Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Bridge defenders learn early in their careers that it is important not to give away tricks to declarers that they could not earn themselves. One of the most common errors is the notorious ruff/sluff where the lead of a side suit in which declarer is void in […]
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Hu Shi, a Chinese essayist who died in 1962, said “Fighting for your rights is fighting for a nation’s rights, fighting for your freedom is fighting for a nation’s freedom”. Education is a right that everyone should fight for, if not for self, for
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Dear Lakeside Arts Fan As you may know, thanks to the Teatro Diana in Guadalajara and to the fine bus service provided by Viva La Musica, Lakeside Opera fans have enjoyed the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD program series quite some time. Although a recent convert to the Met’s fantastic programs, I too have
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My Mothers’ Hands By Patricia Guy Sometimes when I look at my hands, I see my mother’s hands. Hers were strong, capable hands, weathered by the sun. Hands that pet the cat, patted the back of a baby, and loved to grow tomatoes. She wore a simple white gold band with a wave pattern,
Welcome to Mexico By Victoria Schmidt Empty Tanks I remember the gas shortages in the United States in the 1970’s. It wasn’t anything like the day Ajijic went dry. My friend and I were going on what we thought would be a quick trip. It took one hour and 20 minutes to drive from
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The Great Condom War Of 1932 By Robert W. Sconce Psst, buddy! Slip me a can of condoms, will you? This is probably the way I put it to a trustworthy pal who worked at the drug store. That was in 1932 when I was a lad of 14 and condoms were largely unmentionable
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Jump By Judy Dykstra-Brown Once the grass had grown waist-high, some summer nights, my dad and I accompanied by the shake and rattle of his old truck, would go watch cattle. In the twilight, barely light– but not yet turning into night, he’d drive the pickup over bumps of gravel, rocks, and grassy clumps,
Hierarchy? By Sue Schools Is it true that a gazillion people believe we’re all one in the universe? OK, maybe billions, or simply millions, share this belief. But surely you’ve heard this premise. The belief is that we are all single droplets in an ocean of time, that we create a whole and are
Real Life Stories By Unknown Interviewers/Observers(Courtesy of Gloria Palazzo) *Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, “Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you
The Gola De Allende Goat Farm By Chad Olsen Have you been thinking of going to a goat farm? This probably isn’t on your bucket list, but is something to consider when you have guests from up North. The Gola Goat Farm is East of Ajijic in the village of Mezcala. A delightful couple,
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