Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “The Impossible Dream” Miguel de Cervantes (1564-1616) suffered unceasing failure throughout his life, yet in the only work of Cervantes that is still read, Don Quixote de la Mancha, written in his senior years while in prison, Cervantes created a character with such a high […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: I really enjoyed reading “Cowboys Heroes of Yesterday” by Dr. Lorin Swinehart in your December 2013 issue. It brought back many memories and challenged me to remember others of that genre. I guess I didn’t see enough of Straight Arrow or Monte Hale to make an impression, so those
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Because By Gloria Palazzo Because yesterday happened the laundry bag is full. It is not full of clothes or linens. It is me. I am in the sack with a hammer, a chisel, a saw and some glue. Getting into the washing machine is not a simple task from this crouched position. It is very
TRUE NAMES: A Compendium of Unfortunate Appellations Compiled by Reba Mayo(The names haven’t been changed to protect the innocent.) These are from the Florida birth registry published in the St. Petersburg Times: Lemon Ham, Ima Rose, Cigar Stubbs, Bonnie Bowlegs, Winnie Mac Pough, Texas Moon, Emancipation Proclamation Cogshell, Okla Homa Mills, Toyota Corona, Maria Collier,
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Mexico’s Lord Of The Waters By Ralph Graves The current state of Lake Chapala is merely a phase in nature’s continuing cycle of the lake’s rise and fall. But according to an elderly Mexican friend, the state of the lake is more likely the work of the ancient Aztec rain god, Tlaloc. “It’s
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The Rescue And Death Of Joseph Meister By Mel Goldberg A doctor at a meeting of the French Academy of Medicine in 1842 rose to his feet and shouted. “Louis Pasteur is a criminal and should be guillotined. Who does he think he is, telling us what we ought to do.” This diatribe occurred
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Just The Facts, Ma’am By Carol L. Bowman The Cartagena heat and humidity took a seat beside us and crowded in close, as our taxi-driver maneuvered his miniature, yellow Hyundai through the narrow cobblestone streets of this muggy, Colombian port city. The angst of where we were going added to our drenched distress.
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Life Alongside The Lake By Bob Mitchell You never know when the gardener will come—but when he finally arrives, he does a wonderful job. You never know when the maid will show up, and when she leaves, you are left in a mild panic. Where did she put this and that, especially that stuff
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MEXICAN RETABLOS: Painted Miracles By Virginia Miller When studying 19th century Mexican painting, one should consider the mainstream of primitive painting that was expressed. Besides the portraits of famous or rich people, wars and symbolic victories (such as Maximilian’s death before a firing squad), one field faithfully covered by painters of Independent Mexico, were regional
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés AKA Tony Passarellowww.antoniorambles.comantonio.rambles@yahoo.com Maestro in Clay I first met maestro Martín Ibarra Morales last November when – as one of the artisans invited to Ajijic’s annual Feria Maestros del Arte – he and his family were my houseguests. Martín is a clay sculptor whose work is collected worldwide. His renowned
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