Ask William By William Franklinbillstjamespl@gmail.com Dear William: My neighbor cut my cable line and now I can’t watch TV. What should I do? Dear Cable less: Do you have a library card? Just kidding, really. Cutting off cable is unconscionable and deserves some aggressive act of revenge. Does your neighbor have security cameras? If not […]
LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com August 2019 OPEN CIRCLE Sunday morning finds Lakeside residents at the Lake Chapala Society and Open Circle, a forum on a variety of stimulating topics. A social hour with coffee and snacks at 10 am is followed by an interesting lecture and discussion at 10:30. August
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My Lost Mexico A Novel by James MichenerCommentary by Alan Robertson Suppose you have worked for three years on a novel and have finished two-thirds of it. Suppose you have a six- minute talk with your publisher whose judgment you respect. Then suppose this short conversation makes you feel that you have lost control
Priest Murdered. Alter-Boy Held By Bernie Suttle Mom said, “We are going to a mission at the church.” A mission was a session designed to scare everyone into repentance with hell-fire and brimstone. “I said, “Do I halfta’ go?” Mom said, “It’s good for us all to go.” We went. A tag-team of two
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What A Dog Really Is! By George Leonard Herter The Most Unselfish Living Creature Is Your Dog. If you are in danger, your dog needs only to hear your cry for help, and he will come to your aid without fear of losing his own life. The Most Patient Creature In The World Is
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Sex Theraphy By Jay Koppelman I wasn’t crazy, I knew that. I also knew that going to a psychiatrist for couple’s therapy is common in modern society, so I agreed to accompany my girlfriend of over one year with the mutual goal of strengthening our healthy though sometimes fragile relationship. Jealousy had always been our
She Got It Right By Christina Bennett “Will I ever get it right?” Trish thought for the thousandth time. The young receptionist frowned in concentration, her brows creasing. “Cómo?” she asked. She was trying hard to understand. Trish berated herself silently, “I am so stupid. What is wrong with me?” All this self-blame flustered
Yesterday’s Enemies/Today’s Friends By Dr. Lorin Swinehart For a number of years, my Dad worked alongside a man who had served in the Pacific during World War II. He had many stories to share, one involving a Japanese soldier who was spotted walking through their camp in the jungle wearing an American army uniform.
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The Philosophy Of Ambiguity 1. Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things. 2. One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. 4. If Man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes? 5. The main reason that Santa is so jolly is because he knows where
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The Starving Donkey By Seamus O’Hagan Back in the days when I was gainfully employed at a high-tech company in Canada, I sat in my office late one evening, working on a problem that I apparently felt I could resolve by staring at the ceiling and hoping for some form of Divine Inspiration. The
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