A Visit With John, Ellyn and Milan in Mexico
The other day I decided to venture out to meet John and Ellyn in Mexico. I "met" John a few years ago on my space and we became pen pals. I was instantly taken by his writing and after seeing a few videos he posted, I figured he was the real life "dude" from the Big Lebowsky , even though I know he gets that a lot. I meet a lot of nice folks on the internet and it's always fun to meet them in person after talking for a while to see how they are in real life. John and Ellyn are exactly how I imagined...about as real as you can get. They live on a house right on the water about 35 minutes from the border. They don't have electricity, but do have propane and water. They refer to their housing community as the "camp" and everyone knows each other very well. John and Ellyn are entertainers with a traveling show so you might have seen them at your local fair or at the San Diego zoo where Ellen is "Dr. Zoolittle." I didn't bring Max al...