Articles 2017

The Big Top By Jeremy Monroe     “She’s all hot air,” they say. “It’s a circus,” comes the reply. “Hot air head to foot, front to back, top to bottom, side to side. She’s just hot air and that’s for sure,” they say. She knows, and she still goes on.  What else can she […]

Front Row Center By Michael Warren CHICAGO (the musical)Staged and Directed by Barbara ClippingerChoreographer Alexis Hoff, Music Director Patteye Simpson   We’ve all seen the 2002 movie version of Chicago which won the Best Picture Award that year, and maybe a few of us have seen the musical on the stage. This show was a

Magdalena And The Mountain Trees By Gabrielle Blair     I met John Orviss as he was hiking up the mountain on the Tepalo Waterfall trail towards the Saddle, while I and a group of friends were resting on the rocks before heading back down to the village. Noticing the heavy pack he was carrying,

A Red Face By Tom Nussbaum     The comforting aroma of freshly-brewed coffee wafted around my face as the server laid the cup in front of me.  As I began to stir its steamy heat into an upward spiral, I gazed over the dancing vapor and noticed a man coming toward me from across

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt No Notice!   After spending an entire day running errands, I arrived home to find my street closed, and it was all ripped up. No notice and no parking for two blocks. Schlepping home a car full of groceries and packages was no fun. It was then it occurred

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   April 2017     YOU’D BETTER READ THIS FIRST… …..if you’re interested in Lakeside Little Theatre’s next Broadway HD show in their Playhouse Series, She Loves Me. It is presented in just a couple of days, April 8 at 7:30 pm and April 9 at 3

Passover And The Plagues On Egypt By Dr. Lorin Swinehart     The writers of the Gospels tell us that on his last night before being subjected to torture and execution, Jesus and his Apostles met to share their last meal, known to Christians as the Last Supper, to celebrate the Feast of the Passover.

MAGNIFICENT MEXICO By Mildred Boyd Pre-Columbian Deities     The ancient Americans, like most primitive societies, worshipped and feared a huge pantheon of powerful beings that controlled every aspect of their lives. If a thing was worth bothering about there was a god for it, including Huixtocihuatl, goddess of salt and Tlatolteotl, goddess of licentiousness!

Wherefore Art Thou, Romero? By Mark Sconce   Those who read my February book review of Michael Hogan’s Abraham Lincoln and Mexico may remember the name Matías Romero.  I described him as a young envoy sent by Mexican president Benito Juárez to meet and influence the new president, Abraham Lincoln. Now let’s turn the microscope

Influencing People Who Shape Public Policy By Barbara Hildt     Many of us participated in or witnessed the “United We Stand” rally in Ajijic Plaza the day after Trump was made President. Large protests and demonstrations can help to unify people with similar views and can get the media attention to shed some light