Focus on Art By Rob Mohr Swoxe- Street Artist as Agent of Change   “If you are afraid to speak up, put a mask on. You won’t believe what comes out your mouth.”     Guerrilla Girls Typical of street artists, Guerrilla Girls are women graffitiest who hide their identity by wearing gorilla masks – whose clandestine […]

Welcome to México! By Victoria Schmidt Interactions   As I go about my daily encounters I learn a little something more about Mexico. Not everything I learn makes sense to the American in me, but then I have to remember that I only am making conclusions based on what I observe. Of course, the Mexicans

Gringas & Guacamole By Gail Nott SEX!   I dislike writing stories about sex because I have to rely on memory. When one suffers from CRS, (Can’t Remember Stuff), this becomes very tricky. As I recall, sex is supposed to involve passion. I feel passionate about many things, i.e. vodka tonics, Scottish terriers, airport security,

Life Is Funny That Way Courtesy of Margie KeaneAuthor Unknown—A True Story   Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn’t famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the Windy City in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed “Easy Eddie.” He was Capone’s lawyer

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com June 2018   OPEN CIRCLE Sunday morning finds many Lakeside residents at the Lake Chapala Society and Open Circe, 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.

Days Gone By Courtesy of Paul Titterton   Do you remember? Would you believe the email spell checker did not recognize the word Murgatroyd? Heavens to Mergatroyd! Lost Words from our childhood: Words gone as fast as the buggy whip! The other day a not-so-elderly (I say 70) lady said something to her son about

Old Friends By Bonnie L. Phillips   Susan had difficulty breathing when she reached the hilltop and saw her old friend standing alone amongst dead brush and a stump-strewn moonscape.Sunlight glinted off the crooked metal plaque erected next to the tree. Early this morning, like every other morning when Susan hiked with her walking stick

How To Get Your Steps In By Chad Olsen   “You’re just going to have to get a little more exercise,” my doctor was saying to me as I was wondering if 3:00 p.m. is the start of happy hour here on the West Coast—it’s 5:00 p.m. in Ajijic, after all. I‘m here for my

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   The great thing about duplicate bridge is that it reduces the luck factor in the game. Every hand in match point games can be interesting and challenging as you are striving to score better than the other pairs holding the same cards. A low-level contract such as

Not Now. Really? By Paul Allen   Some people are conscientious enough in their self-awareness to deeply weigh issues and challenges. This guides their response. This is ‘good thinkin’ as long as the issue doesn’t get thorny or time-sensitive. Other people are less alert and seem to avoid any challenge. They simply want to be