Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton I want you to faint. Well, the holidays are upon us, and mistletoe (with all of those easy but reserved kisses) still hangs in the memories of most Americans and Canadians here at Lakeside, not to mention those New Year’s Eve parties that not so long …
An Anjana In Ajijic! By Aurora Terrenus An anjana is a type of witch in Hispanic folklore who takes on the disguise of a horrid old woman to test the charity of human beings. But in her true form, an anjana is a very beautiful young woman who lives underground and has many palaces …
The Lady(?) Who Came To Lunch By Kate Karns I had lived in Mexico for twenty years or so and when someone asked, “Do you like it here?” It’s hard not to answer sarcastically. You’re tempted to say, “Would I live here this long if I didn’t?” But that sounds unfriendly. I took my …
Puns For The Educated 1. The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian . 3. She was only a whiskey maker, but …
The Ghosts Among Us By Fred Mittag “Karl Marx: Father of Socialism” Karl Marx rates as the most influential scholar in all history. But Americans have so demonized him that his name is mostly used as an insult. At least academic economists can appreciate him. I had an economics professor who talked about one …
The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) WINNERS! Fran Brown Hi Neil, Thanks for the chuckles. In retrospect, I’ve decided not to enter neither an anti nor a pro-pissing contest, due to, an aging bladder urgently heading towards malfunction. Bugs are really out to lunch. However; skydiving has …
