If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum   At Lakeside you will see a wide variety of dogs on the streets. Not all street dogs need “rescuing“. So, what is a “street dog?” A simple description: a dog that lives and thrives to a degree on the street for a long time. They may […]

Mexico’s Strangest Export: “Soaps” By Catherine Lancaster(From the Ojo Archives)   We all know that Mexico has been striving to export as much as possible to improve its economy and its international participation in the world markets. What nobody expected is that one success story in the exporting effort would be … soap operas! Although

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   Theory has it the name Chapala was derived from Chapalac, the name of the last Indigenous chief. There is also a street named after him in Tepehua very near the Tepehua Community Center. Chapala became a Municipality in 1864.  The population is now more

Such Pains! By Margie Keane   At the christening party for their first born, my son, Carl and his wife, Patty, were sitting in their family room, talking with their cousins, all young couples. Listening to these new daddies, I realized that with men now allowed in the labor room, women had lost sole bragging

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Another Day in Mexico   She was juggling two telephones, and the tears that were welling up in her eyes, trickled down her cheeks, as she apologized to me for making me wait. I told her “No, don’t apologize, and please, just cry it out, you need that.” She

Waiting For The Lyft By Margaret Van Every Andrew Marvell   Lately, due to a momentary brush with mortality, I’ve been pondering a recurrent metaphor in the death literature. It’s this: waiting to die is like waiting for a ride. Yes, some form of ride will eventually come by and deliver us to our destination.

Life Askew By Julia Galosy I’m Wondering About…Neckties   When I was a tiny girl I hardly ever saw men with ties because my Dad and my Grandpa were both dentists and wore those white, zip-up uniforms. I went to Catholic pre-school, so no ties there. At three years old or so, I only saw

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com October 2019   LET’S GET GONGED TOGETHER This October 10, at 7 pm, 15 amateur Lakeside Karaoke Singers will vie for a big win at Lakeside’s first-ever Gong Show Karaoke. Three music professionals– Cindy Paul, Jimmy Barto and Patrick O’Heffernan– will share the task of eliminating all

OUR LITERARY AWARDS—CIRCA 2019 THE 25th OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON   Special Thanks to Abby Rivera, John Ward, Khristine Molly and Mark Sconce for providing the outstanding entertainment, and also to Roberto Ortiz for his superb musical stylings. The latest luncheon which drew well over one hundred people was one of our best ever. To our

Witches’ Revenge By Rico Wallace   Sometimes the sweet witches of Lake Chapala are wicked. It was the day of revenge and they stood around a grumbling pot. “Well, Pearl, any plans?” Glinda asked. “You are a natural beauty.” “Some of it really is natural,” Pearl said. ”Nobody messes with this witch.” She shook her