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20 August, 2008 - Wednesday. I was on my laptop from until 8:00 a.m. to 7:42 p.m. yesterday except to run to Yet Mail, stop at the store down and street and back. I got ready to go up to the Lighthouse for dinner and to give Barbi her gift just as they were singing happy birthday. It was a bit crowded inside and there was a bit of a breeze so we ate outside. We were the only ones eating outside. The service was excellent. I can't remember his name at the moment, but the waiter at Juanito's Cantina for many years and the pool and he makes animals out of the foil for your leftovers was my waiter tonight. They served a steak special for $8.95 and it had very good flavor and was tender. It came with a salad and baked potato. Small but not tiny portions and more than enough for me. The birthday cake was delicious and the flan, which was made resembling a bread pudding, was an added treat, which I scarfed down when I got home. So, sysko and ebert gives it a thumbs up. I saw the usual "circuit" crowd, who are all really nice people and YoYoYolanda was there with her new best friend, whose name I always forget but she's a blond and very nice too. I am so bad with names; faces I always remember, but unless I give you a nickname in my mind, I am name challenged and directionally too. Jimbo from Pop's Camp was there drinking ice water and looking very dapper. Debbie of Bob and Debbie was getting ready to sing. I left early and arrived late, but better late than never has been my sorry excuse. The birthday girl.

This morning, we are going to record a live pod cast at the offices of Cotuco and I'll be interviewing Lic. Rueben de la Peña, who has worked in public service for 27 years. I'm going to find out what's planned for Dia de Independencia; Shrimp Festival; Tequila Festival and what's in store for San Felipe in the not too distant future. I'll also ask him to explain Cotuco's role in tourism. I find the infrastructure of this little port very interesting. Next week, Eric Garica, Sales Director for Playa Paraiso will be my next pod cast victim. I've know Eric for years and he's a good guy. We'll hear what's new and exciting on the harbor. Check this adorble little cutie. Last night, she was hopping on all fours forwards and backwards but not barking at One Eye and then she started to bark and One Eye yelled at her. I was cracking up it was so funny wishing I would have put the stupid batteries in the charger before I went to the party, which is why I had to switch cameras and the settings weren't right so a lot of the photos I took didn't turn out. Next time.

19 August, 2008 - Tuesday. As promised, here is a link to the rest of the photos taken at the anniversary of Sherri and Rodger Duvall of El Dorado Ranch. Sherri and her daughter, Barbi, are called the "Singout Sisters" and they used to be at Playa de Oro then moved to The Lighthouse. Don't forget, tonight is Barbi's birthday and God only knows how old she is, but the party starts at 6:00 p.m. until 10:00. I think I overheard her saying if you didn't have a present you can't come in (just kidding; Barbi would never say that but I probably would). At any rate, click here to see the last party they had. And speaking of parties, my dear friends Jerry and Rebecca Simunovich of the San Felipe Marina Resort had a little soiree at their house on Sunday afternoon. If you don't know these two wonderful people, you're missing out. Jerry is a famous sculptor and Rebecca was in real estate and they are genuinely real people. I've known them a long time and I've never seen a happier married couple. It's like a Madison Avenue Ozzie and Harriet. The get together was supposed to be for Betsy, the woman who runs the spa at the resort. I will repeat; if you haven't tired her treatments, do it. Treat yourself because she's very good and doesn't mind the snoring after she's done. Rebecca hired the bartender from Baja Mar and they catered aperitivos (which is Spanish for appetizers). We had some good laughs and my buddy gave me some really nice clothes, but that's not why I like her haha. They have real grass and a lap pool and their home is beautifully furnished and right smack on the beach. It really is one of the nicest beach locations. They both have great senses of humor too. Hair by Nancy was there along with Jerry and LuLu and Geile (I haven't a clue how to spell his name and I took two years of French in high school) and his friend Patty (I hope). You can see more photos here.

