LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com November 2015 COMING EVENTS This Saturday, November 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Lake Chapala Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a grand all day “Free-esta.” Dozens of Lakeside non-profits and businesses will participate. There will be live music, dancing, displays […]
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MEXICAN FASHION THROUGHOUT THE AGES By Harriet Hart The theme for the 14th annual Feria Maestros del Arte, November 13 to 15 at the Chapala Yacht Club, is Mexican Fashion. Style conscious art lovers can learn about Mexican style throughout the ages, first hand from the masters. Allow me to introduce to you some
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To Be Or Not To Be . . . By Mark Sconce Is there one among us who hasn’t thought about, contemplated or even attempted suicide? The statistics tell us that more and more people worldwide are not just contemplating; they are committing suicide in growing numbers. But the reports, both official and anecdotal,
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Helpless? By Mel Goldberg After a year in rehab at the VA hospital, Eddie was able to speak softly. His throat had healed but after several surgeries to stabilize his vertebrae, he was unable to use his legs or move his left arm. He had no choice but to sit strapped in his motorized
LUCHA LIBRE—A Gringa’s Critique By Teri Saya My husband and I recently went to a Lucha Libre event with our Mex-pat group at the Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara. Neither one of us had ever been to one, but had heard from friends that it was a “must see.” Now, I am not an expert
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Notes From The Quebec Wilderness By Gabrielle Blair There’s a break in the persistent Spring rains and the deck-boards dry out enough for me to do yoga outdoors. The air is fresh with a little breeze barely disturbing the surface of Lac Otanibi, a great body of water only feet from our cabin door.
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THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS—And the Death of Childhood By Dr. Lorin Swinehart In Irving, Texas recently, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohammed brought a homemade clock to school to show his science teacher. Paranoid school officials somehow hit the panic button, concluding that the clock was a bomb. Police were called, and young Ahmed was handcuffed,
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SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS – The Dark Lady Revealed By Michael Warren Last month I described Shakespeare’s love, lust and ultimate dislike of the Dark Lady. So who was this sultry young woman? Several candidates have been suggested, including the idea that she did not exist at all, in other words that the entire sonnet
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Undocumented Mexicans and the 2016 U.S. Elections By Bill Dean http://blog.mexicojourney.info The spirit of Navidad has yet to spread throughout el Norte. It’s not heard in the platform of candidates who conjure up images of herding 11 million undocumented Mexicans (man, woman and child) on to box cars and shipping them back to where
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Out Of The Mouths Of Babes Lakeside demographics are changing. It’s not just a place to retire. There is a wave of “mobile professionals.” Younger people who make their living online, or entrepreneurs. These younger people are also bringing their children. Recently I spoke to a young USA
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