LETTING GO—In Practice By Loretta S. Downs It took me seven years to quit smoking. Seven long manic years of alternately suffering and celebrating from the day I acknowledged my desire to stop until I finally did. Christmas Day 1992 is tattooed on my mind. Cigarettes were a part of my life. I picked […]
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Letter To The Editor Dear Sir, I’m appalled by the “Thunder On The Right” article by Paul Jackson in the Ojo February Edition. Surely this was written with tongue-in-cheek. If not, it is ignorant at worst and mis-informed at best. He blames food stamps for US citizens not wanting or trying to work and perpetuates the
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Editor’s Page Guest Editorial by Fred Mittag Urban Gunslingers The monstrous killing of children provokes outrage among humanitarians, while it drives paranoid gun nuts into deeper defensive lunacy. It’s manifest idiocy to say we need guns for self-defense. If guns made us safer, we would be the safest country in the world, since there are
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LAKESIDE: Lourdes without the Rich French Food By Ed Tasca There’s been a rush to find nature’s own original health balms and cures within every earthly nook and cranny, probably from the time Homo Erectus realized chasing mammoths around all week made for serious joint pain. With all the talk of health issues and
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com Do You Doubt? It appears to me that we could use a little more humility and doubt in the world these days. I am not sure if this is a new phenomenon or not, but everywhere I look, people seem to be satisfied that they know the
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson If it’s February, it must be time for the Annual Ajijic St. Valentine’s Bridge Tournament. This popular event attracts people from other parts of Mexico, the US and Canada as well as most of the local duplicate players. As always, last year’s event featured many interesting hands,
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Village Vignettes By Micki Wendt One of my neighborhood street vendors is selling lingerie, so I decide to stop by and have a look. The selection includes the usual padded bras. I ask the señora if she has a bra without…and point to the padding. “Without sponges?” she asks. I reply, “Yes, I would
Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Keeping the Love Lights Glowing The stability of a long-term relationship can be comforting and secure. But let’s face it – it can also be dull and boring. Everyone loves the excitement of a new relationship, the heady exhilaration of what some call NRE, New
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