…but words can really hurt you

The thought occurred to me that you cannot unsay a cruel word. A spoken cruel word is like a shot bullet. It’s difficult to grab that spent bullet and stuff it back in the gun barrel. How many times have we said something, only to wish we could take it back? You cannot un-ring a bell any more than you can retract a word uttered in anger.

Joggers, Pilates fans and workout buffs will rejoice at D’Aerobics, a sparkling clean, air-conditioned “sportswear” shop. They have oodles of nice workout clothes – shorts, tops, sports bras, hoodies (as if), capris and long pants, all made with good-quality cotton/lycra blends. There’s a rainbow of tasteful solid colors in every style, nice dressing rooms, and prices are more than reasonable: Capris range from $99-$189, shirts are less, and only the jackets seemed to be more than $200. One location is about three blocks in from the malecon on Avenida Rotarismo (the light just north of IMSS), between Mariscos El Torito and El Guayabito Jugos – look for the bright turquoise and hot pink building on the left. A second store is in Juarez near the flea market, both owned by the same sister-brother team, Yosed and Zenaido Herrera. Cash only; open Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

What other choice do you really have, anyway?!

Is time a fixed element as perceived by the average person, or is it more malleable, as suggested by Einstein, something that ebbs and flows like the seductive currents of a cosmic river? Like it or not, time is one of the major intangible influences that govern our lives and lifestyles. Even though it’s allotted equally to all, some never have enough while others seem to squander it freely. I’ve observed people that live their lives without the self-imposed constraint of scheduling or planning, like time was a minor factor in their interface with the world. Needless to say, each culture deals with time in a way that best suits the overall character of the population.

Words for the weather-wise