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I am struggling to find a good analogy for what has happened to my flute. If you use something a lot, you do not notice that it is not performing as well as it could. Decay is slow and goes … Continue reading →

Not me, but our washing machine. She gave up the ghost on Friday. We have experience with what to do in such crises. https://thequietripple.com/2014/01/10/new-lamps-for-old/ We borrow Topher’s truck again and zoom off to the Marina to pick up the replacement … Continue reading →

I get to the Kezar Bar at 6:15 to watch Scotland play Italy, followed by Ireland versus England. It is one of the best parties! The place is packed with Irish having the best time, gulping down Guinness and gobbling … Continue reading →

So, I cross over into the USA at Agua Prieta. It is a great place to cross with hardly any waiting. The immigration folks politely ask me to pull over into an inspection area where 3 officers, all women, go … Continue reading →

You may think that the biggest disincentive to camping wild in Mexico is the bloodshot-eyed bandito, crazed on loco weed, who loves to dismember Gringos. Actually it is not that, it is the superabundance of cheap hotels. I would like … Continue reading →

Mexico is the best place to get lost, or perhaps the adjective should be the easiest. There are very few road signs, indeed sometimes at very important junctions, they are non existent. I am gently heading North back to the … Continue reading →