Editorial October 2014

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Oct 1, 2014 | Editorial |

October_2014Ah, October. I think, for the first time since I moved here in 1995, I will not be sad to see summer over. I am very much looking forward to cooler weather with little to no humidity. Ah, aging is nothing like fine wine. Mom (calling her Sandy seems weird) and I will be spending the first half of October in northern California celebrating my Grandpa’s 100th Birthday. I know Tom had written about him in some of his past Editorials and it all still holds true…he is truly an amazing man…and to reach 100 years old with such a great attitude and optimism and love for life and in such great shape gives me hope I have a lot of his genes. Happy Birthday Grandpa Phipps!

The big one I was glad to get away from

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Oct 1, 2014 | Vince Deadmond |

Labor Day weekend and many people were fishing somewhere. I was fly fishing in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico (Rocky Point) with an old and a new friend. Many of my fly fishing stories involve friends or family. Dave Weaver and I have been fishing together over 20 years and we enjoy telling stories on each other. This is one of those stories that Dave will enjoy telling because it didn’t happen to him. A new friend Emanuele Strano is an Italian student working on his PhD from Polytechnic Swiss Federal School

More Spanish Phrases That Seem to Make No Sense…

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Oct 1, 2014 | Jim Ringquist |

I have touched on this subject a couple times in the past and maybe you are getting tired of finding out just how much Spanish you do not know, but I find differences in languages and customs fascinating, and understanding some...

Let’s get wet…11 ways to play in the water in October

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Sep 29, 2014 | Anita Kaltenbaugh |

Mexico in October is a glorious month. The weather is just oh-so perfect, and the stifling heat of the high summer temperatures are blown away to the sea. Schools close for a week, and those traveling to Rocky Point don’t...

A voice for Gizmo

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Sep 3, 2014 | Rocky Point Times |

I first met Janice about four years ago when she arrived in Rocky Point with her little poodle mix Gizmo. Like many Americans, Janice found it was reasonably inexpensive to live in Mexico on her Social Security. She had traveled to many cities in Mexico and decided to make a home here in Rocky Point.

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