Theater Talk (Sent in by Barbara Clippinger, who as her last LLT show so wondrously proved, knows more than a thing or two about the theater.) 1. Eternity The time that passes between a dropped cue and the next line. 2. Prop A hand-carried object small enough to be lost by an actor 30 […]
GUILLERMINA—My Comadre By Iris Slocombe When Bert and I retired in the Lakeside area we had no intention of employing a maid. I felt I could cope well without help as I had always done. However, a friend pointed out that if we could afford it we were in effect robbing someone of the
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March 2012 Please select one: Online format Only articles (respond to any article here) Magazine style format Articles and ads just as it’s printed
Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez (A few months ago, the ten-year war in Iraq finally came to an end. Total cost: More than 4,500 U.S. dead, tens of thousands of wounded (including PTSD), many thousands permanently maimed, 250,000 Iraqi dead, millions homeless and an 800 Billion Dollar cost to the American taxpayer. No weapons
Life On The Altiplano By Carol L. Bowman Our driver, Eber and Walter, our tour leader, had no choice. After we endured a jarring one hour ride on a rutted dirt road, the familiar trail ended abruptly. Boulders placed across the dusty path signaled an impasse ahead. A make-shift route wandered off to the
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer billfrayer@gmail.com Collaborative Consumption: Would It Work? In January, at the weekly LCS Learning Seminar, we viewed a TED podcast from Sidney by Rachel Botsman, author of What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption. In a nutshell, she is on a mission to sell the concept of
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson The Annual Ajijic Sectional Tournament was once again held in the Hotel Real de Chapala in mid-February. With a good mixture of local players and visitors from other parts of Mexico and abroad the friendliness and good competition for which this event is known was evident once
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Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: The January issue of El Ojo Del Lago contains letters to the editor that present incomplete explanations and/or misleading representations of the facts. One writer misleadingly infers that Google, in its official capacity, makes specific opinionated statements about a variety of issues, which of course Google never does. Google
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan,MA, LPC, MAC Love Isn’t Always Enough In my counseling practice I see many couples who come in hoping to create a more harmonious relationship. I can help them improve their communication skills. I can help them safely discuss delicate or difficult issues. I can help them get more
A Stage Review of FDR: the Man Who Gave America its Future By Ed Tasca Reviewed by J. C. Kottler In honor of Franklyn Delano Roosevelt’s 130th Birthday celebration, the Lake Chapala Chapter of Democrats Abroad presented a marvelous celebration of his life, the one act play, FDR: the Man who Gave America its
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