The Truth About The Truth By Neil McKinnon We here at the Tuckahoe Institute of Mismanaged Budgets for Inane Times (TIMBIT) have decided that it’s time we clarified the state of the world’s economy. Granted, you may find a few illuminating tidbits (not TimBits) in the musings of Ben Bernanke, Stephen Harper and Sarah
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Notes From Nestipac By Phyllis Rauch My Return to the Waldorf After a busy morning of village errands, all I wanted was a quick snack to take home, where I could put up my feet and enjoy the view from my terrace. I spotted a sign signaling Amigo de la Tostada. As I entered
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PAW PRINTS ON MY HEART By Gudrun Jones, Co-Founder & President of the Lakeside Spay & Neuter Center Commuting Dogs of Moscow (This story has been sent to me and I think it is worth repeating.) Stray dogs are commuting to and from a city center on underground trains in search of food scraps.
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Ed Tasca Wins Robert Benchley Society Humor Award for 2009 The Robert Benchley Society announced the winners of the prestigious 2009 Robert Benchley Society Annual Humor Award. In first place was Ed Tasca of Ajijic for his “original and lively writing.” Ed is a three-time published novelist, and has two new novels coming out
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THE TREE IN THE ARROYO By Iris R. Slocombe It was a tall tree, probably grown from a seed swept downstream from the hills above. It had thrust its roots into the loose gravel where it had lodged. Eventually it became a mature tree, offering many gifts to the people of the pueblo on
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Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim Tipton “The shortest distance between two people is a smile” —Anonymous In Farewell My Lovely, Raymond Chandler’s indefatigable Private Detective, Philip Marlowe, a lover of all things female, says, “She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.” Here at Lakeside, some of the
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A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. Love Your Liver (it’s the only one you’ve got!) Rour liver is situated on the upper right side of your abdomen, just below your diaphragm. The main function of this large organ is to remove toxins from your body, process nutrients and to help
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PROM NIGHT By Gail Nott Recently, I was accused by one of our ex-pat matriarchs of “’throwing my breasts on the shoulders of a married man to sexually entice him.” I was very flattered by this false accusation; I had never considered it possible to throw my chest anywhere. But this incident triggered memories
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CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen Arturo Palacios Campo Niños Incapacitados del Lago is pleased to tell you about Arturo Palacios Campo, seen here with his sister Marta. Arturo was the recipient of a kidney transplant last year. Niños Incapacitados has highlighted several children with a diagnosis of renal insufficiency (kidney failure) and
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Dark Days in Equine History In the 1930’s during the transition of the US Army from Cavalry to Tanks, thousands of US Army Horses were slaughtered, rounded up, driven to Mexico. These animals were corralled in pits, and soldiers with machine guns were ordered to kill them.
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