“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” William Shakespeare “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” I once had a best friend named Lexi. Lexi’s father was a German shepherd, and her mother was a Siberian husky. Lexi was intelligent, precocious, independent, stubbornly focused upon her own private agenda. […]
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What other side is that? Why, the south side of Lake Chapala, my home. Most of the north side of Lake Chapala is known as Lakeside. Folks I know over here call our side simply the Southside. The two opposing shorelines share a completely different experience and vibration. I am speaking from a foreigner’s view,
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We each have our individual reasons for coming to Mexico. Some come to visit, while others come to stay. It is not an easy thing to pull up roots and move to another country, especially when we are older; yet so many of us have. I think it takes a certain type of personality to
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You can now respond to any article here on our site! Click the article you want to respond to, and post your comment on the bottom of the page. ‘Tis The Season Read More Larry Kolczak A Bowl of Soup Read More Loretta Downs A Holiday Meditation 2024 Read More Don Beaudreau A Summer Day, In
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A New Year Request Mel Goldberg The new year says, “Stop wishing for peace.” And I understand that the act of not killing each other is as easy as making coffee and pouring it in to a mug, and we could have had it if we wanted it enough to make it happen. The new
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We were in a 36-foot LCVP, Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel, about a mile from a beautiful island, Okinawa, in the dark blue water of the Pacific Ocean. The LCVP was tied up to the side of an APA, a 492-foot Auxiliary Personnel Attack ship. An APA can transport 1500 troops and all of their military devices necessary
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Shortly after WW2 the Cold War with the Soviet Union began. A key factor for the USA and other western nations in keeping abreast of what was going on in the Eastern Bloc countries was the use of very sensitive radios. These radios were used for electronic intercept (ELINT), signal intercept (SIGINT), communication intercept (COMINT),
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Listen to the Nightbirds Sing The thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi knows what is required of us at this holiday season: No more words…Stay quiet like a flower.So the nightbirds will start singing. The nightbirds – a symbol of our deeper self; that which understands even beyond our conscious being, that there is more to our
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