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Some people on Facebook are complaining that the US rules supposedly restrict travel for gringos returning home to the USA.   Fortunately, they are wrong. 😉 Here’s the official word from the US Govt, June 21, 2020: ” US citizens are … Continue reading →

June 2, 2020 .. Chaac  … strikes the clouds with his lightning-ax !! … = = = = **The Chaacs … “Chaacob” … make it rain … and rain … and rain … and … Yes … There were actually … Continue reading →

May 26, 2020 We’ve had 4 different people request advice on how to minimize COVID-19 risks when flying,    So, we did a bit of research about what scientific reports report on how to best reduce risks … including studies … Continue reading →

May 13, 2020 COVID-19 Public Health Notice: A few thoughts for all the people using ordinary cloth masks … and even N95 masks.** Remember … The bacteria & fungi have a big banquet, feasting on the dead skin, greasy gunky … Continue reading →

May 10, 2020 One of the peculiar benefits of a crisis is that our very talented scientific community springs into action, doing fine research in very short times. This report includes the best of recent research, blended with the last … Continue reading →

April 18, 2020 SATURDAY … in the park … MAY 16 … 2020 Mark your calendars for a really fun event … to  enjoy … as millions of people will be out looking into  sky..    trying to see … … Continue reading →

Here’s a fun graphic that shows just what scientists know…. versus so many people’s ~wonderfully creative~ imaginations: Notice how VERY DIFFERENT our typical immune system responses CHANGE with age. Notice  … whom we need to protect … and why. Science … Continue reading →

April 29, 2020 In advance of a New England Journal of Medicine publication … NPR is reporting …  ~ 7X higher rates of stroke for young people between ages 30 – 40 ~ . The doctors of NY CIty’s Cedars … Continue reading →

April 27, 2020 ” The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently   no evidence    that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection. “ When getting an disease … Continue reading →

April 27, 2020 What do you think? To us,  it looks like a map of who is moving around … and who travels. Affluent people in North Merida … and Gringos in the Gulch (Santiago – Santana) … fit the … Continue reading →

April 26, 2020 Consider reality     versus    the claims of  so many non-scientific posters,   non-scientists     falsely insisting    … on FB, social media, and other platforms,  that  “… COVID-19   is   ~magically~  no worse than  Flu … “ Reality … Continue reading →

Here’s a map of the entrances/exits on Periferico that are open (blue) … or closed (red)

April 23, 2020 Public Service Announcement: My Yucatecan wife explains that the local Yucatan news programs announced last night that: … For typical people, ONLY one person per car will be allowed to travel on Yucatan’s roads due to the … Continue reading →

April 19, 2020 Per an April 17’th CFE & Federal Govt. of Mexico announcement: “Se estima necesario que durante el período que se mantenga vigente la declaratoria de emergencia sanitaria por causa de fuerza mayor genera por el virus SARS-CoV2 … Continue reading →

April 18, 2020 SATURDAY … in the park … MAY 16 … 2020 Mark your calendars for a really fun event … to  enjoy … as millions of people will be out looking into  sky..    trying to see … … Continue reading →

April 18, 2020 I received a curious email late last night … from a person fussing that $50 DHL express shipping from Yucatan to the USA just seemed “too high” … unreasonable. = = = = = = = Dear … Continue reading →

April 14, 2020 For people still afraid of    touching things … Consider the 3 following realities of supposed touch-smear transmission … versus   talking     (vibrating vocal cords)   generated … highest-risk   respiratory fine aerosols. … Were all the risks … … Continue reading →

April 12, 2020 Tired of being stuck in the house ? It’s time to travel … ~ Romp around the world ~ to see some really cool stuff… Check out humanity’s best … most inspiring creations …. ~  aka online … Continue reading →

April 10, 2020 After 3 months of giving completely wrong, hazardous, too-often-fatal advice … the CDC has finally changed it’s tune… “…  coronaviruses spread is thought to occur mostly from person-to-person via respiratory droplets  ” Click to access caring-for-patients-H.pdf Aerosol … Continue reading →

April 10, 2020 Eating Enough Vitamin C to Keep Your Immune System at Peak Efficiency During times of stress … and during Coronavirus spreading .. We need a daily consumption of 500 mg – 1000 mg. total of vitamin C … Continue reading →