May 2016

Wise Men Speak (Courtesy of Cal Crenshaw)   If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. ~Jay Leno~ The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~Henry Cate, VII~ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~Aesop~ If we got one-tenth of what was […]

The Butterfly   “I love it here” the caterpillar said, Cozy – in woven, silken thread. “Within my tent, I’m wrapped and warm, Safely cocooned away from harm.” Slowly transformed, soft flesh left no trace, A chrysalis grew in chestnut-like case. Then wings began sprouting and as they unfurled This embryo creature emerged to the

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   The Maternal Health Unit at Tepehua Community Center sits on a Tepehua playground waiting to open its doors to the Maternal Health program that will serve every barrio woman Lakeside. The anonymous donors who built it are helping to bring care to women who

LAKESIDE LIVING   Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   May 2016   THE BUDDHIST AND HER BOOKS Karin J. Miles has been a dharma student and guiding teacher of Buddhism for over 30 years. She even, with her husband David Yett, spent two years in Nepal.   Karin Miles   Over time Karin accumulated

Child Of The Month By Barb Corol Oscar Roman   Oscar is the youngest of five children and lives with his family in Jocotopec. Oscar was diagnosed with Sindrome Cornelia de Lange often termed as Bushy Syndrome and more commonly referred to as Amsterdam Dwarfism. Sindrome Cornelia de Lange is a genetic disorder that can

Letters to the Editor   Dear Sir: I was deeply offended by Christy Wiseman”s hurtful article, “Life Ongoing–Just a Cup of Coffee”. Her brother’s list of people she should avoid included “no friggin’ deviates: LGBT, pedophiles, etc.” As a gay man who has been in a monogamous relationship for more than 50 years, I resent

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria SchmidtRepublished By Popular Request ¿Donde Esta?   It seems to me I spend most of my time looking for things. Big things, little things, it doesn’t seem to matter.  This is difficult to admit for a person as organized as I am. We’ve had a lot of changes in our

MEXICO—Sunlight and Shadows Short Stories and Essays by Mexico Writers Edited by Mikel Miller with Michael Hogan and Linton Robinson Book Review by Clare Gearhart   This book is an excellent compendium of short works by 22 authors, all associated with the Mexico Writers Group. The tales come from all over this nation from Tijuana

Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum   Our pets can teach us a lot about life. You do not have to own a cat or a dog to learn from their life skill lessons. However, you have to be willing to be an observer of their life, sort of  like being a “people watcher” which we

Living Large In Limbo: Joyce Carol Oates on Writing about Grief and Loss By Kelly Hayes-Raitt   “Joyce!” I exclaimed in the empty lobby of the Mexican hotel.  “My dad was in high school with you!” The startled Joyce Carol Oates sized me up:  “Oh, who was your dad?” This could cut either way, I