The World of Wine By Ceci Rodriguez Wines and Age “The older the better”, we used to say. However, most of the wines produced these days do not age. The majority of wines, by far, are designed to be enjoyed within a year or up to three years of production. But wine, as a […]
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Body Damage Our van is possessed. On the way back from an outing to visit friends in Jocotepec, it ceased forward motion halfway over a large tope near San Juan Cosala. Several attempts at turning the key yielded no engine activity whatsoever. Soon horns were honking behind us
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THE TILLY & TOMMY REPORT “Translated” by Natasha Tilly and Tommy are very happy to become another voice for the local animals here at Lakeside. Tommy and Tilly are two rescue dogs who want to do their part in helping to save other canine and feline friends. Tilly is about two years old and
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes Becoming A Possibilitarian The older I get, the more convinced I am that Charles Swindoll was correct when he wrote about having only one string to pull as we approach each new day. That string is “attitude” and I have the choice to choose which attitude I
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Is It Venomous? Probably not. We have been asked to rerun this info as to what venomous species do we have here in our area? So here is a refresher course for some, and new information for others. There are only 21 venomous species in the entire
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Paradigm Pioneers In last month’s column, I discussed the importance of paradigms which sometimes limit and restrict our ability to look at problems and issues clearly. People who develop the ability to think in new ways often develop powerful new ways of thinking. It’s easy to conceptualize, but
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BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson The Ajijic Valentine Tournament this year was once again a great success and even set an attendance record. Played over 4 days in the Real de Chapala Hotel, the event attracted players from as far away as the US and Canada, as well as a very strong
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Op-EdBy Maggie Van OstrandThe Naked Oscar The Oscars will be telecast March 7th, and I wonder if anyone will finally be the first to walk the red carpet naked instead of just being naked on film. That way, they won’t have to stop and talk about who designed their clothes. And it would be much
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Editor’s Page Guest Editorial by M.A. Porter A Challenge To Think “I said hey Señorita, that’s astute. Why don’t we get together and call ourselves an institute.” — Paul Simon So here we all are, living la vida loca in Mexico, while up north the USA has a huge national debt and our annual
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Night Shift Nyc By Allen McGill Nearly midnight, silence beyond the glass barrier that separates me from the world below. I watch the lava flow dwindle to swift-moving sparks, limning parallel river drives heading south; tunnel-swallowed where they meet. Illuminated webs spread erratically between, moving at the whims of amber, red and green. Spastic
