Each of us no doubt thought that “childhood” diseases like whooping cough, mumps, measles, and chickenpox are only just for kids. Sadly, that is not totally accurate. Adults CAN get childhood diseases because: (A) protection provided by childhood vaccinations can fade over time. You can have intermittent immunity, or no immunity. (B) There’s a decline […]

It was my very first time to be on television as a June Taylor Dancer, working on the Jackie Gleason Show. I was shaking in my shoes as I stood in the wings and tried to remember which foot to start with. The butterflies in my stomach weren’t fluttering anymore … they were beating their

Casa de Tesoros A.C. ~ Treasure House Every month in this column, I’m reminded of how many quiet, steady acts of goodness are happening around our Lakeside community, work that doesn’t always make headlines, but profoundly changes lives. Treasure House, a registered Asociación Civil in Jalisco, is one of these places. Since opening its doors

This series is a collection of memories from my childhood growing up on a farm in Iowa. I hope they bring a smile as we reminisce together those days gone but not forgotten. Except for those with Amnesia. Now why am I sitting in front of my computer? Episode 3. Christmas Downtown, Schramm’s Dept. Store,

“It’s good that it’s Friday and the posadas are starting in the barrio,” Ramiro tells me as we walk together through the park that smells like freshly cut grass, on our way back from school. “Yes, let’s see how they get on with Doña Jandita and today with Doña María,” I reply. We arrive in

Part II Last month we started our voyage to Greenland, traveling through Prince Christian Sound and a peek at Qaqortag, the largest town in Southern Greenland. Now we find out there are no guarantees when cruising to Greenland and the stark contrasts in the country’s capital city, Nuuk. Paamuit Excitement stirred for our stop at

My first trip in 2009 with a loaded trailer from Dallas, TX ended in Sayula, Jalisco, MX, and I spent New Year’s Eve there before heading back to Laredo for another load. As I drove north, I had a heart full of a promising new life in Mexico. Back then, you could drive straight though

My best job was my first. During the summer when I completed my 14th year, 1956, with my dearest friend, Laurel, (dearest then and still today) I refinished the carousel horses at Audubon Park in New Orleans. If Laurel were telling this, she would say “flying horses;” as a child, I said “merry-go-round.” The beloved

Welcome to 2026 This is usually a time of feeling refreshed, a time of casting out the old and welcoming the new. But with the craziness of the world today I am left to wonder what 2026 will bring. Instead of speculating on what could be, I want to dedicate this editorial to my love