Articles 2013

Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen José Uriel García Torres   This little tyke is 3-year old José Uriel García Torres, known at home as “Uriel.”  If Uriel’s face looks a bit tired and sad, it’s because since birth the little guy has had to fight off infection after infection–gastrointestinal, upper and lower respiratory […]

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “The Last Generation”   Adam and Eve were the “last generation” to live in a world without “things”…without shoes, for example, or Chinese food, or books (including Genesis), or children, or spoons, or baseball, or Penelope Cruz, or clocks, or cities, or towns, or villages, or even

Dark Of Night By Allen McGill   Lucrezia stalked between the headstones. Her figure cast long, dark shadows onto the granite monuments as she passed between them in the glare of the full moon. She was intense in her hurried search, intent on finding the most advantageous spot. “Here,” she announced, pointing at a spot

Mexico’s Fountains Of Youth By Ralph F. Graves   Moctezuma did it. So did Cortez.  Maximillian and his wife enjoyed it together. And in modern times, untold thousands of Mexicans and foreign visitors have followed suit each year, soaking in the mineral-rich hot springs that are scattered throughout the country. Indeed, nearly 100 “developed”, mineral

Mexican Voices; American Dreams By Marilyn P. DavisPublished by Henry Holt Book Review by Mary Fuller   What makes the dreams of Mexicans different from the dreams of northern European settlers of North America over the past five hundred years. Not much. Marilyn Davis’s book began as a fifteen-year study documenting the social structures, relationships,

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 376-766-3035 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com September 2013 PAST EVENTS Front Row: Harry Walker, Bob Jones (director) Liz White, Maryanne Gibbard and Jim Lloyd; Back Row: Georgette Richmond, Peter Luciano, Damyn Young and Clay McAdam The Naked Stage presented “After-Play,” written by Anne Meara and directed by Bob Jones on August 23-25.

ELIANA HERRERIAS—The Animals’ Advocate By Gustavo Larios Velasco*(*President of the Mexican Association for Animal Rights/AMEDEA.* Spokesman for META/Mexico for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Representative of the Humane Society International.)   Q: Eliana, what links do you find between your educational and professional profile and the rights of non-humans? A: As a Social Educator, I’m

Mexican Perros I Have Known By Margie Harrell   Friends still ask what it was about Mexico that I enjoyed so much while living there. If I think they are really interested, I tell them about the Mexican perros (dogs to you gringos) that are everywhere. To me they are one of the delights of

Cowpuccino By Katina Pontikes   “Have you ever had a Cowpuccino?” asked my friend Ceci while I was down in Mexico. Ceci is from Mexico and I thought this was just another of her charming expressions twisted around in translation.  “You mean a cappuccino?” “No. A Cowpuccino. Right from the cow.” Ceci went on to

Life Goes Full Circle By Carol Curtis   Life goes full circle.  We’ve all heard that sentiment, but as I head toward the automatic, lifting-lounger phase of my life, I know it’s just not true. Life isn’t a circle; it’s more like one of the old-fashioned paddles with the ball attached by elastic.  We start