Feb. 19, 2007 — Ah, so many sounds here! I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few…

• The Scott Joplin tune that heralds the truck selling ice cream and other snacks, off and on during the day
• “Zeta G-A-S!!!… honk honk…Zeta G-A-S!!!… honk honk…Zeta G-A-S!!!… honk honk…Zeta G-A-S!!!… honk honk…Zeta G-A-S!!!… honk honk…Zeta G-A-S!!!… honk honk…” can be heard from early morning till pretty late. The gas is propane and as most smaller homes only have one tank they need it fast.
• Kids playing, usually quite a jolly sound
• Fireworks, often
• Recorded exhortations early Sunday morning which for a long time I thought came from the church but gradually realized it was a truck driving around selling a miracle health cure
• A brass band practicing, frequently… they aren’t right now and I kinda miss them
• Neighbors playing radios or CDs, usually Mexican romantic tunes or mariachi
• Lots of thunder in the rainy season
• The occasional large airplane flying low on approach to the Guadalajara airport