Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez THE JFK ASSASSINATION—Revisited Many years ago, the History Channel produced a six-part series on the above-mentioned matter, but was blocked by the Federal Communications Commission from broadcasting the series, threatening to take away the Channel’s federal license if it violated this mandate. Only fairly recently was the ban finally …
The Wilde Midwest By Mark Sconce My pen has lost its dispositionTo mar the fleeting page with verse;For other, colder dreams I nurse,And sterner cares now seek admission;And mid the hum and hush of life,They haunt my soul with dreams of strife.A.S. Pushkin Trans. James Falen I wonder what the farm wives told their …
Dust On My Heart By Neill JamesBook Review by Alice Hathaway(From the Ojo Archives) You might wonder who’d want to read a book about Mexico that was written more than fifty years ago. But if that book is Dust On my Heart by Ajijic’s own Neill James, you’d be surprised how many people want …
Understanding Your Dreams By Sydney Metrick Sydneymetrick@Gmail.com Have you ever wondered what your “weird” dreams might mean? Dreams are generated from your unconscious mind which speaks in the language of symbols. Dreams, daydreams, myths, fairytales, art…all come from the unconscious. By getting familiar with symbolic language you can look behind the symbols to discover …
Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson In order to become a consistently good bridge player it is very useful if one is a pragmatist. By this I mean the game cannot be learned and played by rote, one must constantly be prepared to alter strategies as conditions change at the table. The diagrammed hand …
Artists Masks Of Mexico By Andrew Fox One of the popular artistic manifestations of Mexico is in its masks. Every region has its own and from within the carved images, one can see two distinctly separate faces looking down on us. The European face reflects the history of Spanish Mexico. The other face is …
HAVE YOU SEEN—Your doctor’s or dentist’s ad lately? If you have, congratulate him—it means that they are up-to-date with all licenses and permits regarding their practice here in Mexico. If you take a closer look at your medical practitioner’s ad, you will see the Coprisjal (Jalisco’s Health Secretariat Permit to Advertise) approval number somewhere …
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Religion and self-medication walk with poverty through the streets of the barrios. There is comfort and danger in both. Religion gives hope where there is despair. It brings a comfort zone that someone is watching over which also brings a false security and people …
MAIZE—Gift of the Gods By Nancy Wolf Maize was the grain (corn) that allowed the Maya to abandon their nomadic lifestyle and flourish to the height of their civilization. They, in turn, nurtured and venerated this amazing plant to the point that it decorated their myths, art, and landscape like no other food. Maize …
Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Changes Sidewalk repairs had today’s traffic in a snarl. I diverted my route and took the libramiento. I don’t drive it that often, and I was surprised to see all the construction projects on libramiento. I remember from 12 years ago when we moved to Mexico; then, the …
