FROM MY TROPICAL DECK CHAIR By “Consuelo”   Men don’t like me. I know, I know. I shouldn’t say it. Thoughts are things. The Laws of Attraction tell us that what we say goes, but only for the person saying it. So, by openly stating what I have long suspected to be the truth, am […]

WHAT, ME WORRY JUST BECAUSE   *CEO’s are now playing miniature golf. * Even people who have nothing to do with the Obama Administration aren’t paying their taxes. * HotWheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM. * Obama met with small businesses to discuss the Stimulus Package: GE, Pfizer and Citigroup. * McDonald’s

WONDER WOMEN OF TEXAS By Fred Mittag   Political fertility bred three magnificent wonder women in Texas. I was saddened by the death of each of them. Ann Richards was the politician who became governor, and a very good one. She said, “Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and

MEXICAN  DAYS By Tony CohanReviewed by Harriet Hart   Mexican Days by Tony Cohan is a self-portrait of the artist as an outsider, a spectator on the sidelines of life. He writes poetically about Mexico, his chosen home for over twenty years. Those who have read On Mexican Time know him as the ex-patriot who

THE FRENCH SOLDIER AND FREEDOM FRIES By Bob Drynan   In the late 18th Century and into the 19th, Napoleon conquered almost the entire European Continent. French soldiers fought bravely and heroically. They were well led.  Wellington beat them at Waterloo, just barely.  The French soldier and his leaders earned Wellington’s everlasting respect. Napoleon III led France

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR   Dear Sir: I am very late in responding to the letter printed in your November issue from a Mr. Craig Barnes of Santa Fe, New Mexico. I believe that certain claims and observations in Mr. Barnes’ letter need correcting or at least, in the interest of accuracy, clarified. First: Mr.

SOUNDS By Peter Rosenberg   As I was sitting in my recliner last night, I listened to sounds emanating from throughout the house. They were not coming from the stereo surround sound system or from a CD playing on the intercom but sounded as sweet as any orchestra my wife and I ever heard. A

ROCK and MOREsponsoring  HOPE HOUSE   Relive the wonderful days of the 50s, 60s and 70s, listening to songs that defined the Twist, Rock and Roll and disco beats that were our favorites way back when. Remember the big hits of the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Carpenters, The Supremes, Elvis Presley, the movie Grease

Dream Spinning: Ajijic Writers Conference By Kay Davis   Attention: retirees. Have you had a dream about writing? If you have wanted to write family memoirs, the great novel, short fiction, humor, travel stories, or Mexican history, you will be happy to learn about the Ajijic Writers Conference from January 20-22. Featured are two talented

MY LUCKY GOOD LUCK KIT By Bill Franklin   You probably remember when you used to have stock. And a job. Those were the good times, the lucky times. You had it all. But not anymore. Now you’re flat out unlucky and plum out of luck. You’re one of the millions who happens to be