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DENNIS
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Thanks, Cdm, for the correction. I have trouble keeping up with these things.
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Cypress
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How 'bout Irma Thomas and "Ruler of My Heart"? Cowboy Junkies and "Sweet Jane". Enjoyed the "Louie Louie" download.
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comitan
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Ok the Doors Light My Fire the long version, anything from Boston, Sergio, Black Magic Woman, on and on.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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DENNIS
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I saw on and on in concert. They were great.
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Al G
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Comitan...Boston? "It's been such a long time. It's been such a long time. Well I get so lonely when I am without you".. How about
Queen...Heart...Dubbie bros..
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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Lee
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Newbie defined
| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja Bernie
I thought of this story as I was trying to formulate a response to a U-2-U from a very polite newby who was taking exception to comments I have made.
One was about my mentioning my decision to sell in Baja and move everything back to the states and another had to do with a comment about boomers.
He called some of my statements ‘provocative’ and basically said he didn’t understand where I was coming from. (I can appreciate this because quite
often I am not even sure of that).
So my friend, I guess you will have to settle with that answer because it is the only one I can give. |
Hey Bernie,
You U2U'd me first and I responded to you privately. When you didn't respond, I figured you didn't get my mail. Don't mind naming names and going
public with this.
I can't take exception to something I don't understand and in your thread on ''cutting your losses in Baja," and similar comments that, yes, I thought
were provocative, I simply asked for clarification as to why you sounded so, well, pessimistic.
There is lots I miss from the old days and it's evident you miss those days as well, Brother. Surfing with Aloha at San'O in the 60s (which were
the best years of my life though much was spent in the military), and, even Baja back then. The assumption that I'm new to this forum and new to
Baja is off center. But that's OK. As important as the past is, and as great as those days were, it's gone now and memories are nice but I don't
dream much anymore about the past. I miss those days, and Baja was great back then, but things have changed, and I like them fine right now.
I don't see the Boomers as the cause of anything bad. Maybe they could have been stricter with how they raised their kids? It's still a great
crowd and I'm finding them as my neighbors down South. Yeah we have longboards still, ride ATVs too fast, and we're trying to cram everything into
a short 24 hour day.
I don't mind saying we're still having fun! More crowds, more traffic and higher prices. It's like that up North. So, it's starting to feel
familiar down South!
So, if things didn't work out for you in Baja, Bernie, I'm sorry to read that. Cut my losses? That's what you wrote. I haven't got a clue as
to what that really means.
Maybe alot of people here understand your past experiences. As a Newbie, I am just trying to understand what you wrote. I think I understand
more now, thank you.
I'm finding I have more in common with the Mexicans and Californians down South than I do with the craziness up North. At least the Mexicans aren't
living in fear because of terrorists who hate them. What a sad state of affairs this stuff has developed into.
I don't like labels either and blaming the Boomers for whatever badness is taking place down South is easy. We're the generation with money and
coming into our own.
There's no stopping progress and development and the best we can hope for is that there is some kind of plan to help it along. In Todos, I'm paying
thousands for an Environment Report. Got to save those turtles. And that's fine with me. I love the little critters.
It's all relative, anyway. Good, bad? If it doesn't work for you, then cut your losses. For me? La Paz will always be La Paz and a very
beautiful town with beautiful people. I really don't see the Boomers making an impact down there anytime soon. They can build gated and guarded
communities and maybe that's what they need. The locals are just fine, I think.
As crowded as San'O is today, and it's crowded, and aggressive and not for the faint of heart, sometimes, it's still fun, Aloha can still be found,
and it's only going to get more crowded. Just the way it is. Get in line early. Give a wave, get a wave.
I don't especially like it, but my opinon doesn't matter much in the face of reality.
It's still fun and it still works for me.
[Edited on 10-24-2006 by Lee]
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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DENNIS
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