YIKES! By Jim Evansevansjames@prodigy.net.mx One warm rainy summers eve last year, I was treated to my first visit from a Mexican scorpion. Now I am a pretty big guy, but I broke the record for short distance withdrawal. I observed the 3+ inch long critter climbing up the side of my brand new queen […]
Insight Straight The Greatest Short Story Ever Written By Jim Tuck With due respect to Poe, Maupassant, O. Henry and other masters of the art, my nominee for outstanding short story writer of all time is Somerset Maugham. For one thing, Maugham had the advantage of longevity, living longer than Poe and Maupassant put
Stay Healthy! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D.Internal Medicine & Geriatric SpecialistMdjmcordova1204@yahoo.com Weight And Health ‘Good’ health is not all about weight. It is not unusual for many people to associate weight with health but weight in itself is certainly only one factor to be considered. There are certain foods which can help our
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The Poets’ Niche By Mark Sconcemsconce@gmail.com Anna Akhmatova(1889-1966) Anna Akhmatova is to Russia what Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is to Mexico. They are the most gifted women poets of their respective countries. When I look at the calm countenance of Akhmatova (adjacent painting), I’m reminded of the calm, dignified face of the
DECEMBER 14, 2012: The Slaughter Of Holy Infants Latest Outrage Stimulates Debate Over Preventative Measures By Dr. Lorin Swinehart As we lament the recent murder of 27 people, 20 of them innocent first graders, we are all asking ourselves what could have been done to prevent this horror, what can be done to forestall
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ANYTHING YOU CAN DO(They can do better!) By Tom Clarkson You know the sort, it may be a brother-in-law, next door neighbor or that particularly irritating high school bully who has gone badly to seed. Several years ago, while flying home, trapped at an altitude of 39,000 feet, one such person sat next to
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The Haiku Pathway By Mel Goldberg “When you travel to New Zealand, be sure to visit the Haiku Pathway.” These words were emailed to me by Beverley George, the editor of the Australian haiku magazine Eucalypt in which several of my haiku have been published. As the author of a book of haiku,
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Anatomy of a Masterpiece The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is my favorite movie; probably seen it more than thirty times. It is, of course, considered one of the finest films ever made. But thirty times?! Obviously, there must be something about it that strums almost every string on
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Niños Incapacitados can now provide tax receipts to Canadian donors Niños Incapacitados has signed a unique tripartite agreement that enables them to provide tax receipts for Canadian donations through an exciting collaboration with Save the Children Canada and Save the Children Mexico. Currently, the Canada Revenue Agency does not permit tax deductions for
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