The Humor Solution By Katina Pontikes Boy, I could really use more doses of laughter medicine right now. I don’t think it’s my imagination that the state of the world seems to be right on the verge of catastrophe. Tension builds as I see the iPhone news updates. All the bigwigs in Washington are […]
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Sorry, Charlie! By Kathy Koches I was standing in line to get an ice cream cone the other day, when the person ahead of me ordered “nieve de tuna.” Tuna ice cream?! Now I’ve been living in Mexico for almost eight years, and I had never heard of this—yuck! It sounded awful. The girl behind
London/Mexico—Wow! By Barbara Litwin The British Museum opened a new gallery, Mexico Before the Spaniards. It is a permanent display of the Mexican treasures the British Museum has had for many years, plus some new pieces donated by Mexico and by private donors. The museography was done by Architect Teodoro González de León and
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On The Road Again By Dr. Lorin Swinehart “It’s better to wear out than to rust out.” Grandpa Swinehart One warm spring evening in 2018, my wife LaVon observed, “I can’t see the stars here,” referring to light pollution obliterating the night sky of our home in Wilmington, North Carolina. At that point, we
On a Local Tour in Guatemala By Michael McLaughlin 1974 My mother asked, “Why you leaving again? You just got back from the jungle. When I didn’t answer she added, “And they got volcanoes to those jungles down there.” I mumbled I was going to search for new gods. Then I was on a
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Bailes Con Chihuahuas By Bill Sheehan As we step out into the early morning darkness, she’s afraid that I’m going to get lost or do something stupid so the dog makes me hold on to one end of the leash so she can lead me home if I go terribly astray. The streets are quiet save for
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LA MALINCHE—Harlot or Heroine? By Shep Lenchek La Malinche, Slave, Interpreter, secretary, mistress, mother of the first Mexican, her very name still stirs up controversy. Many Mexicans continue to revile the woman called Doña Marloa by the Spaniards and La Malinche by the Aztecs, labeling her a traitor and a harlot for her role
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RON NAPIER (1921-2019) —A Long and Joyful Life From interviews with Margaret Van Every during the spring of 2019 Last February some 20 celebrants gathered to pay tribute to a beloved friend with champagne, fine wines, hors d’oeuvres, and two cakes—one a rich, creamy tiramisu, the other a vegan concoction special ordered for the
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On Religion And Rationality By Fred Mittag César Chávez Some really fine people are religious, my maternal grandparents among them. But I think they are wrong to believe their faith is a source of moral guidance, because one easily finds moral behavior throughout other traditions than Christianity. Even ancient pagan literature is rich with
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The Beating By Tom Nussbaum “The man is hitting the boy,” Elena told the bus driver with urgency. “We need help him. That man is—” “What man?” the driver interrupted, looking into the rear-view mirror. “In blue shirt. With flowers on”…Elena paused a nanosecond…”on tee.” She ran her hand down her chest indicating a
