Monthly Archives: July 2014

July 30, 2014 This article lists the official INM requirements for applying for a temporary entrance visa at a Mexican Consulate (to return to Mexico legally), in case of a lost, stolen, or destroyed Residente Permanente card or Residente Temporal … Continue reading →

July 29, 2014 Estafeta, a good common carrier in Mexico, lists the following items prohibited for shipping by common carrier into Mexico, and this post also contains a separate list of items prohibited for shipping within Mexico: “Artículos prohibidos para … Continue reading →

July 15, 2014 Cashing US checks at Mexican banks, transferring money into Mexico, and avoiding big ATM fees has definitely become more difficult since the US Govt’s July 1 FATCA new rule additions. Some banks and financial institutions are now … Continue reading →

July 9, 2014 Are “Traditionalists” different from “Conservatives”? Identical twin and fraternal twin studies show: Obedience to Traditional Authority*: … “authoritarianism, religiousness and conservatism”, called the “traditional moral values triad”, are “substantially influenced by genetic factors” according to 2 different … Continue reading →

July 7, 2014 It always starts out so innocently, with only the best intentions: LSHIDMTASMB …Laughing so hard I dropped my taco AND spilled my beer! Like the mouser-cat that must show all trophies before eating them, I drug this … Continue reading →

July 6, 2014 Just what are we doing here? … in blogs,  on webforums,  … on facebook or twitterr? Have you considered that writing is “cognitively unnatural”? (Steven Pinker)    “For almost all human existence, nobody wrote anything; even after that, … Continue reading →

Nov. 10, 2014 Update Want to import your Mexican car into the USA?  Here’s the CBP link that describes the hows and whys:  https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/425/~/registering-a-foreign-registered-vehicle,-car-or-motorcycle-in-the-u.s.-with August 30, 2014 Update Items prohibited for shipping into Mexico and items prohibited for shipping inside … Continue reading →