From a30c790edea652494e7481f6798047a3bc1fd4ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:43:36 -0500 Subject: added a backup of old pages that are no longer live --- bak/oldluxpages/jrnlold/2018/12/sparkle-city.txt | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 bak/oldluxpages/jrnlold/2018/12/sparkle-city.txt (limited to 'bak/oldluxpages/jrnlold/2018/12/sparkle-city.txt') diff --git a/bak/oldluxpages/jrnlold/2018/12/sparkle-city.txt b/bak/oldluxpages/jrnlold/2018/12/sparkle-city.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e04788c --- /dev/null +++ b/bak/oldluxpages/jrnlold/2018/12/sparkle-city.txt @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +Sparkle City +============ + + by Scott Gilbertson + + Friday, 28 December 2018 + +Children know no moderation. At least ours don't. The minute they discover something new they love, they must have it ALL THE TIME. + +Pretty much nothing in Mexico happens without fireworks. Luckily actual fireworks are hard to come by, at least here. Sparklers though, they're everywhere. I picked some up for Christmas Eve, which kicked off an episode of *this is the greatest thing ever*, which of course means we must have sparklers ALL THE TIME. + +And for a while we did, pretty much every night through the new year. If you look closely you'll notice that these are not your average American sparklers, some of them are about three feet long. Mexico is serious about its fireworks. + + + + + + + + +Mexico is more serious about fireworks than it is about Christmas. It seems to be a much less significant a day than Three Kings day, which comes later, in January and is when most families exchange presents. Most expats go home for the holidays it seems, but fortunately some of our friends stayed and we got together for a little cookie baking party. + + + + + +Christmas stockings are unheard of down here. What's Christmas without stockings? Maybe this is why Three Kings day is a bigger deal. Corrinne came up with a substitute to get us through -- some nice ceramic pots. When in Rome, adapt. + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2