Yesterday I went to a local community college to hear a lecture on Dia de los Muertos, and see some altars that students had assembled to honor their deceased loved ones. It is always a touching and poignant experience looking these altars over, with their little revealing artifacts and various food and drink that were favored by the departed one. There are usually photos that give a face to the spirit.



Here is an article about celebrating Day of the Dead in Merida, Yucatan. Wish I could have been there last night and this morning...



The lecture with some slides was interesting - I learned a few new things, like the significance of the Aztec Calendar and the Mayan Calendar, with its ominous references to events occuring in 2012...

I unexpectedly found myself re-examining our choices over the past few years after I returned to the house, with all the obligations of owning an older house, and the approaching cold weather. I found myself looking at various blog entries from Merida, where others are pursuing the life we backed away from three years ago.

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