I should know better than to post when I'm tired. I just re-read what I wrote last night and even spell check wouldn't have caught some of my errors. Oh well, can't be perfect all the time. I also wrote a complete paragraph about the puppy give away at Sundance, thanking Captain John for providing the deli and also the use of the water and chopped ham for the pups. Mark also helped out and Laura from Las Magdalenas and Mission Sahauros who bought us a couple of bags of kitty food for the pups and donated 100 NP. It was a good day. We did manage to give away a few pups. One to the Bimbo bread delivery man and one to the owner of the Shrimp farm down the road and naturally, soft hearted Kat just had to bring one home. Her name is "Muffin" and she's so cute. She looks like a little miniture horse. A cute little girl wanted her and so did her sister and the dad said yes, but we all know who the real bosses are and they live in the states, so mom said "no". It's the cutest thing to watch Muffin follow behind the herd I've already got and she's chewing on my toe right now. Here are a few photos of the little darlings. With a face like that, how could you not take him home! Please click here for more photos and a message from Dog Man.

18 August, 2008 - Monday. Another manic Monday, Not really; it was a great day. It was hot with a slight cool breeze and tonight the moon is lighting up my entire yard. Not like the moon we had Saturday evening, but an August moon most definitely. I know I have been lax in posting on Kat's Korner the last couple of days, but I have been very busy and I honestly had connection problems for about 24 hours off and on. I finally brought my 50 foot ethernet cable through the breezeway between the two little houses (which is packed with stored things I haven't seen for years) and it works great. You shouldn't go onto a live server with a wireless connection because you never know when the bandwidth drops or lags and many times, you can corrupt your photos or the entire page. So, I try to work with a solid connection when I can. Okay, Friday night Vatos Locos didn't play at La Vaquita, they played Saturday evening, but by the time I got the info from the Illustrated Lady, I was already almost out the door to pimp puppies in front of Sundance Deli. So Friday early evening, I watered at Campo Ocotillos and then I tried to help a couple of friends with their computers and went home. But Saturday night, I had dinner with some friends out at Green Eyes house at Playa de Oro. He has a very cool house and also rents it as a bed and breakfast. Unfortunately, I got a 24 hour bug (which I think is going around) but it was an excellent meal. Here are the three muskateers, from left to right Ron, Steve and Jimbo.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is Barbi Duvall's birthday and it's at the same place, same menu, same restaruant as mom and dad's anniversary party was (El Faro Restaurant or The Lighthouse). They will still sing Kaeroke and you can get $1.00 Margaritas, so call Rodger for a shuttle ride if you're coming into town from the north. Perhaps someone interested could bring a van from the south beaches and shuttle the few residents without air into town. It begins at 6:00 - you can read the other information below, Happy Birthday Barbi. Looks like open burning out towards the ranch. And I thought it was illegal!

There is progress on the condominiums which are being built by Placio Homes Construction. I've seen workers every day since I've been back. I like the design from the outside, however, I haven't seen the layout on the inside. Its right near El Nido Restaurant, where incidentally, I had a wonderful T-bone steak there tonight and Chopper had the New York. It's very sad that we have no tourists and I think we could all, as residents, do a little more to help promote San Felipe amidst all the turmoil around us. I think after the U.S. elections, things will start to move. Which way is anybody's guess, but I'm keeping a positive attitude. In case you've sent me an email on gmail.com - I've not been able to keep a connection with them for a few hours, so I'll check mail again in the morning.

The little muchkins we tried to give away at Sundance were so cute and I had a great day with Marci, a woman who lives at Pete's Camp and has a great sense of humor - dry, like mine. Captain John really was a doll; he brought out chopped ham for the little critters and a big foil pan of water and Laura (of Mission Sauharos, Las Magdalenas and Germantown) bought us two more bags of kitty chow (I bought one because they were hungry and there was no puppy chow). I swore I wasn't going to take one home but I knew I was lying to myself. I've wanted a puppy for a long time and this little gal I've named "Muffin" is cuter than a bugs ear. She looks like a miniture horse. I'll show you a photo as soon as I'm caught up. I never finished putting up the rest of the photos from Sherry and Rodger's anniversary party, so I'll do that now. This was taken by Victor Rodriquez Ratliff, and you'll be able to reach his gallery through Kat's Korner very soon but in the meantime, please click here.

