Swap Meet By Allen McGill “We can’t leave yet,” Laura insisted. “We ain’t checked even half the tables yet.” “Honey,” her husband moaned, “this swap meet goes on for miles.” He stopped to rearrange the array of shopping bags, plastic sacks, boxes and packages in his hands, on his arms, hanging from his […]
The Phoenix:Short Stories, Vignettes and Anecdotes By Robert Bruce DrynanA review by James Tipton Lakeside writer Robert Bruce Drynan is the author of two well-received books: Domain of the Scorpion, about a man and a woman being pursued by drug terrorists in Venezuela and Colombia, and What Price Liberty? about the unprovoked attack
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SUMMARY EXECUTION By Kenneth G. Crosby In the days following the execution without trial of Osama bin Laden, celebration of the event seemed to be the only news reported on U.S. TV. The Director of the CIA said that the order was to kill bin Laden, but the official report that he was unarmed,
World’s Worst Puns (Written by various people with too much time on their hands) —I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. —Police were called to a day care where a three-yr-old was resisting a rest. —Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all
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Our Mexican Help By Barbara Hildt Our speaking little Spanish can limit the conversations we have with the Mexicans who help us maintain our houses and gardens. We manage to point out the things that need cleaning and repair. We may ask “Como estas?” and say “Gracias” when they leave our homes to return
MELANOMA AT CHAPALA’S LAKESIDE—EARLY DETECTION By Dra. Andrea B. Ruiz Leal and Dr. Luis Enrique Sánchez Dueñas. Melanoma is the most important skin cancer. It ranks third in frequency, life threatening and high mortality index. When detected early by clinical examination and dermoscopy (a tool that increases the diagnostic accuracy by 35%) melanoma can
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GUADALAJARA’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES A HUGE SUCCESS By David Harper – Ojo Sports Editor at the Games The naysayers have been silenced. Not only did the Games go off without a hitch but those participating said that the experience was better than anything they had hoped for. Mexicans and athletes from 41 other nations
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Moving To Ecuador By Neil McKinnon neilmcki@yahoo.ca A friend of ours is moving to Ecuador. When my wife asked her why, she said she had made a list of the things she wanted to do before she died. That seemed logical so I too decided to make a list of the things that I
December Delights By Tod Jonson To everyone in the musical world, GALEN (single name) is a household name. Without question, everyone at Lakeside who has attended any afternoons of his musical events remembers with a thrilled heart what the piano in his hands can do for you. Also, extremely important here at Lakeside is
CHRISTMAS ANGELS By Gale Griffith It was a crisp, frost-in-the-air-but-not-on-the-ground morning. I revved the engine a time or two to chase the overnight chill from under the hood, pulled out from my condo parking spot and drove into the day. Traffic was always congested at 7:30 a.m. as a host of focused commuters vied
