SMALL TOWN – SMALL MINDS: Being Single at Lakeside By John Comando Sometimes I feel like I’m back in high school. I’m pretty much retired, and traded-in life in a large metropolitan area for life in an area of Mexico where thousands of retired expats have made their homes. It’s a small town. Rumors, […]
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The River Flowing faster – ever fasterCurrent compelling, waves swelling.Oh flimsy barque! I trust in theeTo carry me to eternity. Rocks batter, sides shatter, yet no matterThe River pulls.An eddy binds, swamp mires,Yet still it flows, til it expires. Oh winding River! Never straight,Providence’s route determining fate.Steering clear of shoots and snagsThe great sea
LIFE ONGOING—Just a Cup of Coffee By Christy Wiseman In last month’s article, “One is a Lonely Number,” I wrote about what it is like for one survivor in a committed relationship when that relationship is no longer existent. What happens after the dust settles is often interesting and sometimes fun. For me it was
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren NunsenseBy Dan GogginDirected and Choreographed by Barbara ClippingerMusic Director Judy Hendrick This musical comedy ran off-Broadway for 3,672 performances, the second longest run for such a show in history. It’s an entertaining spoof on all things Catholic and nun-like, with some awful puns (they can’t give up the
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My Friend Susan By Ruth Fisher My friend Susan is a pet lover’s nut,She’ll latch on to any old mutt,Dogs, birds, cats and rabbits,She’s got it bad, like Elly Mae Clampett. A little baby squirrel once caught her eye,She jammed on the brakes to check the little guy,Scooped him up and put him in the
Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Herself and I learned a valuable lesson from this hand which we played against Lew and Trudy Crippen at the Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club in Riberas. Sitting South Lew dealt and opened a 15 to 17 high card point 1 No Trump. Holding a hand of
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Hearts at Work A Column by Jim Tipton The Only Prayer Remaining Italian musician Arturo Toscanini was one of the most acclaimed conductors of modern times. At various times he directed La Scala (Milan), the Metropolitan Opera (New York), the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. I have in recent months
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com The barrio of Tepehua is a sprawling nest of homes in various shapes and sizes…growing out of the unforgiving rock of hill above Chapala. For some hovels there are no roads but they are connected to the world by steps that join upper roads
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PAT AND PACO—A Tribute to the Magic of Lakeside —Article submitted by John Friesen The narrative film Pat y Paco is set for filming in Ajijic in April. It is a compelling intercultural and inter-generational story of two boys, one gringo, one Mexican, living in Ajijic but in very different worlds. Besides the talented
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For The Love Of Pets By Christy Wiseman They were “snow birds.” Here for the winter and wanting a pet. They adopted a pet and the pet was ever so grateful. They named him “Freddie.” He now had a wonderful life. He now belonged. He rewarded his masters with unconditional love. For their part,
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