The Aztec Way Of Poetry By Ron Barnett The Aztecs of Mexico have gained a bad reputation for their practice of mass human sacrifice. The Franciscans who arrived in New Spain around the time of the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in 1521 were horrified by what they regarded as an […]
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Communicating In Latin-America By June Summers Hurdle the language barrier by learning Latin American hand and voice signals. These vary from one culture to another. The following are distinctly Latino: The Wagging Finger–is the way to say no, definitely and finally. No one questions this dignified and simple way of saying “No.” Just move
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The Magic of Famous People Players Comes to Lakeside “What you see is sensational…What you don’t see is inspirational.” Diane Dupuy Black light puppetry is a very special and magical art, and the world-renowned and superbly talented Famous People Players have been working their magic for 44 year. Dressed in black from head to
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohr Painting Reinvented – Works by Ricky (Rk) Granna “I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” —Vincent Van Gogh Fine Art is not always what we expect. During my first interview with Ricky Granna I felt a strong sense of deja vu as we talked and
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Flying South By Katie B. Goode (Ed. Note: This is the first of an ongoing series about the adventures of “Mildred and Suzette.” The author is an award-winning Hollywood screenwriter and a newcomer to our pages. Welcome, Katie!) Out of respect for their adopted country, and in order to support the local economy, Mildred
From My Tropical Deck Chair By “Consuelo” Men don’t like me. I know, I know. I shouldn’t say it. Thoughts are things. The Laws of Attraction tell us that what we say goes, but only for the person saying it. So, by openly stating what I have long suspected to be the truth, am
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GETTING IT RIGHT: An account of the soul-searching usually involved when a foreigner moves to Mexico. By Morris Reichley She showed up at our front door one October evening and after dinner she told us about her new home in Mexico.We should come down soon, it was beautiful. We were thinking Mexico? We bit.
The Ghosts Among Us By Fred Mittag “The Desert Fox” At the beginning of WWII, Erwin Rommel was appointed commander of the troops guarding Hitler’s headquarters and he became personally known to Hitler. In 1940, he assumed command of the 7th Panzer Division. He quickly understood the tremendous possibilities of mechanized troops in an
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The Spy In Love By John Hoopes170 pages – $15 USReview by Kenneth J Clarke John Hoopes novel The Spy in Love is a tale of industrial and political espionage set on the shores of Lake Chapala as we entered this millennium. In July 2000, after ruling Mexico for 71 years, the political Party
The History Of The Middle Finger By An Anonymous Contributor Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would
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