Goethe And His “Faust” By Lois Schroffwww.lakechapalapaintingguild.org Goethe (1749-1832), the exemplary German poet/playwright/scientist of the 18th Century worked for the greater part of his life to resolve his epic poem, Faust. The first part of the publication appeared when he was 24 years old and the ending segment only a year before his …
Why Ajijic, Mexico? By Dr. Todd Stong Climate Mile high site with clean, clear air/breezes from all directions each day. Temperatures in the 70s everyday of the year, low humidity. National Geographic rates this village as having the #2 best climate in the world. Rains only in summer and mostly only at night. Never …
Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson The declarer play left something to be desired in this hand that was played at a club duplicate game. North’s opening bid of 2 diamonds was the Flannery Convention showing 4 spades and 5 hearts with 11 to 15 high card points. It was originally conceived to …
Corneal Dystrophies By Dr. Gabriel DeryRetired eye doctor After I gave the lecture on Ocular Diseases “What you should know about your eyes” on January 10th 2016 (at Open Circle), I was asked all sorts of questions but I was also asked to write an article about Corneal Dystrophies. A few friends, with corneal …
Jack the Ripper—Part Three By Michael James Cook In Part One, we looked at the traits of a psychopath, now I want to examine what makes an everyday psychopath turn into a person that commits murders. Their childhood upbringing usually comes to mind, but Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Dennis Rader grew up in …
Personal Musings About the Mystery of Life By Karl Homann Life is Terminal Time marches on for whom the bell tolls… Metallica The other morning at 6:30, I heard the church bells ring to call the faithful to morning mass, followed by a slow and solemn ding-dong, ding-dong… to announce that someone in …
