April 2016

Ramblings From The Ranch By Syd Sullins Audrey   How would anyone think it’s acceptable to take your dog, just days after she’d given birth, to a seldom used gravel road and tie her to a fence post? Then walk away? That’s where we found beautiful Audrey. The man who told us where to find

Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hessartthedogguy@yahoo.com Tips and Ideas   Wikipedia says this about dog training: Dog training is the application of behavior analysis which uses the environmental events of antecedents and consequences to modify the behavior of a dog, either for it to assist in specific activities or undertake particular tasks, or

Living La Vida Lakeside By Tom Nussbaum   Ricky Martin may have found a broader fan base and superstar status Livin’ La Vida Loca in 1999, but for those of us livin’ la vida Lakeside, the rewards are just as satisfying. Life along Lake Chapala may be less dramatic and scaled down than Martin’s but

The Tyranny Of Choices By Matthew Chattaway Geekergosum.com   Heinz, your 57 varieties are 55 too many. Coca-Cola stick with full fat and diet (and a little Zero, Vanilla, Lime…). Samsung just have a big and little version of the Galaxy smartphone (not the billions of variations). The world is complicated enough without the constant increase

The Wearable Art of San Lorenzo Zinacantán By Margaret Van Every   On a recent tour of Chiapas, I had no intention of buying any of the weavings, richly embroidered clothing and table linens, pottery, jewelry, and folk art. I had simplified my life in a massive purging before moving to Mexico and had come