August 2019

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Getting the Most out of Mexico   We each have our individual reasons for coming to Mexico. Some come to visit, while others come to stay. It is not an easy thing to pull up roots and move to another country, especially when we are older; yet so many

A Balloon In Cactus By Marge Van Ostrand(From the Ojo Archives)   “The Times We Had” Or (What Comes Down Doesn’t Necessarily Go Up) In James Hilton’s Lost Horizon, people age rapidly if they leave the idyllic Tibetan civilization in Shangri-La, where people live to be very old. Ajijic could easily be confused with Shangri-la,

Ask William By William Franklinbillstjamespl@gmail.com   Dear William: My neighbor cut my cable line and now I can’t watch TV. What should I do? Dear Cable less:  Do you have a library card?  Just kidding, really. Cutting off cable is unconscionable and deserves some aggressive act of revenge. Does your neighbor have security cameras?  If not

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com August 2019   OPEN CIRCLE Sunday morning finds Lakeside residents at the Lake Chapala Society and Open Circle, a forum on a variety of stimulating topics. A social hour with coffee and snacks at 10 am is followed by an interesting lecture and discussion at 10:30. August

My Lost Mexico A Novel by James MichenerCommentary by Alan Robertson   Suppose you have worked for three years on a novel and have finished two-thirds of it. Suppose you have a six- minute talk with your publisher whose judgment you respect. Then suppose this short conversation makes you feel that you have lost control

Priest Murdered. Alter-Boy Held By Bernie Suttle   Mom said, “We are going to a mission at the church.” A mission was a session designed to scare everyone into repentance with hell-fire and brimstone. “I said, “Do I halfta’ go?” Mom said, “It’s good for us all to go.” We went. A tag-team of two

What A Dog Really Is! By George Leonard Herter   The Most Unselfish Living Creature Is Your Dog. If you are in danger, your dog needs only to hear your cry for help, and he will come to your aid without fear of losing his own life. The Most Patient Creature In The World Is

Sex Theraphy By Jay Koppelman   I wasn’t crazy, I knew that. I also knew that going to a psychiatrist for couple’s therapy is common in modern society, so I agreed to accompany my girlfriend of over one year with the mutual goal of strengthening our healthy though sometimes fragile relationship. Jealousy had always been our

She Got It Right By Christina Bennett   “Will I ever get it right?” Trish thought for the thousandth time. The young receptionist frowned in concentration, her brows creasing. “Cómo?” she asked. She was trying hard to understand. Trish berated herself silently, “I am so stupid. What is wrong with me?” All this self-blame flustered

Yesterday’s Enemies/Today’s Friends By Dr. Lorin Swinehart   For a number of years, my Dad worked alongside a man who had served in the Pacific during World War II. He had many stories to share, one involving a Japanese soldier who was spotted walking through their camp in the jungle wearing an American army uniform.