The Renegade Spaniard By Mildred Boyd Gonzalo Guerrero, a seaman from Palos, Spain, was serving aboard a caravel bound from Panama to Santo Domingo in 1511 when disaster struck and the ship went down. All fifteen of those aboard were able to reach and launch a lifeboat only to drift aimlessly in adverse currents […]
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt The Streets of Chapala I walk the streets of Chapala daily with my dog, Boo, and I am always impressed with how quickly things can change and the constant activity on the streets. Like our favorite little abarrotes on the corner, the one my husband walked to every
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Notes From Nestipac By Phyllis Rauch How’s Business? Having spent 40 years at the side of a successful, professional artist I was often asked, “How did the exhibit go?” or “Did you sell a lot?” This isn’t the most tactful thing to ask an artist, but I think people usually mean well. So I
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The World of Wine By Ceci Rodriguez Wine Storage First of all, I would like to clarify the last article, in which I wrote some contradictory information about the position of the wine bottles. I didn’t mention that in order to avoid wine contamination with a tainted cork, it is better to store the
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Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim Tipton “You cannot “kill time without injuring eternity….”–Henry David Thoreau As I write this I am in my sister Nancy’s cabin in a lovely little woods in the rolling hills of north central Ohio. It is a Sunday afternoon in July, cooler than usual, and the flowers
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A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. No Wonder I Can’t Lose Weight!Insulin Resistance and You Insulin resistance is a ‘condition in which the cells of the body become resistant to the effects of insulin…as a result higher levels of insulin are needed in order for insulin to have its effects.
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Find Feathered Friends By John Keeling Motmots Among Us One of the most colorful residents of the Lakeshore is a brightly-colored tropical bird called the Russet-Crowned Motmot. It is easily recognized by its greenish body, reddish-brown cap, black line through the eye, blue patch below the eye, and long tail. Janet Zimmerman reported in
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THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Wanted: A vacation replacement for Obama. Herewith a sampling of job expectations. International Engagement. While Obama’s Cairo address was a good start in changing the tone of American diplomacy further challenges loom. There is a long way to go to achieve a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Bring Back That Lovin’ Feeling There may be no better feeling in the world than being in love. New love is fueled by a chemical soup that makes the sun shine brighter, food taste better, and touch feel exhilarating. Unfortunately, those chemicals diminish after around
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes Seven God-Given Basic Needs Of Man RETIREMENT: What a wonderful word, we thought, as we stepped down from our professions in the marketplace. And, for a while it was indeed like the song “What a Wonderful World.” Then we began to deal with something we hadn’t had
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