamaras, 3.5 baños, alberça, grande muelle, jardin, casita de 2 cuartos, 2 bañitos, 1100 metros cuadrado embardado, ... http://7colorlagoon.com/blog1/2008/06/02/house-for-sale-casa-se-vende-on-laguna-bacalar/