Category: The Old Gringo

Apologies to the late George Carlin for stealing the title of this piece. Lately, though, it seems to me that everything has taken on a surreal vibe. With the presidential election in our collective rear view and Christmas fast...

Here it is, September of 2024…whew! How time does fly. I am ‘remoting’ this column from somewhere in the mountains of Arizona in Strawberry because, as my readers know, I don’t do humid! I keep in touch with a couple of my...

I’d like to tell you that the old gringo is hunkered down at the beach writing this column, and suffering the heat and humidity that is August in Puerto Peñasco, but…NOT! You’re reading this in August, and I’m getting...

If you are reading this, it is July in Peñasco. Hot! HUMID! Since this column is written a month in advance, and we are enjoying a moderately mild June, I am going to assume that the heat doesn’t factor in to your plans to visit...

It’s January 7th, 2024, as this is being written. The Lukeville port of entry has reopened as of the 4th, after having been closed for exactly one month. What, you may ask, did this closure and restriction of trade accomplish?...

As I’ve mentioned previously, this column is written a month before it is published.  At the time of this writing, Customs and Border Patrol have closed the Lukeville port of entry to Rocky Point. The ensuing chaos,...

One of the disadvantages of having to write a column a month before each edition of this paper is often things happen that need to be in the previous months, or two months’, editions to be ‘timely.’ This past October is a good...