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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Resolutions   As we embark upon our new year,  people  make resolutions to improve their lifestyle. In all my years, I have only been able to keep one New Year’s Resolution: “Be it resolved that I shall never make another New Year’s Resolution.” I make resolutions all the time.

The Last Supper By Neil McKinnon   Researchers at Cornell University recently completed an important study. They examined 193 last-meal requests from prisoners on death row in the United States. All but two were from men and all of the men were executed between 2002 and 2006. While the research is important for its general

Humane Education In Public Schools Of Mexico Submitted by Eli Herredia   Humane Education is a form of education that promotes respect and responsibility towards all living beings with whom we share the planet. The HUMANE EDUCATION ALLIANCE (HEA) formed by 4 non-profit organizations (Lakeside Friends of the Animals, A.C., La Tienda de la Ciencia,

Don’t Mess With Retirees!   (This sent our way from former Lakesider Angela Cook, who recently moved to Ecuador. The author is unknown.) Yesterday I was at the Villages’ (an area north of Orlando full of retirees) Publix (our large food chain in Florida) buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR   Dear OJO del Lago, Los Niños de Chapala y Ajijic (NCA) wishes to express most sincere thanks for our inclusion in your December Charities insert. It was tastefully presented, and eloquently written. Best of all, only yesterday, an OJO reader was moved to call us for more information, and then

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen Kingmoonie1935@yahoo.com   When we think about slavery and bondage, we think African History. Kidnapping by slave catchers, markets where men women and children were sold down the river. Traders buying and shipping humans to parts unknown, and those humans, tied to oars, rowed to their own destination of horror. To Europe

Mexican Nicknames By Ilse Hoffman   As English-speaking people often call Robert “Bob” and Charles “Chuck,” we here in Mexico likewise often shorten the names of our favorite friends. We call Roberto and Alberto “Beto,” Antonio “Toño,” Soledad “Chole,” Ausencia “Chencha,” Isidra “Chila,” etc. However, if you read the ‘red page’ in Mexican newspapers, you

DEAR PORTIAAdvice to the Lovelorn the Overfed and the Deeply Disgruntled   Dearest (May I be so bold?) Portia, Greetings from Guad! Our breakfast rendezvous is bathed in a euphoric fog.  Who knew shots and beer could make an early morning rendezvous so unforgettable, yet un-remember- able?   Bathed in the haze of your cigar smoke, day

Watching The Hourglass By John Hicks   I’m not afraid I’ll die this week or within the month or year.  I may, but I don’t dwell on the possibility, and actually, I am probably correct.  Another year is survivable. Nevertheless, I will not live to see the year 2080 nor 2070 nor even 2050 when

Artistic Masks Of Mexico By Andrew Fox   One of the popular artistic manifestations of Mexico is in its masks. Every region has its own and from within the carved images, one can see two distinctly separate faces looking down on us. The European face reflects the history of Spanish Mexico. The other face is