What Is This?

This is a document I received from the Mexican Government 2 weeks ago. Anyone care to guess what it is?


PICTURE HAS BEEN REMOVED

The person with the first correct answer gets all you can eat tacos-al-pastor when you come and visit. (Or something equivalent when I visit you).

p.s. For security reasons, I will remove the photo in about a week.

Age Wins

For about the last month, I've been surprised by my improving average speeds on my Saturday bike ride. I've shown improvement every week since I bought a resistance trainer. That ended yesterday. My average speed yesterday was about 15% lower than the week before.

Age Wins.

Mothers' Day

I'm not a poet, so I won't try to be. But I do want to tell Susan how much I love her and appreciate the miracles she has performed as her 'hand rocked the cradle'. And the fact that she has put up with me all these years is just as much a miracle. Happy Mothers' Day.

The Swine Flu Scare

It is not as bad as the general media wants to make it appear. I'm not saying that we should not take precautions, but we don't need to panic. The following report is from the Wall Street Journal.

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Health officials are trying to figure out a basic question that could help mitigate the swine flu epidemic here and in other parts of the globe: Why are so many people dying of the infection in Mexico in contrast to elsewhere?

The answer appears to involve a combination of factors, including Mexico's often poor health-care service, cultural aspects, and the mystery bug's early appearance in this country.

Mexico said late Tuesday that the toll had risen to 159 deaths suspected from swine flu. It revised down its count of deaths confirmed from the virus to seven, and said 26 cases had been confirmed among 2,498 people treated for severe pneumonia since the outbreak began. Some 1,311 are hospitalized.

The U.S. hasn't confirmed any deaths from swine flu. Sixty-six people are confirmed ill with the virus, including five who are hospitalized, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In Mexico, the number of people checking into hospitals for symptoms related to the virus declined for the fourth consecutive day, giving hope that mitigation measures were working, Health Minister José Ángel Córdova said.

Mexico City ordered the mandatory closure Tuesday of restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and health clubs, as well as popular archeological sites across the nation.

Public transport workers were ordered to wear surgical face masks and rubber gloves. Some families stocked up on nonperishable foods, worried that supermarkets might close. Weekend soccer games will be played to empty stadiums, a move tantamount to the U.S. forcing professional baseball to be played with no fans.

Some cruise-ship operators suspended visits to Mexico. Cuba and Argentina have stopped air travel to the country.

The Value of Proper Training

A few weeks ago I bought a resistance trainer to use with my bike. The motive was to avoid pulling my calf muscle again. But after using the trainer for 45 minutes per day, just two days per week (Mondays and Wednesday), my average speed on my Saturday ride has improved from 16.7 km / hr to 18.0 km / hr. (As I said a few posts back, I am improving because I have a lot of room to improve.)

All Grown-up Now

When Ryan was 4 or 5 years old, his response the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" was always "I want to be a Dad."

Congratulations Ryan. You've grown-up.......

Happy Birthday

God wanted to make the world a better place, so on this date some years ago He sent Susan. Happy Birthday Guerita!!!! Thanx for sharing your life with me......