Esta Bien By Elsa R Wasserman He shouted out to me from across the grassy lawn at the LCS, while I was trying to walk, yanking and pulling my first ever dog. “That’s the best thing you have ever done, getting that dog!” I looked over in the direction of the shout, and there […]
ROBERTO MOULUN —In Memoriam— Roberto Moulun, M.D., award-winning author and longtime resident of Lake Chapala, died Monday, September 30, 2013, in Ajijic at the age of 89. He was a native of Guatemala and a retired psychiatrist from Hawaii. Moulun’s book The Iguana Speaks My Name is set in Guatemala during the 1960-1996 civil
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The Gift By Margaret Ann Porter To suffer writer’s block is to drink a double-shot of dread and chase it with self-loathing. The empty page mocks you but there is no clever retort, no kinship that might be restored between dexterous thought and sharpened pencil. As the concrete begins to set around the feet
Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson This hand caused headaches for at least one pair when played at the Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club in Riberas. South, holding a powerful 2 suiter, started the bidding with his six-card diamond suit. North replied with 1 heart and South now bid 2 spades. Most players
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The Third Death By Carol L. Bowman The creaky, wooden kitchen chairs arranged around the Franklin stove, awaited the ‘reading of the will.’ My insides harbored sparks of secret excitement mixed with twitches of disappointment. The December snowfall worsened the foreboding gloom, bringing the miserable dreariness inside the room. I hated snow. Every Pennsylvania
The Soccer School The Union Ajijic soccer school was started in January 2013 with the mission of providing a way to channel youthful energy in a positive direction. It was founded by the Patronato de Futbol, Ajijic, an elected group of five people who are responsible for the soccer resources (fields, equipment, etc.) in
Winners! By Neil McKinnon A recent newspaper carried an article about a gentleman who keeps a piece of paper pinned above his desk. The paper is a school progress report written when the man was 15 years-old. It states, “I believe he has ideas about becoming a scientist. On his present showing this is
Respect Is The Key Word By Kate Karns Mexico has a great tolerance for odd-balls. In Ajijic there are a few retarded native boys, young men really. They are neither institutionalized nor hidden behind walls. They are given the same respect and gentle acceptance that the Mexican people give all of us. One lad
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Fun Memories Of Mom And Dad By Bob Tennison It was in my early teens that I realized how much fun my parents were, what a great sense of humor they had and how much enjoyment they received from playing tricks on each other, and especially on people lacking a sense of humor. One
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Joyful MusingsBy Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC New Adventures Ahead Life certainly brings some unexpected surprises. A truly serendipitous convergence of events brought about the sudden and unexpected sale of our home here at Lakeside. After much thought, my husband and I have decided to return to the U.S. We will be
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