In Honor Of Bad Poetry On the bus there was a thief Looking for a gun Across from him there was a dude Nodding in the sun I just sat and tried to hideA gringo on a long long ride Trying to get to the other side Desperate as the road was wide. […]
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Tummy Talk By A Perpetually Hungry Contributor My tummy, GiGi, is gurgling, gently. Does that imply she’s happy? Probably, because research has proven that our gastrointestinal (GI) tract has a language all its own. The food, air and gas moving through our intestines may be signaling that all’s well with them. Even if it’s
December 2013 Please select one: Online format Only articles (respond to any article here) Magazine style format Articles and ads just as it’s printed
Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez The Bottom Line Our readers might have noticed that the Ojo recently celebrated its 30th birthday. Over these past years, we have developed many popular features, established a highly professional sales and office staff and published the work of many hundreds of talented writers—all of which has done much
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The Idols Of San Juan Cosala By Idella Purnell A Christmas Story Once upon a time, and not so long ago, lived a boy and his grandmother in a village called Ajijic along the lake. His name was José. They had a grocery store so small and with so few groceries that we would
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Polly Wants a . . .Tortilla!? Parrots are among the most beautiful and intelligent birds in the world. This explains why they are such a popular pet. Unfortunately, people who are attracted to them are often disappointed, when they get to know the other aspects of what
DEAR PORTIAAdvice to the Lovelorn the Overfed and the Deeply Disgruntled Dear (Be still, my heart!) Portia, Though usually reticent, I feel led, perhaps even compelled, to express the feelings that burgeoned within me upon reading your interview with the Editor in the September Ojo. Your pithy and trenchant comments ignited an instant bond. Finally
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ADJUSTING TO MEXICO —Linked to Personality? By Dr. M.I. Ehrlich There are people who are able to adjust to life in Mexico and those who find living here a personal nightmare. While there are no clear-cut rules, there is a suggestion that those who are conformable with their extroversion, intuition, feelings and ability to
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Count Me In The heart and soul of a couple are not immune to despair, for the wear and tear of the ego will always be there. The mind is ever capable of wandering down dark alleys and wallowing in the wasteland of what’s it all about. So, if one day, doubt enters on
Imprints By Antonio Ramblés AKA Tony Passarellowww.antoniorambles.comantonio.rambles@yahoo.com Gone full circle The Jalisco villages of Cajititlan and San Juan Evangelista face each other across a couple of kilometers of lake, but on the day of my visit they’re also separated by 300 years of Mexican history. I can’t take credit for planning this trip to
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