Ojo Del Lago

IN MEMORIAM —Joyce Jones—1936-2013   Many of you know Val Jones, the spiky blonde dancer with the positive charisma and a smile for everyone. Fewer of you knew her mother – Joyce, although she visited our little corner of Mexico many times. Those that did have the privilege of meeting Joyce found her a lady

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR   Re: All’s Well That Ends Well We got everything back…our passports, my permanent residency card, our tourist visa receipts, and cash in American dollars.  All credit for the recovery goes to the folks who work at Taxi Aeropuerto Guadalajara.  We arrived at GDL around 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.9th.  While paying

Dangerfield  Jokes   My wife only has sex with me for a purpose. Last night she used me to time an egg. It’s tough to stay married.  My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won’t drink from my glass! Last night my wife met me at the front door. She was wearing a sexy

Like An Arabian Circus By Morris Reichley   We drove around the block three times to get a better look at the house when we first saw it nine years ago. When we told some friends about it, they said, “Oh, yes, the Arabian Circus house.” Naturally we wondered. Every time we visited Ajijic we

What does Mexico’s president know that President Obama doesn’t? Commentary by Marita Noon— Executive Director, Energy Makes America Greatmarita@responsiblenergy.orgEdited by Frank Callom   It is not often that Americans look south of the border for solutions, but Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto seems to have figured out a few things in his first year of

Remembering Nina Discombe and Edward Kular By Judy Lacy   I remember the first time I met Nina and Eduardo. At lunch, after my first Ajijic Writers’ Group meeting, I found a vacant seat beside a distinguished-looking gentlemen who introduced himself and pointed to another table, “See that cute, bubbly little gal wearing the hat?

THE OJO INTERNET MAILBOX(Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.)   ANYONE CAN TRAIN THEIR DOG – JANUARY 2014 Diane I love dogs and I believe that training is essential in having a good relationship with your dog, because it’s also the way of communicating to them. Thank you for this article. THE

A Good Day To Die By Tom Eck   “It is a good day for dying,” the old, weathered Apache whispered to his family in some movie whose title and storyline I had long ago forgotten. At the time, the idea of knowing exactly when I would meet the grim reaper was both appalling and

You Think English is easy?!     1) The bandage was wound around the wound.   2) The farm was used to produce produce.   3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.   4) We must polish the Polish furniture.   5) He could lead if he would get

Time To Burn The Meat By Carol A. Curtis   Does anyone else live with a very fussy eater? I’m talking Sally from the movie Harry and Sally fussy. Dance for joy if you don’t … commiserate with me if you do.  Now, I love my husband and we’ve survived over 40 years of marital