Two Full Time Volunteers Share Dog Ranch Duties Not a Walk in the Park By Susan Spalding Munroe Syd Sullins and Carolyn Cothran co-manage the *Ranch, a no-kill rescue facility that transports many of their adoptable street dogs to US shelters where they quickly find homes. There’s a shortage of dogs in many states […]
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If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum What is a furry Prozac??? If you have guessed your family pet, you are correct. People who do not have pets wonder why we love them so much, and why the pet loves us. It is a mutual benefit for all concerned. Lots and lots of
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Friends And Flowers A withered bloom, a fallen petal, a bye-gone delight of luminous color, once brightly shone under Southern skies, radiant ‘neath the warming comfort of the sun’s rays. Now its glory is dimmed by time, as seasons come, fade away, thus beckoning the chill of winter’s night, ‘til Spring ushers in a
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother’! “Am I my Brother´s Keeper?” The infamous question from Cain when questioned by God, after the murder of his brother, Abel. One would think it would be hard to cover up since there were only a handful of
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His Big White Beard By Paul Allen One thing we have no shortage of in the lakeside area are expats with fluffy white beards. I have often tried to analyze why the predominance of this fashion. Could it be to appear authoritative, to appear more masculine in looks, or simply to be confrontational or
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren Bare StageThe Lion in Winterby James GoldmanDirected by Rosann Balbontin This play is familiar to many who have seen the 1968 award-winning movie, starring Peter O’Toole as King Henry II of England and Katherine Hepburn as his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. Set during Christmas 1183 at Henry’s castle
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Welcome to Mexico By Victoria Schmidt A Visit to the Beach As I exited the airplane, I was enveloped by moisture. The wet humid air hung heavy in my lungs, and my breathing became labored. Drawing in a breath was like trying to strain air out of water. And yet, this is supposed
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Some Commandments of Getting Older Courtesy of Christy Wiseman #1 – Talk to yourself, because there are times you need expert advice.#2 – Consider “In Style” to be the clothes that still fit.#3 – You don’t need anger management. You need people to stop being idiots.#4 – Your people skills are just fine. It’s
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Courage By Peter Lawrence Luis is an 11-year-old kid in Ajijic, Mexico. The first time I encountered him, he was street vending with a pleasant smile. I stopped him and asked him in Spanish how much the blueberries were. He answered me in English. It was more expensive than usual, and it didn’t look
Reflections On A Christmas Eve Some nights are like this, a glass of burgundy,candles permeating the air with lavender, a subtlenostalgia for having passed this way.I look out into the darkness, and it makes itself at home. The window on this world I am reflecting onis made of lace, from which I do not
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