Jul 15, 2024
GRACIAS MI HERMANO FELIX DE MERIDA YUCATAN
Fernando Pessoa, the great Portuguese writer well known for his personal insecurities, once wrote: “If one of the faces that I pass daily on the streets disappear, I feel sad,…
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Jul 15, 2024
HUEVOS MOTULEÑOS AND ITS LEVANTINE CONNECTION ?
Huevos Motuleños: A Culinary Fusion with Middle Eastern Roots Huevos motuleños, a vibrant and flavorful Yucatecan dish, is a testament to the rich tapestry of cultural influences that have shaped…
Jul 15, 2024
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION MEETING IN ORLANDO FLORIDA JUNE 2024
I am a Specialist Physician in Endocrinology and also an Anthropologist with special interest in the Indigenous peoples of the world. Just attended an International Conference on Diabetes where I…
Apr 15, 2024
FLOWERS IN BLOOM AT THE FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDENS IN MIAMI FLORIDA IN MARCH APRIL 2024
Some flowers in bloom now at the Fairchild Tropical Gardens in Miami, Florida Poinsettia is a commercially important flowering plant (euphorbia) indigenous to Mexico and Central America Brazil Raintree, native…
Mar 15, 2024
A WONDERFUL NOWRUZ TO ALL FRIENDS AND LOVERS
A WONDERFUL NOWRUZ TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHETHER YOU ARE IRANIAN OR NOT.. SPRING IS BEING PROMISED BY UNCLE PIRUZ All lovers of Iranian cinema would be…
Mar 15, 2024
SECOND DAY OF NOWRUZ HAPPY DAYS
I enjoyed very much the first day of Nowruz, sending and receiving greetings and exchanging photographs and seeing many a haft sin tables and to see the happy faces of…
Feb 15, 2024
ONE LIFE STARRING SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS ABOUT SIR NICHOLAS WINTON WHO ORGANIZED BRINGING OF 669 JEWISH CHILDREN OF PRAGUE , EVADING THEIR DEATH IN THE HANDS OF THE NAZIS
ONE LIFE , MOVIE ABOUT SIR NICHOLAS WINTON (WERTHEIM) MOVIE STARRING ANTHONY HOPKINS, LENA OLIN, HELENA BONHAM-CARTER Eventhough he was born a Jew, he never practiced, disillusioned by prayers of…
Feb 15, 2024
OH POBRE AMERICANOS, COME TO MEXICO. THE FOOD IS BETTER SO IS THE SPECIALIST MEDICAL CARE . MORE COMPASSIONATE
Oh, unlucky American patients-so close to good personal medical attention in Mexico and yet so far from a holistic approach. Just about a month ago, I returned to the Ticuna…
Feb 15, 2024
TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND RESPECT WILL COME YOUR WAY
Treat others with respect, and respect will come your way. During my recent visits to the East, two incidents notably stood out, echoing the words of my dear psychologist friend…
Feb 15, 2024
Navigating the Spiritual Terrain and Cultural Landscapes of Leticia: A Journey Beyond the Ordinary. Spanish translation at the end
Navigating the Spiritual Terrain and Cultural Landscapes of Leticia: A Journey Beyond the Ordinary In the heart of the Amazonian enclave of Leticia, I encountered a moment of profound introspection…
Feb 15, 2024
THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
I like my language very much and fascinated by the etymology of the myriad of words that has entered the English language through conquest of and conquest by the British…
Feb 15, 2024
VIPASSANA SENSATION IN LETICIA IN COLOMBIAN AMAZON
Yesterday I had a very strange sensation in the amazonian town of Leticia. Perhaps it was the reason I had travelled there ? It seemed , or was it a…