IMPRINTS By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Barbados’ Liquid Gold   Perhaps nowhere else on the planet has sugar so dominated a culture and economy as in Barbados, and the islanders learned more than 300 years ago that cane syrup distilled into rum was worth far more per pound than the raw product.  The syrup was at […]

The Mystery Of The Lip-Lock By Katina Pontikes   My first date was to attend a homecoming dance, which would be held at my Catholic girls’ school in Louisiana.  Getting a date had not been easy, as the school system was structured to protect our virginity, and we had very little contact with the guys

UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Ignorance Is Not Bliss   We are all very familiar with Gorge Santayana’s famous quote about those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. This quote may no longer be relevant, not because it is not true, but because we are so ignorant about history that we have

Looking Older With Attitude By Sunny Glessner   It’s almost a shock each morning to see that older woman’s face peering back from my bathroom mirror.  Not that she’s that old, or looks as old as she is, mind you. The reason for the shock is that I feel younger inside than the reflection I

Welcome to Mexico!By Victoria Schmidt Low Season   Here at Lakeside, we divide the year into two seasons:  high season and low season. High season reflects that time when many of the “snow birds” return up north to the milder temperatures, and to qualify for their insurance. Low season is that time when the year-round

“English As It Is Spoke” By Peter E . Gibbons   Sometimes I wonder if there’s a similarity between an American immigrant learning to speak ‘’English” and ex-pats like ourselves learning to speak Mexican Spanish! Having bought an American company in 1980, I was required to employ Americans to qualify for my Green Card and

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen Kingmoonie1935@yahoo.com   Tepehua is home to many drug dealers and users. Many men, like Juan Jesus, fall into the seductive arms of alcohol/drug abuse. It makes them feel good – they own the world, they have no cares…until the sun peeks through the swollen lids, burning eyes and empty stomach. They

Sweet Mexican Moments By Carol A. Curtis   Two hours.  In just two hours, I was again reminded of the reasons I love Mexico. At 9:15 a.m. on a recent Friday morning, I set out to buy hamburger from the local meat market. Exiting my gate, I noticed the street had been wet down.  Given

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton If you change your perception you change your world.   I have been re-reading Deepak Chopra’s Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old, a book I might usefully have paid more attention to when I discovered it years ago. His insights come from both

The Street Performer By Teri Saya   Many of the major intersections here in Mexico have street performers. If you are the first car to hit the red light, you get the best seat in the house for these three to five minute shows. I’ve seen acrobats, dancers, drummers, jugglers, and fire-eaters. That’s just the