Leftovers By Judy Dykstra-Brown When my father died forty years ago, it was in Arizona, where my parents had been spending their winters for the past ten years. They maintained houses in two places, returning to South Dakota for the summers. But after my father died, my mother never again entered the house in […]
FATCA and FBAR – What’s the Big Deal? By Dudley Pierce Baker http://CommonStockWarrants.com I have been an ex-pat since 1999 and enjoy a great life living outside the United States. Not only am I an ex-pat but I am also a retired IRS agent with over 29 years of service before retiring in 1996.
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Independence By Kathy Koches The dictionary defines “independence” as: freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others. One of my favorite comedians, George Carlin, put it this way: “I do this real moron thing, it’s called thinking, and I’m not a very good American because I like to form my
Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “Hug somebody today, somebody along life’s way….” I just read in a recent This Week magazine that there is a new Web app that helps you find a stranger “who will engage in no-strings-attached cuddling.” This is not about casual sex (although those apps exist as
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: (A response to “Dr. Savage Was Right” by Robert Nipper in September Ojo del Lago.) Mr. Nipper’s article lacks basic logic. He seems to believe that if one person whom he labels as Liberal (or even several people) say something, then everyone in the general group must accept it as true.
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The Cowbell Trash Truck By Teri Saya It’s around 8:00 am. I am not a morning person so I’m still lying in bed. Behind my eyelids, I’m standing in a field of green grass, it’s a beautiful sunny day, there is a milk cow ambling towards me, her bell tinkling in the breeze. She
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HIGH-HEELED PENANCE—In San Miguel de Allende By Carol L. Bowman The one-ton platform carrying the image of the Virgin Mary swayed on the shoulders of the 40 women bearing its burden, as they emerged from the massive doorway of the 500 year-old Templo Oratorio. A tear sliding down Mary’s porcelain cheek, representing her grief
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The Last Train Ride By Gabrielle Blair Jaw tight, feral fear grips gut like hunted beast, He steps into the early light. With calm resolve, his ticket clamped in sweaty palm, He lets the work-bound crowd direct his path, His destination quite clear. The minutes drag, the platform is a blur. Not long and
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The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) A TRUE DOG STORY Sandy Ojo del Lago, do you do any fact checking? This story has been roundly denounced as false by Snopes and every other urban legend site. Sure it’s a great story, but it’s not true! The Canine Medal
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: I picked up a copy of the August Ojo at Sandy’s Bookstore here in Guadalajara the other day and came across the article by Cindy Paul titled “Talk Like A Hoosier Pirate.” I sincerely hope that this article was written in jest and was not to be taken seriously
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