Ceramic Frog By Michael Warren Sits in the garden, croaking and croaking, but no one comes: he’s a lonely frog, you can hear him singing his silent song to the green trees and the purple flowers. You say “I hear nothing, he’s a ceramic frog, he holds a pot of azaleas in his wide
Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Good-byes Are Never Easy This is the time of year when many of us are saying goodbyes to lakeside friends who migrate north to enjoy a warm northern summertime with their other family and friends. Although we’re sad to see them go, this kind of
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How To Cross The Carretera—And Arrive Alive! By Ed Tasca As everyone who has been to Chapala lakeside knows, there is only one major roadway that encircles the fabulous lake. Known affectionately as the carretera, it is the only artery to thread through all the many small villages that surround the lake, and, as
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Welcome to Mexico By Victoria Schmidt There’s got to be another way Is anyone else out there sick of the election? The older I get, the elections get worse. It seems to me that the USA has turned politics into the newest blood sport. The only problem is, in this sport, nobody actually ever
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Chicano! By Richard Vasquez Review by Herb Altman Of all the groups of people that have come to the USA, the only group that came overland and not by sea were the Mexican Indians, who were here and had established a culture long before the 1500s, when the first Europeans arrived. Now, when Mexicans
Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen Juan Diego Pérez Aceves Does it ever seem to you that there is a plethora of too-adorable children here in Mexico? That your heart is attracted to them almost immediately? Here is another one. This is 7-year old Juan Diego Pérez Aceves. Juan Diego is the older
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“Natural Order: Palestinian and Jewish Dads Find Peace” By Kelly Hayes-Raitt (Ed. Note: On May 6 at 10:30, Kelly Hayes-Raitt will address Open Circle at LCS about her experiences traveling through Israel and the West Bank, where she interviewed Israelis and Palestinians engaged in some of the most innovative and inspiring peace and reconciliation
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum There are several reasons why it is better for most people to adopt an adult cat or dog, rather than a kitten or puppy. These reasons are: you’ll know exactly what size the pet will be as an adult, their personalities are pretty much already established, they tend to
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New Math! I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I
Riders Of The Purple Sage—100 Years Later By Lorin Swinehart He rides alone and silent into the little Utah town of Cottonwoods in 1871. Stern, determined, a man of few words, he arrives astride a magnificent stallion, clothed in black leather and toting a pair of Colt .45 revolvers. The locals, courageous when safe
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