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Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen Melania Díaz López   This very elegant little 6-year old is Melania Díaz López. Melania is the oldest of three children, including a new little brother Mauricio who is just three months old. Melania lives in Cedros, an area next to Ixtlahuacán, with her parents and siblings. As

Why I will Never Fly Through the US Again By John Ward Part Two TSA = Taze Suspect Air-travelers     My mouth felt dry after the “preliminary interview” so I popped two pieces of chewing gum onto my tongue to generate a little saliva as I prepared for my journey through the TSA gauntlet.

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “The Greater Ajijic Anxiety Festival”   I, along with lots of those I love, seem of late to be lost in difficult and relentlessly demanding days, almost all of which are spent at The Greater Ajijic Anxiety Festival, which has been running now for at least a

The Ghosts Among Us By Fred Mittag Frederick the Great Frederick the Great (1712-1786) is compelling, both as a personality and as a statesman. He was a genius whose principal language was French, even though he was a native German speaker. He admired the French Enlightenment and enjoyed a correspondence with Voltaire that generated over

The Day I Spoke My Truth     The day I spoke my truth was the day I told Mrs. Priestly, the 6th grade Sunday school teacher, I thought God was bunk. I didn’t believe in the six-day creation or that I was made in His image and likeness. I didn’t understand why He changed

Quiz Show   (Ed. Note: A quiz for people who think they know everything! I found out that I didn’t.) 1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. 2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? 3. Of

“Town And Country” By Peter E. Gibbons     When Hitler’s Luftwaffe intensified the night time bombing raids on London, the British Government decided to evacuate the children to country areas. I lived in Maidenhead, a river-side town bisected by the A-4 major trunk route from London to Bristol. This two-lane highway passed through the

FLIRTING IN SPANISH: What Mexico taught me about love, living and forgiveness By Susan McKinney de Ortega Reviewed by James Tipton (Courtesy of Carol Wheeler, mexico@mexconnect.com) Antaeus Books, Inc., 2011 Available from Amazon Books: Paperback   Flirting in Spanish is not a “how-to-do-it” book. It is the true story of Susan McKinney, the 33-year-old daughter

Punographics   When chemists die, they barium. Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. I know a guy who’s addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it. I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me. This

LAKESIDE LIVING Kay Davis Phone: 376 – 108 – 0278 (or 765 – 3676 to leave messages) Email: kdavis987@gmail.com November 2012 PAST EVENTS   At the Ajijic Art Festival October 13, local authors Robert Drynan, Margaret Van Every, Met Goldberg, Jim Tipton and Roberto Moulun had books for sale.  Recently Roberto Moulun announced the release