The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) MEMORIES BEGONE! Juan Carlos Martinez The History of people should not be part of oblivion. The new generations are more insensitive, perhaps because the era of the cybernetic keeps most of the memories. But the smells, tastes, sounds and other perceptions […]
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Snow Mail By Chuck Pattinian After 17 glorious winters at Lakeside in Ajijic we spent the last winter in the snow infested lake-effect region of upstate New York. Why? It’s complicated, the reasons not for this writing. The lake we enjoy during the summer closes down in the winter, although some folks do live
The Guitarist Enfolded, resting in his lap, His body moulds to fit her shape. Eyes shut, he listens to her sounds, Invokes the muse to guide his hands. Holding her with firm embrace, He plucks and teases out her chords, Like lover grooming knotty braids. Fleet fingers putter over wood, Then shock with smacking
Lake Chapala Writers It Takes Teamwork! By Herbert W. Piekow The 2018 Lake Chapala Writers Conference will have a new venue, it is in the auditorium behind Plaza Jardine Restaurant, (Often referred to as El Jardine), on the Ajijic Plaza, just walk through the restaurant and have the opportunity to change your writing life.
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As The Taco Turns (And takes the world with it) By Beth Berube Come on Baby, Light My Fire The word Mexico is derived from an ancient Mayan word meaning “all night celebration using explosives.” I happen to be a foreigner who loves Mexican firework festivals. There is a wonderful shindig each year in
Frank Serpico—A Cop For Our Time By Dr. Lorin Swinehart On the evening of February 3, 1971, while conducting a routine drug raid, accompanied by fellow officers, New York City policeman Frank Serpico was shot in the face with a .22 long rifle slug while his arm was jammed in a doorway. According to
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson One of the first adages aspiring bridge players learn is “Eight Ever, Nine Never”. This refers to the best way to play suit combinations when you hold 8 or 9 cards in a suit missing the queen. The theory is that with just 8 cards you should
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: Re: “We Must Not Forget Our Past” written or sponsored by Phyllis Ewing I am not sure where the quote from a second person—military ex-pat from Arizona—in Ms. Ewing’s article ended, or whether the whole article was his view. I would like to comment on the contents, regardless
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More On The Musical Scene By Jim Cooper Amalia Avilan It is hard to believe, but the sixteenth season of the very prestigious classical/jazz music festival is just around the corner. From February 16 to March 2, a collection of some of the world’s very best musicians will happily descend on Ajijic to form the
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Just For Today… By Kathy Koches Just for today, I m going to put aside my fears, worries, cares and woes. Just for today, I am going to look at the beauty, joy and wonder that life has given me. Just for today I am going rejoice in a friend’s good news, celebrate a
