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  Cold Sunrise   That's just the name of the song written by Gordon Lightfoot.  It was actually -13 F when I got up this morning (wind chill -24).  Tucson may have pulled back into the lead!  There's a lot of weighing pros and cons of Colorado vs Arizona by the wood stove.  Not much else to report. I did enjoy a few games of pool and a beer with my brother this week.  We don't get together very often, so it's good to try to keep the lines of communication open, especially with my mother celebrating her 86th birthday next month.  He lives in Milwaukee and just started semi-retirement.  Our opposing politics and lifestyles keep things very casual and surface-level.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.   It's important to find common ground.  He and his wife have started going to concerts and recently saw the Steve Miller Band.  Music is one of our common interests.      
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Carnaval is Over

Last night was the final celebration for Mazatlan's Carnaval, and I am relieved!  What started off as a novelty for us ended up getting very old.  It wasn't the crowds; it was the noise.  Mexican bands played loudly until 2 or 3 a.m. every night, except for last  night when the band played until 4 a.m. at our street corner.  

Every morning, the Malecon (seawall sidewalk) was trashed with food, paper, and liquids of dubious origin.   The city street cleaners managed to clean it up every day--only to have it trashed the next night again. 

We paid for a ticket to see the Saturday night parade from the Hacienda Hotel and joined some pickleball friends there. 



The food, drink, and company was great, but the parade (and the bands) went on and on and on.  Julia stayed until the bitter end.

 


 




I had to get up and move my cramped body from the small plastic chair into the open space at the rear of the hotel, where I could breathe.

Now that the Mardi Gras celebration is over, I'm hoping to get back to normal life in Mazatlan.  We played pickleball today.  I found my sweet spot today and won five out of six games.  We will try to go out to eat to tonight at a place that serves regional specialties, hoping that no reservations will be needed.

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MFH said…
"...stayed to the bitter end."

She's an animal!


Congrats on your Pickle wins!
February 23, 2023 at 10:20 PM
greg said…
Ahh yes. Masses of people, loads of noise. Sorry I wasn't there.

Oh wait. Yeah, not really. But it's always nice when things get back to normal. --now we just have to survive March Madness --
February 24, 2023 at 8:54 AM
John said…
Julia has always been a more social animal than I am. I don't mind crowds for short periods of time, but they do wear me down. I'm pretty sure March Madness won't be a thing in Mazatlan. This is not a tourist destination for Americans. We've met very few here.
February 24, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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