Bienvenido a casa

Well we are back. Sucks. Mexico was fantastic. Need to go back there soon. It was refreshing, recharging, and relaxing. Everybody should do it at least once every couple of years. Kids had a great time together. I dont really have much to say because my mind is still in NO THINK mode. Going to be tough going back to work tomorrow, but I can promise you that things wont bother me as much. Why? Because the one thing I learned in Mexico, more than the Spanish, was that we have a GREAT life. I was talking to our cab driver and he was so amazed that we spend so much time worrying about our animals, making movies about them, calling the cops or fire dept when they get stuck in a tree, etc. What he was trying to say in bad English is that we dont know how good we have it. Parts of Mexico and I am sure other countries could care less about dogs and cats as they have enough problems feeding themselves or their families, literally. Yes, we have poor here in the US but its a different type of poor there in Mexico. I once heard that the poor are getting poorer while the rich are getting richer. Please if you do anything right now save money, cut back on spending, fuck the rich that fuck us. Sorry also reading a Thoreau book right now and coming back to the US and seeing 15 different shops and 10 different restaurants in one block make me realize that we spend too much money on things we dont need (expect posters).

While at the pool I rocked the ipod to a lot of mellow yet talkative tunes. Mainly Bob Dylan. One of his songs (Mississippi) has a line in it that hit home while on vacation:

Every step of the way, we walk the line
Your days are numbered, so are mine
Time is piling up, we struggle and we stray
We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape

City's just a jungle, more games to play
Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away
I was raised in the country, I been working in the town
I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down

Got nothing for you, I had nothing before
Don't even have anything for myself anymore
Sky full of fire, Pain pouring down
Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around

I will leave you with some pics of our trip. Enjoy, I did!