DIA DE LOS INOCENTES - San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico (April Fools Day in Mexico - Day of the Innocents) 28 December 2007 - Kat's Korner |
These are a collection of photos, some posed and some not and after you've had a chance to look at them, please, fill in the blanks! Mujeres - si estoy con su esposo, esto es una broma, nada mas - and en ingles: Ladies - if I'm with your husband, it's a joke, nothing more ... unless - just kidding. I don't mess with OPP, and I'm not judging those who do. My motto is: Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Most all my men are back on the dusty shelf anyway, so forget about it. Now, if you remember, a while back I wrote a paragraph about the origin of April Fools Day all around the world and linked to a site which is quite interesting. (You can Google it). Mexico's Dia de los Inocentes was originally the church mourning the children slaughtered by Herod; it has since become a day of trickery. Three Day Marriage license courtesy of my friend, Tom Bothwell.
2003-2008 San Felipe, Baja California Mexico I've decided to add from the top down and the photos won't be in any significant order. Out at my lot at Campo Ocotillos, I was goofing around with an old boyfriend. Can you believe he's only 42?
This is me when we returned from Shirley and Dan's belated New Year party. I just took my hair down. I bought this suit at a segunda today for $2.00 and my daughter gave me the shoes. Red shirt underneath and cleavage are mine. Not bad for a 57 year old woman in her prime. And just whom decides when is a woman's "prime"? Men. At least they have in the past, but those days are slowly coming to a halt. It's a new world and women are going to be running it soon.
Desiree' did my hair while I was talking on my cell phone. I do a lot of work from my office at home and I've broken the habit of using my laptop in bed. I work only at my desk now and then go into the bedroom to sleep. As you can see, we still have my $5.00 tree up and lit. If I could find an adaptor for it, it turns around. Okay, here's one of my pet peeves, speaking of cell phones. If you dial a land phone and it's busy, don't dial the same person's cell phone unless it's an emergency or like totally important. That's bad manners. We've all been guilty of it, but it really is a pain unless you're speaking with someone you'd rather not be speaking to and then you have the perfect excuse Otherwise, please wait until the house phone is disponible (available and pronounced "dis-po-neeblay"). It's cheaper from land phone to land phone and cell phone to cell phone. This is a blast from the past. Tony took the photo. I called it "sitting with the enemy", but it was a joke because Rogelio is a cool guy. He went to school to learn the DSL for Telnor while he was an English student of mine at UABC. It was about five years ago. This was the end of the term of office for Jamie Diaz.
I made him kiss me three times to make sure it turned out because I was laughing. This is Tony, my boss and friend. He's British, you know but he's got a great sense of humor (I know, but look at Tracy Uhlman).
These photos were taken on New Years Eve day and evening. The one on the left is at Desert Rat and TienaLou's 12th Annual Turkey feed up in the north 40 of El Dorado Ranch (solar section). I personally know four people who were regulars but thought it was on New Years Day for some reason. The photo on the right was taken at the Pavilion on New Years Eve. This guy is a babe.
I didn't kiss el artista Alfonso, but I copped a nice hug. I just love my sculpture. I explain my interpretation of his work of art at The Net to anyone whose interested. Some are shocked, but they'll get over it. You know, he did kiss me goodbye. I just remembered.
This is "Sacramento Al" staying warm at the Campo Ocotillos Posada. Al's a pretty funny guy and almost got caught by a "pension hunter" but wised up just in time. Al said he thought to himself, "Now what does this young thing want with an old fool like me" and of course I replied, "your money". Al lived in the same neighborhood as Eddie Murphy's $10 million dollar home, but the City of Sacramento declared "eminent domain" (as did his wife of four years, but before the city). They let Mr. Murphy keep his house (and Sacramento Al has nothing against him) but tore down all these old, beautiful houses and then, to add insult to injury - the City of Sacramento or the State of California - whomever decides to "take your property and pay you only the value they set" and I'll let you know whom it is as soon as I translate the language it's written in. Al comes into The Net every now and then, but mostly when his internet is down.
