Celebration Time! By Terry and Carole Baker   At Jaltepec Centro Educativo Tecnico Universitario en Hoteleria, the long awaited Graduation ceremony for the Class of 2016 arrived on August 21st. After two years of hard work, studying, and perseverance this Class is excited not only because of their graduation, their Technical Degree, and seeing the […]

Hurtful Words By Kathy Koches     One of the nicest compliments I’ve ever received was from an author, whom I respect. He called me a “wordsmith.” I much prefer this to being called a “grammar Nazi!” I remember my grandmother telling me the old adage “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything

Steve And Fernando By Tom Nussbaum     Is it possible for a middle-class Protestant from Northern Ireland to find love with a quasi-Jewish member of an accomplished Mexican family? Yes, it is. But, like in all relationships, challenges will have to be overcome, hoops will have to be jumped through, and commitment will be

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   October 2016     OPEN CIRCLE Sunday morning finds many 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 10:00 a.m. is followed by an interesting lecture and discussion

OUR LITERARY AWARDS—CIRCA 2016 THE 22ND OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON   With John Ward, Ed Tasca, Mark Sconce, Jeanne Stewart, Patrick duMouchel, D’Le Beatty Tobias, The “Underwood” tappers were Val Jones, Allyson deJong, and Maritza Freyslinger, and providing the super music Roberto Ortiz.   The latest luncheon which drew well over eigthy people was one of our

The Waiting Room By Bob Branson     As I walk into my urologist’s waiting room, the television blares some sitcom from years ago. Chairs are arranged back-to-back and I choose a seat facing the nurses’ station, next to the magazines. I stare mindlessly at the TV, dreading my scheduled PSA test. A woman enters

WRITERS REJECTIONS: Egging the Window to Their Souls By Ed Tasca     Come on, read this. Just keep reading. That’s it, go ahead, keep reading. That’s it… good. It is this text in any magazine that makes up its marrow, its essential content, something good writers spend hours sweating out just for you. So

Puppies: Chick Magnet or Social Crutch By John Comando     There’s something about a puppy. They’re cute. They’re cuddly. There’s something about a puppy that women love. They can’t resist running up to them, bending down and petting them.“Can I hold it?” they implore.The enterprising guy can see opportunity in this phenomenon. It answers

Flawed Candidates By Henri Loridanshenri.loridans@gmail.com     Much ado is being made these days about the imperfections of the leading candidates in the race for President of the United States. Let us compare with some of our greatest holders of that office in the past. Thomas Jefferson performed poorly as a wartime governor of Virginia,

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt     My Mother would have loved Mexico. The idea of living in Mexico never occurred to her. My parents had their retirement all planned, and that included Arizona, not Mexico. But that was not to be. After all, when they were planning their retirement, Mexico was just a