Mariupol to Russia, French journo says US Advisors are already running the war, and other stories.
A remarkably enlightening half hour from one of the Alexes at the Duran. I’ll say no more about it.
Meanwhile on the home front …
Two minutes from the local SD news is enough to paint a stunning picture about why we can’t make it here any more.
Maybe it’s a shame that not all Americans live next to a border, and thus can afford a place to live, or afford health care for that matter.
The good news is that soon I will be one of those who do. Or almost.
From the place where my land is, it’s 88 miles exactly to the border checkpoint at Puerto Palomas on the other side of the frontera.
The little town’s official website says some amusing and informative things, like:
“The Mexican welcome wagon usually consists of street vendors selling bootleg copies of American-made movies, ‘designer’ sunglasses and wallets. Child ‘entrepreneurs’ make up the second wave with their little hands held out asking for your pocket change”. (This ain’t your murican chamber of commerce BS, baby.)
“Most US tourists come to Palomas to purchase low cost prescription drugs, get dental work done, eye examinations and same day purchases of prescription eye glasses … (or for the guacamole at the Pink Store)”
“You are more than welcome to drive your vehicle into Mexico, but most folks simply utilize the free parking lot on the U.S. side of the border and walk across. The parking lot is right on the border–as is Palomas”.
What they’re really saying at the last there is, you don’t even need to fuck with supplemental auto insurance.
Anyway. It’s about twice that far to Juarez, a city with millions of residents, if you count the American extension of it called El Paso. So if 88 miles to Palomas doesn’t suit, it’s not much further to get wider choices, in care or prescription drugs or generally less expensive shopping of any kind.
It’s 400 miles to the beachfront at Puerto Penasco, by the way.
I’ve had thoughts, about buying a second piece of land in a nearby but far less civilized place than the one I have. Mainly to evade the zoning restrictions, and just have a place to live out of a camper for a while sometimes. I wonder how difficult or (in)expensive it might be, to have that place be just on the other side of the alleged border. The usual places like Zillow aren’t making that question easy to answer, but if I find out I’ll let you know.