Merida 4,0.

                          

Last year on this day, New Year's Eve, I had a little trip and fall which resulted in a fractured wrist.  Because it was so difficult to type, I only wrote the one post and nothing about my grand adventure to Maxcanu, broken arm and all.  I will write a little about that later. 

I arrived in Merida a few days ago to a warm welcome by friends.  Apparently because I have stayed in the penthouse for the past three years, it is now mine and automatically reserved for me every year.  This makes me very happy since it has a view of the city and my own patio.  This past year has been difficult for two main reasons.  First, the broken wrist.  My recovery from surgery has been slower than I'd expected due to some complications.  I didn't realize how much of my health and ability I took for granted.  It was a good lesson in humility.  The second reason is the political drama of the past year.  It's good to get away from it.  I did not expect to be so gutted from the election results.  I've been voting for 38 years and my candidate has not always won, but this year, many of the things DJT said felt so personal and I took his so-called victory hard.  In 2017, I will be more of an activist and fight against his bigotry, misogyny, xenophobia, and everything else that violates my values.  Today, at breakfast in a nearby restaurant, they had a TV broadcasting FOX news.

I think I may have to go back to the restaurant for dessert.