Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Was Rudyard Kipling a bridge player? There is no evidence that he was but his immortal words: “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs” came to my mind while playing the diagrammed hand in a match-point duplicate game. East dealt and
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: Congratulations on your thorough debunking of the “American Dream.” Your undeniable statistics speak for themselves. I have always felt that the so-called “American Dream” was nothing more than a wet dream that adolescents have before the real thing. The only question remains: Why don’t more US citizens
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Escape By Ron Knight Many people have awakened from the American Dream, and sorry to say, they have “morning breath.” Mostly, because we wonder what happened to our country, no matter which side of the body politic you are on, left or right. It’s not about the left or right anymore, it’s perhaps deeper
Escaping The Cliches By Robin Lawerson (First published several years ago, but with a story that will always be relevant as long as people come to Mexico with the dream of becoming writers.) How can I escape the clichés in writing about my new life in Mexico? All gringos who arrive here seem fated
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Who Knows What The Future Holds? Fiction By Mel Goldberg The small wooden box flickered like an old time movie and then disappeared. An instant later it reappeared and Fernando crawled out. He smiled like when we were children and he scored on me at futbol. A strong odor of ozone permeated the room.
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Getting It Right! By Morris Reichley She showed up at our front door one October evening and after dinner she told us about her new home in Mexico, We should come down soon, it was beautiful. Were we thinking Mexico? We bit. We flew. We were conquered. Nine trips and nine years later we
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: Please accept my letter in response to the article by the conservative faction of the community of Ajijic. I’m here to dispel a few conservative beliefs and enlighten them of their future. First, can we all agree: Obama is NOT a Kenyon Socialist Communist Muslim? If you cannot
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Sun Protection By Terry Sovil Who hasn’t sunburned on a prized vacation? What can you do for protection? With over 1700 products on the market which ones really work? Skin cancer is increasingly common so choices you make could have real impact. How are suntan lotions, sunscreens and sun blocks different? What exactly do
The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE – MAY 2014 Margaret Larson Unfortunately, the pay rates for baseball players vs. doctors vs. teachers vs. social workers are apples, oranges, pears and bananas. As much as we all like fruit salad, indeed you can mix
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez For more editorials, visit: http://thedarksideofthedream.com So Whatever Happened . . .? Some time ago, in reviewing the HBO series The Newsroom, this column mentioned that the actor Jeff Daniels, playing the title role, had, in answer to the question, “Isn’t America the most exceptional country in the world?” replied,
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