If Things Should Return to Normal Judy Dykstra-Brown Just in case the world we know ever returns to normal, I...

Part Three There are 104 countries which celebrate Mother’s Day; 77 of them (including the U.S. and Mexico) celebrate the...

Admit it … when Dick Van Dyke trips and falls, or if you’ve ever watched America’s Funniest Videos, you laugh...

I started late in life learning the ever-frustrating game of golf. Some kids learn it very early and by high...

Motorcycles, mariposas, and Mexico. These three things aligned in 2011 to bring Mike and Michele Bell to our Lakeside area,...

Embracing the Spectrum of Human Thinking Neurodiversity refers to the natural variations in how people process information, think, learn, and...

Part Two As a writer of autofiction short stories, I share personal experiences that do not depend entirely on factual...

Shelley Edson ElOjoLakesideLiving@gmail.com From the Lakeside Living Editor: Please send information for local cultural, civic, community, or charitable events to...

The Power Of Trees [Editor’s note: We didn’t have enough space in our June issue, but here it is now.]...

A Day at The Ranch About nine o’clock in the morning, one of The Ranch’s four part-time employees arrives to...

This is an overview of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It is a group of symptoms that occur together that affects...

Felipe Ángeles “I have had infinite tenderness and love for humanity and for all beings in the universe.” He was...

The Kiss Of Death Some subjects are verboten. We know through etiquette training that the subject provokes discomfort in our...

Part II To help understand our present turmoil, I’ve been promoting the book The Calm Before the Storm. But I’ve...

Almost every afternoon, you can find me having a cappuccino at an outdoor table of the Scandinavia bakery in the...

A Riddle Tragically Solved “There is a tenaciousness in life, and in that as much as anything must lie the...

Artificial, yes. Intelligence? Not so much Each of my days are spent in front of a computer screen as my...

The poetry Niche this month is dedicated to the memory of Jim Tipton, who died in May, 2018, two weeks...

Part Two There are 104 countries which celebrate Mother’s Day; 77 of them (including the U.S. and Mexico) celebrate the...

On July 23, 1928, the US Coast Guard cutter C-209, while cruising the waters of Lake Erie, opened fire with...

A day in the life of the Tepehua Community Center It’s Friday, one of the busier days at our community...

When I was a kid, fishing and preparing to go fishing were a major part of my life. We lived...

Doreen* says she’s sorry to hear my friend’s cancer has returned (it hadn’t.) Someone else lets it be known a...

Water, Or Lack Of In 2024 I was invited to hear Dr. Eduardo Juarez Carrillo, Director of the Institute for...

Shelley Edson Email: ElOjoShelley@gmail.com From the Lakeside Living Editor: Please send information for local cultural, civic, community, or charitable events to...

June is here and so is summer heat. Time to think about the higher temperature and how it affects our...

Norovirus Exposure to Norovirus gastroenteritis, is not limited to cruise ships, you can get it right here at home. Norovirus...

Victoriano Huerta Mexicans still view Victoriano Huerta as one of their worst villains. Huerta believed only a “strong man” could...

Tardy Why are some people always late? These people arrive at meetings, lunches, dinners, and shopping dates harried, and breathless....

Even as the Stratford man became popularly identified as Shakespeare some 150 years after his death, many readers knew he...

Is it a recycling depot with a bookstore out back, or a bookstore where you can recycle up front? It...

Movies and Icons, a dance show celebrating our favorite movies and movie stars, was held at the Centro Para La...

Rain, Rain, RAIN! During the hot arid months of spring, we anxiously await the arrival of the rainy season. We...

Armando Garcia-Davila is the author of collections of poetry, short stories, two novels. He has been widely published in newspapers, magazines,...

Part One One hundred and four countries celebrate Mother’s Day; 77 of them (including the U.S. and Mexico) celebrate the...

Intimate conversations on writing and life by notable poets of the 20th Century BOOK REVIEW Written by Michael Hogan Reviewed...

A bus full of dogs? In February, 20 Ranch dogs headed up to new lives in Oregon on the rescue...

Centro Educativo Jaltepec, a unique technical university for women specializing in hospitality and hotel management, has entered 2025 with a...

Shelley Edson From the Lakeside Living Editor: Please send information for local cultural, civic, community, or charitable events to ElOjoShelley@gmail.com...

Possibly at some point during a doctor exam you had a little “thingie” put on your finger. It was to...