Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Zipolita'z y Angelita'z AdventureZ In Mexico: R.I.P Jamaica Jerry- You Party Animal :D
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
R.I.P Jamaica Jerry- You Party Animal :D
Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2013
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Yesterday we got some really sad news. Our friend Jamaica Jerry had passed away on his way home from Zipolite to California.
We met Jerry in 2008 when I took Angel to Mexico for the first time. She was just 6. He told me how he was a retired school teacher and he would ask her little questions to see how she was doing...especially knowing she was being homeschooled.
We all stayed at Posada Esmeralda that year for a while and so we saw him on a regular basis. Later the next year we would run into him here and there and we always followed his posts on Facebook where the man had a gazillion photos. He was always doing this. Giving the thumbs up. :D
This photo was taken at 3 de Diciembre this year. It was Jerry's first night back in Zipolite and he had great timing because it was their 20th Anniversary and I was doing the photography. We had a table and Jerry sat and had a pozole.
After that we kept running into him here and there... Jerry commented that it was odd how everytime he would arrive back in Zipo from being in P.E. or from where ever Angel and I would somehow be there.
When we went to Orale Cafe, Jerry would show up. Funny little encounters ...like maybe God was connecting us because he knew he would be bringing Jerry home soon. :(
Tears are coming right now so it's hard to type.
....
Anyways, on New Year's Day, Angel and I went for nice meal at Orale, it was a special meat pie - and it's a tradition served in Montreal. This day Jerry was there and because it was very busy and we had got a table, Jerry came and sat with us. We had a nice visit and talked about a lot of things. We took photos of the food. Jerry loved to show off the lovely meals at Orale.
And I having made a website and videos for Orale was making a new one...but my camera was acting up. Jerry said his good one had bit the dust too. I am so glad I have this video, I wish I had more.
We all had a really nice time and I am so glad because I have that special memory. Angel is very sad, we both cried alot last night.
Jerry was always so cheerful. He was always busy going somewhere on his bike but would stop and chat.
He loved his dog, Oso. Poor Oso, he's going to wonder what happened to Jerry. :( but maybe he knows...dogs are smart about these things.
Somehow I feel it's all a mistake...a bad Facebook rumour...that's what I thought at first.
His last post was this. "Adios Mexico"
I had seen Jerry's post saying he was coming home.
So I wrote :
Hey Jerry, have a safe trip home. I always cry when I leave Mexico and I feel a little teary just watching you. Silly! Safe Travels amigo Besos y abrazos Tina y Angel
So you can imaging the shock when later I saw this
He loved Burning Man. I remember he shared this with us. And it has made us laugh and smile so much.
The man was a party animal that loved life and traveled and shared so much in Facebook. I can not believe how many photos there are of him. Truly amazing.
Well Jerry, it's time to say Good bye, but you are not forgotten and I am sure we will see your spirit in Zipolite. R.I.P.
Cheers!! Saludos!! Besos y Abrazos! Tina y Angel
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Yesterday we got some really sad news. Our friend Jamaica Jerry had passed away on his way home from Zipolite to California.
We met Jerry in 2008 when I took Angel to Mexico for the first time. She was just 6. He told me how he was a retired school teacher and he would ask her little questions to see how she was doing...especially knowing she was being homeschooled.
We all stayed at Posada Esmeralda that year for a while and so we saw him on a regular basis. Later the next year we would run into him here and there and we always followed his posts on Facebook where the man had a gazillion photos. He was always doing this. Giving the thumbs up. :D
This photo was taken at 3 de Diciembre this year. It was Jerry's first night back in Zipolite and he had great timing because it was their 20th Anniversary and I was doing the photography. We had a table and Jerry sat and had a pozole.
After that we kept running into him here and there... Jerry commented that it was odd how everytime he would arrive back in Zipo from being in P.E. or from where ever Angel and I would somehow be there.
When we went to Orale Cafe, Jerry would show up. Funny little encounters ...like maybe God was connecting us because he knew he would be bringing Jerry home soon. :(
Tears are coming right now so it's hard to type.
....
Anyways, on New Year's Day, Angel and I went for nice meal at Orale, it was a special meat pie - and it's a tradition served in Montreal. This day Jerry was there and because it was very busy and we had got a table, Jerry came and sat with us. We had a nice visit and talked about a lot of things. We took photos of the food. Jerry loved to show off the lovely meals at Orale.
And I having made a website and videos for Orale was making a new one...but my camera was acting up. Jerry said his good one had bit the dust too. I am so glad I have this video, I wish I had more.
We all had a really nice time and I am so glad because I have that special memory. Angel is very sad, we both cried alot last night.
Jerry was always so cheerful. He was always busy going somewhere on his bike but would stop and chat.
He loved his dog, Oso. Poor Oso, he's going to wonder what happened to Jerry. :( but maybe he knows...dogs are smart about these things.
Somehow I feel it's all a mistake...a bad Facebook rumour...that's what I thought at first.
