My Most Embarrassing Moment By Bernie Suttle The fire trails up the mountainside stood out in the morning sunlight as the coastal fog began to dissipate. This kind of morning lent a coolness to the day that otherwise would be scorching hot. Being a “big boy,” too old for a crib, I was lying in my “youth […]
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The Ghosts Among Us By Fred Mittag August 2017 Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916)“The Great Faith Healer” July 2017 “José Enrique de la Peña” November 2015 “Don’t Mess With Texas” May 2015 “The King of the Courtroom” April 2015 “Cognitive Dissonance: When Truth Is Difficult” November 2014 “The Great Agnostic” Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) September 2014 “Remembering
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View From The South Shore By Kerry Watson July 2013 The Amazing Life of Trails June 2013 Where to Live on the South Shore May 2013 View From The South Shore April 2013 A Visit to Don Otavio March 2013 View From The South Shore February 2013 Day Tripping on the South Shore January 2013
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Editor’s Page (Note: At this special time of the year when we exchange gifts and good will, we should remember those far less fortunate. This Guest Editorial by Dr. Lorin Swinehart reminds us of a group who are not only poor, but dispossessed of their very lives.) World-Wide Slave Traffic A common misconception
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Monkey Business By Eric Roberts In an anthropology class many years ago, the professor changed the subject of the origin of man and told about studies on the abilities of the monkeys, particularly chimps and apes. One big difference is the monkeys don’t have opposing thumbs like Man. They just have five fingers.
A Brief History Of Ajijic By June Nay Summers Ajijic was settled by people who came from the north, and their origin is explained by a legend. There was a place far to the north called “Whiteness,” and, from its seven caves, seven tribes set out towards the south. This migration probably
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer billfrayer@gmail.com Thinking like a Simpleton Thoreau admonished us to “Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!” Of course, he was referring to disencumbering our lives with fewer material possessions. Many of us did this when we chose to live in Mexico. Living a more simple life, after a lifetime of working
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson The diagrammed hand was played this October at the Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club in a Swiss Teams event and left the East-West players on each side scratching their heads and thinking: “if only …” At one table, South dealt and opened the bidding 1 spade
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The One Who Got Away: A Collection By Patricia Hemingway Reviewed by Margaret Van Every Joining the ranks of gifted short story writers in our Lakeside community is Patricia Hemingway, who recently published her first collection. The slim volume comprises nine gems, each polished to a lustrous shine and showcasing the author’s signature
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