Comes A Time For Dying By John Thomas Dodds   Comes a time, comes a time for dying when the shadow walks away. Up until it dawned on me in an evening of sunsets, it wasn’t anything I paid much attention to. Lacking an extended family to speak of, in half a century anyone who […]

From Doctor To Patient By Dr. Hector Valenzuela   Last year I developed hearing loss due to calcified bone in my ear canal. As most doctors do, I put off the surgery to correct the problem. I had patients that needed my care, which was the best excuse to avoid surgery.  I hated to admit

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   August 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

Pre-Habilitation By Ron Krayewski     We all know what rehabilitation is or at least we all think we know what it means. The true definition is “to restore to a good working condition.” But what about PRE-habilitation? Isn’t it more important to prepare for an inevitable injury, sickness or surgery and even to postpone

Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hessartthedogguy@yahoo.com Keep a Tally!   During a recent class, a student said his dog just has a stubborn streak  and will ignore him when he calls him. I asked what he did about this and he said mostly he raised his voice and called a few more times

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Mexico’s Rainy Season   During the hot arid months of spring, we anxiously await the arrival of the rainy season. We get to the point where we beg for the cooler temperatures, and moisture to tamp down the endless dust, and refill our evaporating lake. People make friendly bets

The Egyptian Caravan By Carol L. Bowman   Fifteen scared, wilted neophytes atop swaying humps, meandered across the Sahara to their tented camp. The silhouette of camels sauntering across hot sand, bearing travelers and cargo, reflected the universal image of the term ‘desert caravan.’ I rode the first camel in a line of twenty, clinging

Goethe And His “Faust” By Lois Schroffwww.lakechapalapaintingguild.org     Goethe (1749-1832), the exemplary German poet/playwright/scientist of the 18th Century worked for the greater part of his life to resolve his epic poem, Faust. The first part of the publication appeared when he was 24 years old and the ending segment only a year before his

Why Ajijic, Mexico? By Dr. Todd Stong   Climate Mile high site with clean, clear air/breezes from all directions each day. Temperatures in the 70s everyday of the year, low humidity. National Geographic rates this village as having the #2 best climate in the world. Rains only in summer and mostly only at night. Never

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   The declarer play left something to be desired in this hand that was played at a club duplicate game. North’s opening bid of 2 diamonds was the Flannery Convention showing 4 spades and 5 hearts with 11 to 15 high card points.  It was originally conceived to