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Osprey
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3694
Registered: 5-23-2004
Location: Baja Ca. Sur
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Who are the Nomads?
Who are the Nomads?
Hard to nail down but they belong to an affinity group. Most of 8,000 or so posters and lurkers live along the U.S./Mexico border and that’s the glue
that holds them together. All Bajaphiles from all over the globe have simply been drawn to this little part of Mexico and love it enough to keep in
touch through this forum even when they can’t get here to enjoy it.
Like the United Nations they have no one central core belief, purpose or agenda --- they are uniquely different. Many are in and from academia,
doctors of many disciplines while probably the bulk are ham and eggers, Joe six-packs like me. They are spread out in a way that makes it impossible
for most of them to meet and greet others in person. So the only way they can interact with other members is to type their involvement, their
interests and their experiences as part of the daily electronic dialogue.
Given that backdrop it is easy to see that the most beloved of the members use the kind of language that shows us their humanity, their willingness to
involve in the give and take of casual electronic contact. Mean spirited posters are shunned while those of good humor and good intentions are
otherwise judged only by the clarity and cogent content of language most of them can easily read and understand.
We’re not judged by our age, occupation, health, attire or by our pretty faces and shiny cars. It’s just the words on the screen, just the post, the
reply, the added photos, videos, pictures of trips and fish and kitty cats.
So I’m warning you. In the new year I want to be loved more so please don’t look at my words, just embrace electronically the dying old man way down
south who has been posting a lot of pix of his wife, fish he caught, and lots and lots of cute and cuddly kitty cats. It’s going to be a great year
for communication. Yes!
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durrelllrobert
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7393
Registered: 11-22-2007
Location: Punta Banda BC
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Mood: thriving in Baja
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..and stay away from the OT unless you love the mean spirited posters that reside there.
Bob Durrell
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Ateo
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5898
Registered: 7-18-2011
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Osprey: I love this post. Thanks for writing it.
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captkw
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3850
Registered: 10-19-2010
Location: el charro b.c.s.
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Mood: new dog/missing the old 1
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Osprey !!
You have a way with the written tongue !! Happy New years to you and all !!.....THE Fish B
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DocRey
Nomad
Posts: 180
Registered: 2-27-2013
Location: SADM, Playas de T.J./Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Mood: Cautiously Optimistic
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What Osprey said.
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acadist
Super Nomad
Posts: 1125
Registered: 3-31-2007
Location: Spanaway,WA
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Mood: Waiting for the Sun
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Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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BajaRat
Super Nomad
Posts: 1303
Registered: 3-2-2010
Location: SW Four Corners / Bahia Asuncion BCS
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Mood: Ready for some salt water with my Tecate
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Peace and love to all of ya.......
Thanks Osprey 
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Barry A.
Select Nomad
Posts: 10007
Registered: 11-30-2003
Location: Redding, Northern CA
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Mood: optimistic
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Truly beautiful sentiments, Osprey. Thank YOU!!!
barry
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13047
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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ditto!
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Whale-ista
Super Nomad
Posts: 2009
Registered: 2-18-2013
Location: San Diego
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Mood: Sunny with chance of whales
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thank you Osprey. Nice summary.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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grace59
Senior Nomad
Posts: 614
Registered: 9-14-2004
Location: San Felipe, Baja, Mexico
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Thanks, Osprey! I am a big fan of this forum, and MANY of the posters on here! Hope we all have a great new year!
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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Osprey
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3694
Registered: 5-23-2004
Location: Baja Ca. Sur
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Sometimes I share what I learn on the forum with some of my Mexican friends. Can't say why but I always seem to be in praise of the forum as a group
because of all the work they do to be good citizens, good visitors. The self-less acts I have been witness to are stunning --- the great citizen
charity they bring to Baja's poor and unprotected, the "Got your back" help on the road with other travelers, the co-ordination they do on and off the
net to help those in Medical emergencies and the list goes on.
For every cold hearted crusty one out there, there are hundreds to step in when called. Kindness begets kindness and I'll bet the board has softened a
whole lot of people, brought them in to see how it feels to lend a hand. Bet you a hundred tacos we see more of that in the new year.
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pauldavidmena
Super Nomad
Posts: 1712
Registered: 5-23-2013
Location: Centerville, MA, USA
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I like that for every informative post here on the forum, there's two to merely blow off steam. There's a feisty irreverence that is usually playful
rather than malicious, and the popularity of this forum certainly speaks to that.
I'm in my 50s and still a working stiff, and therefore only a "Nomad-wannabee" until I can throw off the shackles of painful employment. My wife and I
are lucky enough to have found a part of Baja that we're scoping out for our Golden Years, and the forum has become a vital tool for us.
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willyAirstream
Super Nomad
Posts: 1786
Registered: 1-1-2010
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Well said Osprey. THX
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Katiejay99
Nomad
Posts: 429
Registered: 9-3-2008
Location: Todos Santos
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Mood: it is what it is
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Thanks Osprey!! Well said!!
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nbacc
Senior Nomad
Posts: 770
Registered: 12-27-2008
Location: Northern California
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Well said!!!!!!!!!!!
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64755
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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When we have gotten together in person, it has been a great time...
Shared common interest, love for Baja (the land and the people), sense of adventure, desire to share...
Ferna's Toy Drive, Pyramid Resort's Booksignings, BajaCactus' Cultural Festivals, M's BBBB campouts, my Viva Baja events... all great times with great
Nomads!
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BajaLuna
Senior Nomad
Posts: 581
Registered: 12-5-2012
Location: Pacific Northwest/Bahia Asuncion
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Mood: groovy
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thanks Osprey!
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sancho
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2524
Registered: 10-6-2004
Location: OC So Cal
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Osprey
I want to be loved more so please don’t look at my words, just embrace electronically the dying old man way down south who has been posting a lot of
pix of his wife, fish he caught, and lots and lots of cute and cuddly kitty cats |
You have my love Osprey, good luck on the Wahoo,
do you consider it the tastiest fish down there?
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Osprey
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3694
Registered: 5-23-2004
Location: Baja Ca. Sur
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Tossup! Pick em >>> wahoo, blue marlin, dorado. I make my captain/friend a little crazy but I take burlap sacks and a big bag of frozen ice
bottles. System works great because the ice is purified water and could be used for emergencies, it keeps the beer/refrescos cold till we get fish
aboard, then goes in the wet burlap till we can filet the fish, put the ice back in the cooler with the bags of filets. He yells at me sometimes when
I start throwing ice on fish when they're still flailing about. I suppose that's a little manic but it sure pays off to take care of fish from hook to
table.
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