The Best Laid Plans

living.boondockingmexico@yahoo.com

COVID deaths continue to climb in Mexico.  By tomorrow, Monday morning, we should hit 40,000.  So sad this has had to happen, mostly started by our president who didn't believe it was real, Mexicans who said it was a government hoax, and indigenous groups saying they have a special DNA.  The worst is yet to come.  Rules are rules and as you know, most people in Mexico just can't seem to wrap their heads around this.  Most of the problem is education.  What is a virus?  Few could tell you.

Our Secretary of Health has now changed the charts so they no longer show an upward curve but instead a downward spiral 

I don't think even he can read this graph so how could the average person understand it?  That's what they want.

A woman is being sought in SMA.  Frustrated that people weren't wearing masks, she went to the Centro and started coughing on people.  It didn't take long that her picture appeared on Facebook and the locals are calling the gringos privileged and that the government won't do anything to her.  She hasn't had her day yet but both the gringos and locals are infuriated with her.

We've had temps as high as 106F this past week until Thursday night.  Since then we have had late afternoon storms rolling in and they are fierce.  High winds, rain in sheets, and lots of lightning.  The rain is welcome but it has put the new pool deck on hold.  It's still plenty warm, in the low 90s, and there is so much humidity the A/C comes on at happy hour.

I made a great homemade pizza Friday night.  We have been enjoying the new kitchen and trying new recipes.  I made homemade sauce, pizza dough and cooked it in my mother's 80-year-old cast-iron skillet on top of the stove.  To perfection.  Tonight, homemade chile and The Wizard of Oz!

Ready for another week it looks like I may be needing a dental remodel.  Crowns are wearing out and I am having an issue with a permanent bridge.  I went to the IMSS clinic on Friday but because of COVID the dentist only works in the morning.  She only does cleanings, fillings, and emergency work but I want to get her opinion.  This bridge has been with me for some time but it has gold underlay and should last for a while.  I know the problem is in the anchor tooth but I want to save the bridge if possible.  Not likely as most want to cut it out and make some money.  I can understand that.  I'm just concerned about dental work during the virus.  We lost a dentist last month here in town to COVID.