15 August, 2008 - Friday. I need to clarify a couple of things. First, Nan and Mac, not Max will be at the Happy Jackass on August 22 beginning at 6:00 p.m., not August 25. You can see their photos here. Marci, Dog Man and I will set up at the Sundance Deli tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. to place four puppies in nice homes. I have a surprise for the first taker of a pup. You get to take my seven dogs home with you as a bonus!! Just kidding, but if you know of anyone who is interested in adopting a puppy, please stop by the deli and at the same time, you can see the changes John and Lynne have made in and around their new digs. Sherri and Rodger Duvall would like to thank every one for attending their anniversary party. Read here: "Although there are no words to express our appreciation and gratitude to everyone that showed up at the Lighthouse Tuesday night to help us celebrate our 46th Anniversary, we would like to take this opportunity to say from the bottom of our hearts "THANK YOU VERY MUCH". It was wonderful to see all of you there and we loved all the cards and gifts that you gave us. The true gift was having our friends there to help share a wonderful event. Again Thank You. We would like to also take this opportunity to invite you all back next week Tuesday August 19th to help celebrate our daughter Barbi's birthday. Tim the owner has extended the same dinner special for that night along with the margarita prices. He will be better staffed so the wait for drinks should not be as long. He apologizes for the delay last time. Please remember if you do not want to drive into town you can hitch a ride on Rodger's shuttle, you can contact him at 686-147-9432 or 576-0047. Thanks, Rodger & Sherry."

So, you heard it from the horse's mouth. Tuesday is Barbi's 50th birthday I think. She looks pretty good for her age, don't you think? Last night at Bar Miramar, which incidentally was founded forty or more years ago, they held the championship pool tournament between four bars. Fandango, Beachcomber, Miramar and El Portito (which I called another name down below). I didn't stay long enough to see who won, but the Illustrated Lady assured me Beachcomber would be the winners. Here are photos of all four teams.

Without confirmation from Irene, I believe Beachcomber was first, El Portito 2nd, Fandango 3rd and Miramar 4th. I'm sure I'll find out otherwise if I'm not correct. The photo top left is El Portito and Bar Miramar; Fandango and Beachcomber. Congratulations!

14 August, 2008 - Thursday. Roberto Ledon, President of Canaco, went to a meeting at the police station when we went to Canaco for his scheduled pod cast, so we've rescheduled it for tomorrow. However, Rolando Ortiz Silva Gomez, Sub delgado for the Secretary of Tourism was ready and waiting. Luis, my producer extraordinaire, should have it mixed and on our new pod cast page by tomorrow mid morning. If you click the bar above, you can see a work in progress. We went to Rolando's office and other than the air conditioner and Gloria talking on the telephone, it sounded pretty good. Next time, we'll make adjustments for those noises or change the location of the recording session. By the way, Gloria is no longer at Tourism; she is working at the State Union for the next three years. Lupita and Enrique are still there, as well as Adonis. Lupita's husband is an air conditioning expert, so if you have a problem, give her a call. It was a good interview and you'll learn some new things about our litle town and how Tourism functions and interacts on a state and federal level. I certainly did. I know, couldn't believe it either. Stay tuned tomorrow for our latest interview on katskorner.com.mx.

Another beautiful summer day in downtown San Felipe. Luis and I are taking our pod casts on the road, so to speak. We're going to interview two of our town's officials this morning and it will be the first time we've done a pod cast away from our "studio", which is the back room at The Net. I think I've fixed most of the typos and grammatical errors on this page. I also added some photos to the police truck link and I'll get the rest of the Lighthouse Restaurant party photos up some time today. Ronda Walpole, founder and President of the San Felipe Animal Rescue sent this message to every one. Please click here to read it. I will be out at the Sundance Deli tomorrow hoping to find new homes for some puppies and please, help save me from myself. If you're interested in a cute little puppy, come by the deli and get one so I don't bring any more dogs home with me. I can barely feed the seven I've got. I just love little puppies, especially when they chew up your shoes. More photos of the anniversary party and the beautiful sunset.

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