His last post was this. "Adios Mexico"
I had seen Jerry's post saying he was coming home.
So I wrote :
Hey Jerry, have a safe trip home. I always cry when I leave Mexico and I feel a little teary just watching you. Silly! Safe Travels amigo Besos y abrazos Tina y Angel
So you can imaging the shock when later I saw this
"I just got the shocking news that Jamaica Jerry died of a heart attack on his way back to CA from Zipolite... I've had the pleasure of being his friend for 7 years, hung out with him at his home in Santa Cruz, at Burning Man, and on bike ri...See More
— with Jamaica Jerry.
One of the last posts Jerry had shared and I had reshared was this. And it was so true of Jerry.
He loved Burning Man. I remember he shared this with us. And it has made us laugh and smile so much.
The man was a party animal that loved life and traveled and shared so much in Facebook. I can not believe how many photos there are of him. Truly amazing.
Well Jerry, it's time to say Good bye, but you are not forgotten and I am sure we will see your spirit in Zipolite. R.I.P.
Cheers!! Saludos!! Besos y Abrazos! Tina y Angel
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| New Year's Day 2013 at Orale Cafe |
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| Jerry and Angel on New Year's Day 2013 at Orale Cafe |
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Monday, June 3, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Lost in time in Zipolite, Mexico The Register-Guard Visitors wade into the surf along the beach in Zipolite, Mexico. A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite is one many tiny coastal pueblos ...
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Lost in time in Zipolite, Mexico
Many guests rent their rooms by the month in this laid-back beach town
Visitors wade into the surf along the beach in Zipolite, Mexico. A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite is one many tiny coastal pueblos that dot the Pacific in Mexico's Southern state of Oaxaca. (AP Photo/Jody Kurash)
Lost in time in Zipolite, Mexico
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Visitors wade into the surf along the beach in Zipolite, Mexico. A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite is one many tiny coastal pueblos ...
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Visitors wade into the surf along the beach in Zipolite, Mexico. A sleepy town with one main street and no ATMs, Zipolite is one many tiny coastal pueblos ...
Resting And Studying In Mazunte, Oaxaca
Resting And Studying In Mazunte, Oaxaca
We are taking a two week break from bicycle touring whilst we study Spanish at El Instituto Iguana in the quiet beach town of Mazunte on the Oaxacan Coast. We have seen more rain in the last six days than we have seen in almost four months since we arrived in Mexico! In fact, until six days ago, we hadn’t seen rain since we left the UK in February! At first, it was nice to have the change. Now we are realising that the rainy season is now upon us and we may have to get used to this for a few months!
After only four days of lessons, we have already noticed an improvement in our Spanish. We are staying with a host family who prepare all our meals for us. Each and every meal forces us to practice what we’ve learnt as we eat at the table with the family.
We’ll be posting more photos and info about Mazunte and El Instituto very soon!
We used our bikes as pedal boats to reach Mazunte during a massive downpour!
The view of Mazunte bay coastline seen from the rocks on La Cometa.
A beautiful spot called the La Cometa (comet) provides a 210 degree east to west panorama where you can watch the sunrise and the sunset from the same location.
This particularly windy day made for some amazing blow holes in the rocks. Jenny was quite drenched after this shot!
With the strong winds blowing us around, we had to be careful to stand our ground atop the rocks!
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Vicente Fox to visit U.S. for its support for the legalization of marijuana The former president told CNN that supports the project of a exejecutivo of Microsoft to create a production of the drug By Catherine E. Shoichet Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 22:20
Vicente Fox to visit U.S. for its support for the legalization of marijuana
The former president told CNN that supports the project of a exejecutivo of Microsoft to create a production of the drug
By Catherine E. Shoichet
Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 22:20
Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 22:20
Former President Vicente Fox and U.S. entrepreneur Jamen Shively in an interview with CNN on Thursday (CNN).
The most important
- The Mexican president is meeting this week with Seattle entrepreneurs in the U.S.
- Fox said in an interview with CNN that supports the production of the drug is in the hands of entrepreneurs and not criminals
- Fox said he's not involved in a business plan to produce marijuana but supports the project
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(CNN) - Former President Vicente Fox, who once led a military operation against drug cartels now has a new goal: to create a legal system that produces, distributes and put tax on marijuana.
Vicente Fox is meeting this week with a group of businessmen in Seattle to discuss this possibility, six months after voters in Washington state approved a measure that allows recreational use of marijuana.
As president, Fox launched Operation Safe Mexico, with which soldiers and federal police sent eight cities around the country in 2005, while the drug cartels expanding their control in the country.
But since he left office in 2006, the president's speech has taken a turn, supporting the legalization of drugs. Using the military to deal with the cartels not work, said, but legalization might be the way.
"This could end violence," Fox said Thursday at Wolf Blitzer, CNN."Would control the criminals and would reduce their income while a business would become transparent in the hands of entrepreneurs," he said.
Fox spoke to reporters on Thursday, which praised the efforts of the state of Washington to legalize marijuana and "change the paradigm".
