Category Archives: Bureaucracy

Random Thoughts from Joco

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Barbara

The description of our blog says ‘Here be random thoughts.’  That was written by my friend and fellow author, Michael, I believe, but it be true nonetheless.  So here are a few of my own random thoughts from the past … Continue reading →

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The Big Search

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Barbara

Since the beginning of 2013, the rules for gringos in Mexico have been changing pretty thick and fast.  Even our local gringo lawyer can’t keep up with them.  When I moved down here in 2008, there were basically four kinds … Continue reading →

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Pepe’s Adoption Day Party

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Barbara

You all know about the famous Pepe Z.; right?  My gender-identify-confused, has-to-stay-on-Prozac pussycat?  Well, about a month ago, some of my friends and I had a little adoption day party for him.  Yep, the first anniversary of Pepe’s adoption and … Continue reading →

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Been Missing Me????

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Barbara

I am so sorry that I haven’t written previously.  I’m not dead!  And that’s the really good news; right?  (Although there’s nothing wrong with that….being dead, I mean!) I just haven’t had much to say or report.  I finally got … Continue reading →

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So how am I doing?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Barbara

I got an email from a friend here in Jocotepec a few days ago saying that fascinating as the whole IMSS thing might be to him, he felt that I needed to write about what’s happened to me since the … Continue reading →

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IMSS Hospital in Tlajomulco….It DOES Exist

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Barbara

In the last episode of “As the barb Turns,” we found ourselves with blood test results in hand and a wish in our hearts that I would finally get to the Emerald City….or, in this case, the fabled IMSS hospital … Continue reading →

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She’s sucking out my blood!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Barbara

Having been told by Dr. (Oh let’s call him) Meanie at the Jocotepec IMSS clinic that he would not/could not even refer me to the IMSS hospital where I could get my surgery done for breast cancer without a blood … Continue reading →

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The Battle with the Bureaucracy Begins

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Barbara

American economist Thomas Sowell once wrote “You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing.” Yeah, boy howdy, was he ever right!  You’ve dealt with them yourself and you know what … Continue reading →

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Where HAVE you been???

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Barbara

So, did you miss me?  I mean, like even realize that I have not posted anything for a long time? My co-authors, Michael and Karen, have done a great job giving you some excellent things to read.  And, heck, they … Continue reading →

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Take a Break, Driver 8 (or Driver 1 in this case)

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Barbara

You will remember from my previous post that I’ve been in the process of getting a Mexican driver’s license since my Arizona license is going to expire next week on my birthday.  My friend Antonio and I had done most … Continue reading →

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