A Red Face By Tom Nussbaum The comforting aroma of freshly-brewed coffee wafted around my face as the server laid the cup in front of me. As I began to stir its steamy heat into an upward spiral, I gazed over the dancing vapor and noticed a man coming toward me from across
Eavesdropping At The Ajijic Plaza By Ron Nussbaum “…Flat. That woman is flat!” My ears perked up. What a rude thing to say, I thought. I was standing between two popular gathering places at Ajijic’s plaza, El Jardin Restaurant and Black and White Coffee—Yes. That is how it is spelled — waiting for a
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Transitions By Tom Nussbaum “Why don’t I like to play with dolls, Jeremy?” nine-year-old Michelle Klein asked the lanky teenager sitting on the window seat in her bedroom as she pushed a red toy race car across the desk sitting next to the window. “I don’t know, Michelle,” Jeremy, the Klein’s neighbor, answered. “But
Trippin’ On The Malecon By Tom Nussbaum A male con is a man in prison, a prisoner. A malecón, without a space between the syllables, is an esplanade, a promenade, a walkway along a waterfront common in Latin American cities. I recently took a stroll along Ajijic’s malecón to escape the nonstop television news
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Steve And Fernando By Tom Nussbaum Is it possible for a middle-class Protestant from Northern Ireland to find love with a quasi-Jewish member of an accomplished Mexican family? Yes, it is. But, like in all relationships, challenges will have to be overcome, hoops will have to be jumped through, and commitment will be
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The Clutter In The Attic By Tom Nussbaum As we age, our memories pile up like the stacks of magazines in the attic of the generations old family home. The weight of the teetering towers of Saturday Evening Post, Life, TV Guide, Reader’s Digest, Newsweek, Look, and Family Circle magazines could, over time, cause
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Living La Vida Lakeside By Tom Nussbaum Ricky Martin may have found a broader fan base and superstar status Livin’ La Vida Loca in 1999, but for those of us livin’ la vida Lakeside, the rewards are just as satisfying. Life along Lake Chapala may be less dramatic and scaled down than Martin’s but
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Two Kinds Of People By Tom Nussbaum If there is one thing life has taught me, it is this: There are only two kinds of people. It is just that simple. People are either dog people or cat people. Of course, some of the dog people are lap dog people and some prefer big
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