MANGO BEAUTY—R.I.P. By M.A. Porter How can I tell you all that I am so very sorry? Two days ago, I tried to tell you how I felt, but it all came out as rationalizing. “Your fruit has been wormy for 15 years because no one tended you, and now they’ve burrowed into your […]
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My Most Embarrassing Moment By Cameron Peters Even a first year associate at a fancy law firm gets a long weekend off once in a while. At last here was my chance to be IN the OUTdoors rather than IN my office longing for the OUTdoors. I was young. I was fit. I was
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Chocolate Lovers and/or Chocoholics of the World, Unite! By Iris Slocombe Isn’t it time for you to stop sneaking candy bars in a closet or bathroom? Join your peers and become a founding member of COTWU. Read our manifesto and suggested guidelines for best personal reward. Chocolate is good for you, like most things,
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THE OLDER MAN—Ten Years On By Michael Cook(Continued from last month) Well, the Ferrari’s gone and now it’s just me and a failing memory. Names of film stars and authors keep me awake, as I go through the alphabet trying to recall. It’s a lot more difficult than counting sheep. And when I wake
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CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen María Isabel Tolentino Peralta This bright-eyed little girl is three and a half-year-old María Isabel Tolentino Peralta. María Isabel lives in San Juan Cosalá with her parents and three siblings, one sister and two brothers. She is the youngest of the four children. Mom, María Guadalupe, is
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Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: The (unattributed) article on page 38 of your December edition of your fine magazine (“Congressional Reform”) is little more than a lightly edited version of one or more misleading and largely erroneous e-mails that have been circulation for nearly a decade. That you chose to print this without even
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Welcome To Mexico ! By Victoria Schmidt Mysteries of Mexico Many things mystify me about Mexico. I’m not talking about the Maya, the Native Indian population, pyramids or canyons. Marketing in the larger stores in Mexico mystifies me. I was shopping while a Dolly Parton song was piped in over the speaker system. Attempting to
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LEARNING TO BE FUNNY By Harriet Hart Can you teach someone to be funny? Local humorist Neil McKinnon says he’s going to prove it this January by offering a workshop at the 8th Annual Lake Chapala Writers Conference titled: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Laptop.” Neil has been amusing local
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan,MA, LPC, MAC Strengthening the Ties that Bind It’s a new year and a good time to bring new intimacy back into an old relationship. There are many couples who have celebrated lengthy years of marriage, yet there are far fewer who share true intimacy. Managing to live together in
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Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: Re “Of Myth And Reality” in the December issue. Fred Mittag’s article on “the top five myths propagated by Fox News” was interesting in that he quotes as his sources: The Washington Post; Guardian; U.S. News and World Report; ABC news, and others: Regarding the Washington Post. In the
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