Ojo Del Lago

GLORIA MARTHAI —In Memoriam— Our community has lost one of the finest ladies to have ever called our beloved little corner of Mexico her home. Gloria and her late husband Jim came to Lakeside in 1969, and quickly fell in love with Mexico—and almost as quickly their Mexican neighbors fell in love with them. Both […]

HOSPITAL CHART BLOOPERS (Actual writings from hospital charts)   1. The patient refused autopsy. 2. The patient has no previous history of suicides. 3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital. 4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. 5. Patient

Letter to the Editor   Dear Sir: Richard Rhoda’s article, “The Psychology of Conservatism and Liberalism” in the November Ojo del Lago was most interesting. Americans need to consider an important aspect of our political landscape—psychology. I would like to make a couple of comments and register one objection. May I suggest that the “liberal/conservative

THE OLDER MAN—Part One By Michael Cook   As I take my single malt for a walk to the patio and sit in my sundowner chair, I wait to watch a creamy heavy moon, not quite touching the horizon. It is full of loneliness just like me. Pin pricks glisten and interrupt the shroud of

Single And Female In America By Pat Percival   I consider myself a graduate of Women’s Liberation, and what does that really mean? Well, in my opinion, the most memorable event was the birth of the Birth Control Pill which led quickly to the celebration of the end of the dreaded monthly wait…and wait… and

It Keeps Getting Better By Herbert W. Piekow   We hope you have marked your calendar for the Eighth Lake Chapala Writers Conference; this year there will be a chance to get the publishing and writing scoop from three incredible presenters. Lakeside´s own award winning humorist Neil McKinnon will regale attendees with stories and techniques

STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D. Physical Changes In Aging (Continuing)   One of the important changes is with memory. You might have a harder time remembering names, telephone numbers, or all the various things you have to do. Many as they grow older become reliant on lists. It is easy to become

FRONT ROW CENTER Guest Reviewer—Harriet Hart No Clue? The Stage Play   When regular reviewer Michael Warren asked me to take his place and review No Clue? for this issue of the Ojo, I had no clue that he was actually in the play.To my amusement, Michael gave an excellent performance as Colonel Mustard, the

Gods of the Earth     We were hidden deep in the caves of the earth  pushed to the surface by the cracks and shifts of the crust  walked and gave the moon her name fell in love with Venus and the stars We have rested in the folds of the sky traveled in swift

Asheville Ivy         My father planted the ivy three years before he died  he wanted their home to look fit – just right as it should have looked to join the pear and apple trees he had planted along the side now the ivy is mine to admire the pears and apples