Fourth of July Weekend - San Miguel de Allende

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No fireworks going on here except for those at the cathedral every morning at 6 a.m.  I'm up so it doesn't bother me.

The weekend was pretty good.   Saturday I had a minor inconvenience.  I had gone to the gym in the morning, showered and decided to go goof on gringos at the organic market.   Never made it.  I went to Mega first to get a yogurt and a piece of bread so I wouldn't pig out at the market.  Big mistake.  It was a descuido (lack of care) on my part.  I set my cellphone down on top of the bread bin to keep my charola (tray) from sliding and falling.  I picked them both up and went to the counter.  Heading to the cashier I thought, "oh shit".  Sure enough, it was gone in a matter of 2 minutes.  No one saw a thing.  I'm still convinced it was the girls at the bakery, they sure looked guilty enough when I went back to ask them if they had seen it.

My fault, water under the bridge.  I ended up  going to Dolores Hidalgo to file a report and recover the same number and get a new chip.  Juan is sending my old phone and I will have it tomorrow.  The manager at the Movistar in Dolores told me it is non-stop.   Even he has had his stolen three times.  In the U.S. last year, 5 million were stolen.  Big business I guess.  Enough of that.

I took advantage of my day in Dolores to comfort myself with a rose petal ice cream in the main plaza.   I watched the goings on and took a well-deserved break.  Darn I really liked that phone.  I headed home and took a short nap and then a walk down to the lake.  Happy hour followed and I ended up finishing a good movie, "Young Guns".

Sunday was a blast.  I slept a full eight hours, not common for me.  I woke up at six a.m. I guess with the fireworks.   I decided to fire up the generator and make java in the Mr. Coffee.  Funny how my mind works.  I had a shorter cable made for a project that still hasn't been completed.  I used it with the generator and no 110.  Oh poop.  So I used the original cable and no 110.  Oh poop again.  What could be wrong?  I flipped all the breakers and bingo.  I guess being on solar so much you never think about those things.  Wasted energy in the long run.  I like my French press better and I didn't need any charging.

I showered and walked downtown to the plaza.  Headed back to San Antonio and had breakfast at an outside cafe for 50 pesos including coffee.   I enjoyed sitting back and watching people coming and going.  Off I went back up the hill.  I figure it was a 9 km walk round trip.   I went to the Sunday market purposely full so I wouldn't pig out.   Gringos only go to market on the hill on Tuesdays.  Weird.  I guess it's a cult thing.

Had a great afternoon nap and had a good chat on Facebook.  Fixed a nice pasta dish and listened to the rain.  If you've got solar you've gotta get an electric blanket.  I swear it is the best thing since whit on rice.  Uses very little power.   I keep it on low and put it under the sheets.  Traps the heat inside and sleep like a baby.

Well, I hope to be posting pics again anyday now.  BTW,  happy Fourth of July.   I got an automated email from my accountant in San Antonio saying they were closed for the holiday.  I had forgotten all about it.   Guess I've been here to long.