Articles 2017

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   There is no question that bridge is a complex game with myriad conventions, systems and treatments available to help players achieve their goals. It is no wonder that many newcomers have difficulty in determining which methods to adopt and when to use them. My advice to rookies […]

Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com The Persistence of Binary Thinking   Computers work on a binary logic system. Their circuitry is essentially arranged as a series of switches. Each switch has only two options: on or off.  If the switch is not on, it is off.  If it’s not off, it’s on.  Simple.  Unfortunately,

Child Of The Month By Nicole Sergent, Clinic DirectorPrograma Pro Nińos Incapacitados Angela Izel, L.F.     Angela was born in 2009, she lives in Ajijic. At the age of three (3) months her mother noticed that she had a small pimple in the left eye. She took her to an Ophthalmologist and she was

Silence, Solitude, Simplicity By Dr. Lorin Swinehart     It was one of those wild winter days that remind one of the children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh and the Blustery Day. The temperature had dropped precipitously, and a strong, gusty wind had roared down out of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains, drenching the area in a cold

Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hessartthedogguy@yahoo.com Vocal Communication – Your Vocabulary   Dogs are capable of learning to understand more than 200 words and you will develop your own  way of carrying on a conversation. In addition to the importance of the tone of your voice and the use of your body language

Front Row Center By Michael Warren BRAVO! BRAVO!   Over the last few weeks I have seen two excellent performances at the Bravo!  Theater. At the end of January there was a rerun of Visiting Mr. Green by Jeff Baron, a play which has had over 400 productions in 45 countries and has been translated

MEXICAN PLUMBING: It’s Come a Long Way By Margaret Van Every     Availability of indoor plumbing is a basic criterion used to measure a country’s standard of living, with implications for related standards like infant mortality and disease due to unsanitary drainage and waste treatment. In this brief history of the progress of plumbing

Wordwise With Pithy Wit By Tom Clarkson   This morning, my pal F.T. – who shared the Iraq experience with me during my third trek there – forwarded some James Thurber quotes. They gave me pause to relish the deep and sometimes droll mentality of this great man who “set the standard for sophisticated humor