"In Mexico we welcome this initiative," he said, "because the cost of war is becoming unbearable, very high for Mexico, Latin America and the rest of the world."
"The problem is that Mexico is among the mammoth consumer market in the United States and the nations drug producers south as Colombia, Venezuela and others. So my position has been strongly in favor of legalization "he added.
Legalization measures, according to him, ultimately seek to overthrow the foundations of organized crime.
While Fox spoke, nodding Jamen Shively. The former Microsoft executive is leading a new business looking to create the first national brand sales of cannabis in the United States.
Fox told CNN he is not involved in Shively plan but sat next to him because it supports their initiative to stop drug production in the hands of businessmen and criminals.
"By making cannabis illegal we have become a tool for violence, exploited by criminals and organized crime spanning many countries," said Shively.
Opponents criticize the legalization
But the legalization of drugs still has hardened critics in the United States, officials of the Obama administration have said on several occasions his opposition to these proposals when they have arisen in other countries.
Last year, John Walters, who directed the National Control Policy Drug White House between 2001 and 2009, told CNN that legalization would cause an increase in crime.
Meanwhile, the current president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, has also expressed doubts about legalization measures. In Mexico, the use of marijuana is not a crime, but they are the production and distribution of this drug.
Peña Nieto told CNN last year that despite its reservations , the way of the fight against drugs could be modified in view of the changing policies of the United States, following recent referendums in Colorado and Washington.
"I personally am not in favor of legalizing drugs, because it is not just about marijuana. I think it is a door for people to start using more harmful drugs, "said Peña Nieto.
"But it is clear that what happened in two states (the United States) in the near future could lead us to rethink the strategy."
A complicated political landscape
In November, voters in Colorado and Washington in the United States approved to allow recreational use of marijuana , 20 other states allow the use of marijuana for medical reasons.
The new laws put Washington and Colorado in trouble with the federal government, which classifies marijuana as an illegal substance.
Because marijuana is in the Controlled Substances Act, only in 2012, U.S. federal agencies reported more than 2,500 operations and destroyed crops over 300,000 plants. The situation makes the call marijuana industry risky business, a company could be in state law but not federal ones.
And the financial picture is also complicated by figuring out how to tax the sale of marijuana, a challenge we are facing Colorado and Washington.
This Thursday, Shively said he is ready for the challenge.
"We have waited long enough for Washington to give the green light. In fact, the silence of the nation's capital has been deafening, "he said," We are moving forward with our plans to build a national and international network of companies of cannabis. "
Mariano Castillo, Kevin Liptak, CNN's Carma Hassan and Joseph Pagliety of CNNMoney contributed to this report
Friday, January 18, 2013 Me vale tres kilos de reata If you've never seen the word reata before, it means rope. In fact, if you Google it you'll find this nifty photo:
Friday, January 18, 2013
Me vale tres kilos de reata
If you've never seen the word reata before, it means rope. In fact, if you Google it you'll find this nifty photo:
That guys pretty handy with a reata. But all of my faithful readers know I'm not writing this post to tell you about a rope, so let's get down to business.
The word reata has another meaning, something along the lines of dick, or maybe even cock. Translation isn't an exact science, so take your pick, dick or cock. Either way it's vulgar, and that's all we care about in this blog.
So with that definition in mind, we can now say cool stuff like:
Te voy a meter toda la reata
I'm going to stick all of my cock in you
Not the most romantic thing I've ever heard, but hey, some chicks are into that kind of talk.
You can also say:
Chupame la reata
Suck my dick
Me dejó con la reata caliente
This doesn't have a literal translation, well, not one that makes sense, but figuratively speaking it would be:
She left me with a hard dick
In other words, he didn't get any. Must have been something he said.
Before I forget, this is very much Mexican slang, so you can expect to get some confused looks if your Spanish speaking friends aren't Mexican or familiar with the expression.
Reata also has another use.
Me vale tres kilos de reata
If we try to translate that literally two very important things are going happen. One, it won't make sense, and two, you're wasting your time. So let me tell you what it really means.
Me vale tres kilos de reata
I don't give a fuck
Fuck might be a little to strong, but then again maybe not. Like I always say, translation is a tricky business. One thing is for sure, this is not for polite company.
Notice I said tres (3) kilos de reata. The number isn't important, stick whatever number that works for you in there, 5, 7, 10, 25, whatever.
You can use this expression to talk about anything you don't care about. Here are a few more examples:
Que si amas mucho a tu novio me vale 3 kilos de reata
I don't fucking care if you really do love your boyfriend
Me vale 20 mil kilos de reata la NFL
I don't give a fuck about the NFL
Pues me vale 3 kilos de reata lo que pienses
I don't give a fuck what you think
If you want to mix things up a bit, you can say
Me vale madres or Me vale verga
All three translate to the same thing, I don't give a fuck. You can substitute me vale verga/madresfor tres kilos de reata equally. By the way, verga is also another way to say dick/cock.
And there you have it. Hasta la próxima.
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