Ojo Del Lago

UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Less Austerity, More Airbags   Sometimes economics is counterintuitive. Common sense might suggest that when governments are facing large budget deficits, they should, naturally, cut spending. After all, bringing one’s spending in line with one’s income only makes sense, right? Not really.  The truth, as usual, is more complicated. 

Imprints By Antonio Ramblés AKA Tony Passarellowww.antoniorambles.comantonio.rambles@yahoo.com Fiesta! Día de la Candelaria   No less than for county fairs north of the border there’s both a sameness to Mexican village fiestas and yet always some feature that uniquely ties each to a single place.  Cajititlan’s fiesta del Día de la Candelaria proves itself no exception.

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