October 2016

Flawed Candidates By Henri Loridanshenri.loridans@gmail.com     Much ado is being made these days about the imperfections of the leading candidates in the race for President of the United States. Let us compare with some of our greatest holders of that office in the past. Thomas Jefferson performed poorly as a wartime governor of Virginia, […]

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt     My Mother would have loved Mexico. The idea of living in Mexico never occurred to her. My parents had their retirement all planned, and that included Arizona, not Mexico. But that was not to be. After all, when they were planning their retirement, Mexico was just a

Bent Twig By Bernie Suttle   I heard the bullhorn. “Throw down your weapon, stand up, put  your hands on top of your head.” Bruno remembered what his Dad always said, “Stupid. Stupid.  As Stupid is, Stupid does. You’re going to school makes no sense. You’ll just be an educated idiot.” I was six-years old

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   A Centenarian is a person who lives to or past 100 years. At this time the United States leads with 72,000 at 100 years of age or older. Of which over 82% are women. The oldest recorded was 127. Granma Moses was 101 when

Rambling From The Ranch By Rachel McMillen HELP WANTED: No Experience Necessary!   Do you care about the welfare of dogs? Are you concerned with the over population of dogs in need of adoption?  Are you traveling to the Seattle area anytime soon? If so, The Ranch has a job for you! People traveling to

Child of the Month By Nicole Sergent, Clinic Director Xochitl Natalie, G.M.   Xochitl was born in 2007 and, she is part of our Chapala clinic. She was born premature and was soon diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is defined as a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing

The Coyote Bides His Time A Native American Trickster and a Born Survivor By Dr. Lorin Swinehart   An excited yipping and yapping, like a pack of fox terriers fighting over a carcass, echoed across the meadow as I rested beneath a towering evergreen, savoring my morning mug of lapsangsouchong tea. Moments later, four large

Mango By Bill Frayer   Peeling a mango is simple.Doing that one thing, nowIs simple, and it is good. So as I peel a mangoI anticipateIts sweet tartnessAnd feel my salivaPrepare itselfFor the first bite.And I am fullyWith this mangoIn this moment. I am not thinkingAbout my healthOr about problemsWith my familyOr about my next