Animal Tales By Russell S. Dowdrussell@pdisearch.com There I was in my office, feet-up, watching TV when I glanced out the doorway and into the hallway mirror where I saw the Cat peering under the ottoman, intently. This can only mean one thing. A snake! That’s my conclusion. So I jumped up and rightly so. […]
The Ajijic Writers’ Group By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Ajijic is known for many things, not least of which is the literary ambience of our little village. For almost a hundred years, writers have gravitated to this corner of Mexico. In the 1920s, D.H. Lawrence wrote The Plumed Serpent while living at Lakeside. Later, another celebrated
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Contempt By Robert Bruce Drynan Closed Senate Hearing- Armed Services Committee “For the record, will you please state your name and present occupation?” “Lt. Coronel JoAnne Rae Hazlet, United States Army. I have recently returned from Iraq and I have received orders to report to the Military Police Training Command at Fort Leonard
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez A Brief History of Mexican Migration* During the early part of the 20th century, Mexico underwent a tumultuous social and economic revolution that was to have a deep and long-lasting effect on the United States. In the wake of that revolution’s shattered dreams, the first of the Mexican migrations
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The Milky Way, at night a silver river;Just look—the universe in stillness sleeps.The night has decked the sky in constellations.At such a moment one gets up and speaksTo time and history and to all creation! Vladimir Mayakovsky Trans. James E. Falen Harlow Shapley—A Profile in Astronomy By Mark Sconce I wonder what the good
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Guanajuato’s Centro Historico Plaza de la Paz, Guanajuato, Mexico The first sight of Guanajuato is breathtakingly beautiful. Thousands of brightly colored buildings are draped across the hills like a mosaic carpet, and the colors are warm in the morning sunlight. It’s picture postcard perfect. Guanajuato has played an important
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren Ghosts By Henrik IbsenDirected by Peter King This play was written by Ibsen in 1881, and first performed in Chicago in 1882, in a production by a Danish company on tour. The critics panned it, calling the play shocking and indecent. At the time, Ibsen’s honest depiction of
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Javier’s Levels Of Hotness By Chad Olsen My friend Javier has a unique way to figure out the hotness of chili peppers. Before we get to that, a little background about chili peppers is needed. Wikipedia has a brief write up on this subject. Ushotstuff.com is also a good source. What makes chilies so
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The Jigsaw Puzzle Queens By Sydney Gay Two queens, Margaret and Nora enjoyed jigsaw puzzles; they often sat for hours fitting tiny pieces into proper places, creating order out of chaos. At age fifty Nora, the eldest queen, looked fabulous, her complexion was moist and peachy; Margaret, the younger queen, marveled at the beauty
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Defence is generally considered to be the most difficult part of bridge, with the opening lead being one of the most critical aspects of defence. Frequently the first card faced will set the tone for one side or the other as the hand is played. However, sometimes
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