Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Home -- Soon.

 Puerto Vallarta has been a very interesting experience.

The weather's warm and lovely, but downtown's malecon, a well-known walk along the ocean, has been comparatively quiet. Normally, it's stuffed with the teenagers and tourists; some are there, but not nearly as many as our last visit a few years ago. 

    Our hotel (we're at the Costa Sur now, a lovely place) has only a handful of Americans and Canadians, along with a sprinkling of Mexican tourists. And this is with extra fussing about masks, sanitizing and such. One of the employees told me this morning that the hotel was shut down completely for two months earlier in the year, and everyone put on furlough. I highly doubt most are back yet; only a few waiters can easily handle the diners and poolside people ordering drinks.

     It's a good reminder that Covid-19 hasn't just hurt the States -- but Mexicans, as well. And I don't think they get help with unemployment or stimulus checks, either. 

     We'll be back home by mid-week. I'll spend the rest of our time by the pool, or snorkeling in a lagoon they have out in the ocean. (You can see it in the photo above.) After all, our part of Colorado has snow. Not a lot -- but snow, nonetheless.

Meanwhile:

Douglas County, Colorado, is hosting two fireworks displays in late December!  We didn't have one in July...too dry, and officials were worried about fire hazards. (That didn't stop umpteen neighbors from firing off stuff, anyways.)

How to beautify a chainlink fence.  (From Lisapie's Mumblings, Musings and Rants)

Some other famous Virgin Mary festivals...like our much-missed Lady of Guadalupe event.  (From Moving with Mitchell)

Tater tot breakfast tacos!  My one suggestion: add B-A-C-O-N.

Did media sources generally wait to cover Hunter Biden's various predicaments until AFTER the election? If this is true, ouch, now media sources are generally acknowledging that Biden is being actively investigated. 

Good ideas for Christmas stocking stuffers.  (From one of my favorite bloggers, Thrifty Mom In Boise)  And while we're on that subject:

Ten strange facts about popular Christmas movies.  (From Listverse) Plus:

An easy and stylish way to wrap Christmas gifts.  Plus

How to sew a reversible Christmas tree skirt.  (From One Hundred Dollars A Month)

Two years after their incredible lottery win, this Irish couple has given away more than half of it. And they plan to continue...

How to retire just on Social Security. It will take some work and planning, but you CAN do it.

Some unusual decorated items for the holidays -- including a dump truck parade!  (From Living Rich on the Cheap)

Have a great week. Hey, go decorate something...as for me, I might just play in the snow.