One of the highlights of "Day of the Inocentes" and this holiday season was meeting Bob Yeazel, singer, song writer and artist with a heart of gold. Bob and Tony Reyes were the featured guests on the premier of "Kat's Podcast". He'll be back.
Crazy Shirley's son, Jeff (he's a cute little midge) and moi on the left at a party last fall; Rayne and Dennis ... I wonder if Rain will ever return to San Felipe. They both were in the Net for a mere twenty minutes, even though it seemed like a lifetime. Dennis Quon is a writer and artist and you can read Part I of a series of III short stories in our "Articles and Stories" (two of which I've yet to post, but keep checking) section of sanfelipe.com.mx! You can hear a weekly reading of Rayne's emails only at The Net. (Just kidding).
Season Greetings! Peace Out! This photo was taken by Denny Flannigan on December 26 and I'm actually flipping him off (kidding, of course). However, I photo shopped the right finger to make it look like a peace sign.
Snowbird Festival 2007 with Ruben de la Peña ... Ruben has worked in public service for the past 28 years in and around San Felipe. He recently was or still is the head of Cotuco San Felipe
Eating veal with a secret admirer. Actually, we just posed to see how fast the taco turned. It's sometimes nicer when you get it directly from the horse's mouth. MrRagtime@aol.com has quite a history and a story about John Wayne that will crack you up. You just never know who you're talking to in San Peyton Place or what their background is. Okay, long story short. Tom is an ultra conservative hillary hating republican and my political views are quite the opposite. We don't discuss politics, if I can help it. It gets me "all nerved up". At any rate, he sent me this photo of John Wayne that had been forwarded regarding immigration issues. I replied to everyone on his mailing list and told the group that John Wayne came to San Felipe quite often. He would fly here and sometimes get in a boat and other times fly further south. He started an orphanage and came each year with clothing and visited with his friend Enrique Sr., a Chinese/Mexican who keeps a signed photo of John Wayne in his wallet. He was so fond of his memories and swore it was like the second coming of Jesus when they made a movie down or near here. I believe he said Liz Taylor was here. A pretty cool thing to have happened in such a sleepy fishing village. Enrique Sr. had La Vaquita the first year it was "open air" or el fresco.
Seems as though Tom and other Newport
Beach elite shared the same marina and their wives were friends.
You just never know who you are talking to in the Baja. Tom wrote: "I
think you didn't know that we were friends. I needed a speaker
for a Boy
Scout Annual Dinner. I had Buddy Ebson (Beverly Hillbillies)
lined up but he had to back out so he said "Why don't you
ask Duke?" I
did and he accepted. My 36 ft sailboat was 3 slips away from
his front door at Newport Beach harbor. A few weeks after the
dinner,
he strolled down to say "Hello". Jim Arness (Gunsmoke)
had the boat next to mine. Jim's brother, Peter Graves (Mission
Impossible) was sitting on my boat. Duke gallantly bowed and
kissed my wife's
hand. She wouldn't wash it for a month. Incidentally, my wife
and Pia (Duke's ex-wife) worked together as hospital volunteers
at Hoag
Memorial Hospital. George Hoag was Mr. J. C. Penny.
This photo was taken at The Net the day Jack and Joan were getting ready to leave for Yuma to fly back to PA. Jack (aka "Midge") is a funny Irish guy with a Jersey accent. He's a good Catholic boy (so you already know he's screwed up).
Enrique Cervantes from the Tourist Bureau at the Snowbird Festival - December 7, 2007. Can you feel the passion? Actually, it's just me stepping on his toes. Enrique danced for ten years in every Carnival parade with Linda Garcia, our former Delegada and sissy of Tavo. I like this photo because I look tall and it was fun dancing with him. Give it a little time to load.
Mas Fotos (check back for more silly photos and comments by La Gata)
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