Mexico Bob
17 February 2011

It won't be long now...

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Last night while I was sleeping I had a dream in which I was trying to look something up in Google and I could not get a connection. All I c...
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14 February 2011

Valentine Tax

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This morning when I was driving to work I stopped at a florist to take care of one of my "quehaceres" (kay-ah-SEHR-ess) or "t...
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07 February 2011

What's the Fuss?

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My father, George, had a favorite saying. Whenever he (or I) learned something the hard way he would always say, “Too old too soon, too smar...
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23 January 2011

Who has the power?

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The company that I work for is a relatively small company with about sixty five employees. However, almost all of the companies with whom we...
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16 January 2011

From Linear to Exponential

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Back in 1973 a fellow named Merle Haggard wrote a song about the tender optimism of a working man dealing with economic hardship. I relate t...
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13 January 2011

A word about "bugs"...

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After I wrote about my modest success growing cherry tomatoes here in Central Mexico a number of people mentioned that they have had little ...
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08 January 2011

A cheery cherry day!

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Today I harvested the last of the "jitomates cheri" (HEE-toh-mah-tays CHAIR-ee) or "cherry tomatoes" that I had planted ...
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06 January 2011

Today is a special day.

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Today, the sixth of January, is a special day for me. Today I celebrate my 12th anniversary of coming to Mexico. I had only intended to stay...
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02 January 2011

La Villa de Santa Georgina

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Before I let the holiday slip away by I want to tell you about "La Villa de Santa Georgina". When I was a little boy in Chicago my...
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31 December 2010

My Word for MMXI

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I have come to the point in my life where I need to decide whether to fall back into the bottomless depths of oblivion or to forge ahead int...
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Bob Mrotek
I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. I have been living in Mexico since January 6th, 1999. I am continually studying to improve my knowledge of the Spanish language and Mexican history and culture. I am also a student of Mandarin Chinese.
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