When one pushes the button to start the microwave oven here an introductory sound is heard, soon followed by a different one. The two notes resemble the introduction to Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, which is one of my absolute favorite pieces of music. Consequently this symphony has percolated in my head for two weeks now, teasing me with a desire to hear the whole movement. Thanks to modern technology, today I found an excellent recording on Youtube and enjoyed rich sound from quality ear buds. A decade or two ago such rapid, easy and precise satisfying of one's musical appetite while away would have been problematic.
On a short trip for supplies, such as lightly flavored mineral water, for which we have acquired a taste and which is reportedly healthful for Montreal Eskimos unacclimatized to January perspiration, I also found peanut butter! In Mexico I understand this is a foreign delicacy that, in the rare circumstance it's available at all, can be purchased only in petite jars, from an inventory of two. Personally, my preference is to purchase the large recycle-bin-size, with back handle bar and built-in casters that thunder over the floor while wheeling it out of Super C. At least I am now adequately supplied and spared the agonies of withdrawal.
During the taxi ride home I determined once again to attempt capturing a photo of Ixtapa down by the bay while passing over the expressway's high point and through the notorious three-second gap. I reformulated my strategy and set the camera to video. The taxi driver knew what I was up to and kindly slowed down as we crossed the gap. I fumbled with the cell phone and managed to get more video of my thumb than anything else - hey, I don't want to lose the phone - but as the saying goes, "If the overall strategy is sound, it can withstand many errors of detail."
A frame-by-frame inspection of the video revealed this ...
Although not the photographic masterpiece of my dreams, it does convey what I'm targeting.
And so it goes.
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