God’s Waiting Room By Mikel Miller One of the most interesting people I’ve ever known at Lake Chapala had a remarkable philosophical perspective about aging. “Ajijic is God’s waiting room,” he told me one day during lunch on the plaza three years ago, gesturing at groups gathered under umbrellas in the early afternoon sun.
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: Re: Harper letter published (pp 42) in your June issue: http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/ “Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals show that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities. In addition, most of the
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To Zinaida With Love By Mark Sconce The other night, my reading somehow merged with my sleep. I found myself dreaming about Russian Culture, not exactly a sexy topic. Yet I very much remember being visited by two Zinaidas. (zin eye éedahs). I’m not sure if I was smitten by or seduced by both.
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AUGUST, 1945: Memories of another Time and Place By Dr. Lorin Swinehart In August, 1945, as the long awaited birth of my baby sister approached, I was sent off to spend ten days on my grandfather’s farm, located on a gravel road about four miles north of my hometown of Ashland, Ohio. At the
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A Study In Delusion By Fred Mittag “On controversial topics such as climate change, a significant number of Americans do not use science to inform their views. Instead, they use political orientation and ideology.” – Scientific American David Harper’s Letter to the Editor (June, 2015) is a case study in conservative delusion. Harper says
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Culture Clash I don’t really know what I was expecting when we moved to Mexico. We had not traveled extensively, we didn’t speak the language, we didn’t know the culture, and we didn’t know anyone here that well. We made one exploratory trip to Lakeside, and fell in
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum The last column dealt with what to do if your family dog got lost. Hopefully, if you find a dog, the owner would have had enough foresight to have a collar and ID tag on their dog. If you find a “lost” dog, keep safety in mind. An unknown
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Following In Their Footsteps By W.L. Mesusan Understanding the powerful attraction that brought three of the major literary luminaries of the 20th century to the shores of Lake Chapala, and how they found inspiration here for their creative lives, may provide us with a window into our own 21st century souls, since many of these
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez For more editorials, visit: http://thedarksideofthedream.com The Day the Entire World Held Its Breath(Reprinted by Request) This last June 6th marked the 65th anniversary of D-Day, a day in which the future of the entire world literally hung in the balance. To honor the men who fought and died in the
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