OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes Accentuating The Positive – A Cancer Survivor My friend Gordie, who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been a great help to me in terms of both understanding the processes of fighting cancer and more specifically how important attitude is when it comes to a successful fight […]
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Not so Merry Black widow Mexico is home to an array of insects and spiders, one of the most dreaded is the notorious black widow. Although they are small these little dynamos pack a punch, and are common here Lakeside. Black widows vary in appearance; the mature
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Understanding Depression Yesterday I received an email from a professional organization reminding me that October 7 is National Depression Screening Day. Depression is a word we hear a lot these days, but I got to wondering how many people really understand the difference between sadness
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer The Sometimes Slippery Truth As I sit here to prepare this month’s column, the media is afire with the controversy surrounding the construction of a “mosque” at the ground zero site in lower Manhattan. I do not intend to jump into the political debate, for this column is
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BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson One of the first things aspiring bridge players learn is that when you play in a suit contract you can often increase the number of tricks you make by ruffing losers in dummy. It is a concept that is fairly easily understood and teachers usually emphasize that
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A BALLOON IN CACTUS By Maggie Van Ostrand Meant For Each Other Of the many experiences during my first years in San Antonio Tlay., one favorite is about a brown stallion named Lassie. Why he was given that name is anybody’s guess. I recall wondering at the time if he might be gay. Lassie’s
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Once There Was Camelot—American Style We all know the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. The rotund piece of furniture of which I speak, however, was the Algonquin Round Table, which in the 20s, 30s and early 40s was regularly occupied by some of
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AS THE TACO TURNS(And takes the world with it) By Beth Berube Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler – Let the Good Times Roll My disposition is markedly improving. In a twist of good fortune, my last hormone stopped pitching a fit and is resting peacefully. And just in the nick of time because there
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Lakeside LivingBy Kay Davis Phone: (376) 766-4774or 765-3676 to leave messages Email: kdavis987@gmail.com November 2010 The Culinary Arts Society of Ajijic featured Mexican cooking at their September meeting, complementing that with one of the best speakers on Mexican cuisine. Cristina Potters has lived in Mexico since 1981 and now lives in Morelia. Her award winning
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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD ACCOUNTANTS (Part Two) By RM Krakoff (Continued from last month) Amanda reappears moments later wearing an oversized Kansas Jayhawks sweatshirt. Donald gawks at her long, tanned legs and wonders if she is wearing anything under her shirt. Amanda glides into the chair across from the couch where Donald’s eyes are
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