Over teched Even though I live in Mexico, parts of the United States sneak into my life through my email inbox. For some reason my SPAM filter hasn’t been working very well lately, and I have been inundated with all kinds of offers. I have won contests I never entered. I can order a cure […]
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SHE As I lie bedbound and suffering yet another migraine, I sense movement around me but hear nothing as she changes the ice pack on my head. Later I awaken to find my beverages refreshed. My room is organized and cleaned. This is one of my “mal dia.” She knows just what to do. Without
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Aging, Isolation and Invisibility in Lakeside’s Expat Community Whether we hail from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France or some other far-off homeland, our decision to spend our golden years in Mexico was not made lightly. We often leave behind families, communities and support networks. Through volunteer work, arts organizations, outreach programs
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The News One of the most troubling changes in the world of late is the decline of the news industry. As a student of journalism, I was schooled in the importance journalism has in its vital role in government. In the United States and in Britain it was referred to as the Fourth Estate. I
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AI, Artificial Intelligence is all the rage these days. There isn’t a newspaper or television news broadcast that isn’t covering all the various aspects of AI and it is current and future impact on our world. I’ve watched stocks jockey positions as news of companies, staffing, lawsuits, and manufacturing giants come to light. So, what
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Angry Voters As I write this, I will cite information mainly for women in the USA, but it is also very true for women all over the world, unfortunately. There is a swelling tide of angry women surging in front of the upcoming elections, but it has been gathering strength bit by bit since the
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Plugged In I really never envisioned my life being overtaken by technology. It just crept into my life, and now I can’t live without it. Assigned the first desktop computer at my job in the 1980’s, our word processing system had a 10-gigabyte hard drive. Now they have watches with more storage. I liked some
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Tipping Musicians I admit to being a lurker. I read through the topics on Facebook to give me ideas of what the people here at Lakeside like to read, and what they want to know about. Tipping, known as a propina, is a topic that comes up frequently – wait staff, hairdressers, taxi drivers and
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About our publication: El Ojo del Lago I get quite a few questions about how El Ojo del Lago works. So today I thought I’d share a bit of our magazine’s backstory. Established under the auspices of the Chapala and Ajijic offices of Coldwell Banker, we are published by David Tingen. The project began 40
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Spaghetti Junction I had just said goodbye to my maid, friend, confidant and Mexican daughter when I heard the sirens blaring on the libramiento. Police, ambulance, bomberos… I thought of my mija and hoped she was all right. Moments later I got a message on my phone. I looked and saw live video of the
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