How I Became A Cartoonist By Sydney Gay googlesydney@yahoo.com I am an artist who paints what makes me laugh and what inspires me began in New York City where I worked in a medical center treating injured patients in serious pain. Not a laughing matter. However, one evening at a doctor’s party I met
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Vexations and Conundrums By Katina Pontikes A Different Name I was born with a name my mother found in a Greek mythology book, or so I was told. Katina is a common nickname for Katherine in Greece. I know because when I was in Greece, everyone thought I was Greek. Many boats had
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Compassionate Medicine By David Dennis I don’t consider myself a hypochondriac; I don’t diagnose myself with COVID or cancer when I get the sniffles or a belly ache. However, when a vice grip grabbed my heart and shot ripples of pain into my ears, I became worried. At seventy-one, I expect to encounter more
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Verdant View By Francisco Nava Heirloom vs. Hybrid vs. GMO The terms “hybrid,” “heirloom,” and “genetically modified organisms (GMO)” are used regularly, especially when it comes to the vegetable garden, but these terms also can be confusing. The terms refer to how the plants are reproduced, whether by simple seed saving, by cross-pollinating two different
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen King President of the Board for Tepehua moonie1935@yahoo.com The difference between want and need is not very vast but it is clear…to need is life sustaining whereas to want are those extra things in life to sweeten our pot. It has been a long time since most of us reading
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If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum Just saying, I Love You! to your pet means a lot, but it also causes a physical reaction within your pet. A UK vacation rental company called “Canine Cottages” conducted a study on dog behavior interactions with their owner. They said that the results of their
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Word Salad By Sally Asante Signs you’re aging…in case you hadn’t noticed This is the last installment of Sally Asante’s Collection of Word Salad. Thank you Sally! Aging insights as told by humorists: 1. I don’t feel old. In fact, I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap.—Bob Hope
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Our Lady (The Virgin) of Guadalupe By David Ellison She is “La Morenita,” the brown lady. According to Catholic lore, the Virgin Mary first appeared to a peasant in the small town of Guadalupe, Spain, in 1325 AD. She confided to him the location of a long-lost statue, unique in that it portrayed her
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The Magic Of Lakeside Beyond the Razzle-Dazzle By Don Beaudreau wbeaudreau@aol.com The early morning was alive with the dancing of clouds and the greening of hills. The rainy season had come to Lakeside! How wonderful! How vibrant! The rain stopped for the moment, so I took advantage of this to do errands with my
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LAKESIDE LIVING Carol D. Bradley Email: cdbradleymex@gmail.comPhone: 33-2506-7525 August 2021 “ We thank the people who make us happy, they are the lovely gardeners who make our soul blossom. “ Marcel Proust The Lake Chapala Society hosts Open Circle every Sunday at 10AM, a popular community gathering in Ajijic, to enjoy a diverse range of
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