Sliding silently into the murky pond my wooden paddle breaks the glass pushing ripples, gurgling softly, surging the kayak towards the cabin on the point nestled among the pointed firs emerging from the morning mist. Past a lonely, weathered dock waiting patiently on crooked greasy green slime-covered legs, shadows of fish, lurking furtively as the
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It’s Really Your Right Brain that Loves Mexico By Bill Frayer So when someone north of the border asks you why you love Mexico so much, you’re likely to produce a predictable list: it’s cheap to live; the weather is nearly perfect; the expats are interesting (albeit, some are a bit crazy); the tacos
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer It’s Easy to Identify a False Cause So here’s the problem. You hear a report on television that a new study has found that people who take a daily multivitamin live longer than people who do not. “Wow,” You exclaim, “I better start taking a multivitamin” Simple, right? Well,
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer Leapfrogging Past the Evidence When George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq in 2003, he used the argument that Iraq was a danger to the United States and its allies. He made the case that Sadaam Hussein had a stockpile of dangerous weapons which he could unleash on
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com Is That Immoral or Just Not Such a Good Idea? “Julie and Mark, who are sister and brother, are traveling together in France. They are both on summer vacation from college. One night they are staying alone in a cabin on the beach. They decide it would be interesting
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com Politics of Hate “Hate” is a strong word. Many people would tend to shy away from revealing that they hate someone. Yet politics, notably in the United States, has become dominated by an emotional animosity, almost tribal in nature. We can easily sit back and scratch our heads
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How Irish Whiskey Saved My Brain (Maybe) By Bill Frayer Alone, getting my brain scanned, In Guadalajara The kindly radiologist told me With sad eyes, “I think you have a tumor In your brain.” And showed me a large shadow On the MRI which looked, well, big. I rode home in the cab In
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Migration By Bill FrayerReviewed by Mel Goldberg One of Ajijic’s most accomplished poets, Bill Frayer, has published a new book of poetry, Migration, which takes its place alongside his others, Sacred Lake and Agave Blood. This new book of poetry takes the reader on a journey similar to the one Frayer and his wife Pixie took when they “gave
Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com How Do You Think You Feel?(Republished by Request) Is this you? You come down to visit Mexico and, after just a few days, you decide to buy a house. You may have seen the house once. You are unfamiliar with the neighborhood, unfamiliar with the construction methods here,
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com Adios, Amigos! This will mark my final installment of “Uncommon Common Sense.” For exactly ten years, it has been a labor of love. I have enjoyed having the privilege of putting my thoughts down every month and receiving thoughtful feedback from readers through letters to the editor, email,
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