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Every sovereign nation has a different name for the bills they print and coins they mint. Pesos. Dollars. Yuan. Yen. Euros. Baht. Shekels. Rubles. Rupees. There are numerous denominations, different faces and images, and various sizes and colors. Outside of their esthetic differences, they are all the same, just a means to trade for things that we need.
10,000 years ago, the average cost of communicating with friends and family was zero. There were no phone bills, no cell phones, and no post office. Since extended families all lived in the same geographical area, there was really no need for these things. Somehow it worked, and friends were able to meet-up without calling each other 20 times from their cell phones. “I’ll meet you by the big rock when the sun is at its highest point in the sky” was sufficient planning. Life was good (more…)
“I find I’m so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.” (more…)
1,000 feet higher and an hour west of Morelia, lies the small town of Patzcuaro, one of only 100 Historic World Treasure Cities names by the United Nations. There is a lot to love about it
Every sovereign nation has a different name for the bills they print and coins they mint. Pesos. Dollars. Yuan. Yen. Euros. Baht. Shekels. Rubles. Rupees. There are numerous denominations, different faces and images, and various sizes and colors. Outside of their esthetic differences, they are all the same, just a means to trade for things that we need.
