Articles 2022

What does it mean to win a LIFETIME ACHEIVEMENT AWARD? In the case of Alejandro Grattan Dominguez it means a lot. We have had many human treasures among us here at Lakeside, and Alex is one of the most brilliant. In September, we gave out El Ojo del Lago’s annual awards for the first time […]

Dear Madam Editor, I am and have been a big fan of the Ojo del Lago since I got to the Lake Chapala area 20 years ago. I always preferred it over the Lake Chapala Review and have enjoyed it’s articles, special columns, advice, useful advertising, crossword puzzles and most especially the Editor’s column. That

Larry Kolchak shares his philosophies on what it means to catch a falling star.

By Sandra PoundSubmitted by her friend, Gabrielle Blair I am safe and all right, as are my children and their families, but we’re all stressed and traumatized after enduring Hurricane Ian five days ago. Many power lines and cell phone towers were destroyed, and not until late last night did I have any electricity since

In Mexico, prostitution is legal under federal law, however, each of the 31 States enact their own policies and only 13 States allow and regulate prostitution. It is not legal in Jalisco.  Mexico City has its´ red light district, regulates the activities and even has retirement shelters for ex-prostitutes. Most of the states are not

It’s A Bad Sign Two thousand years ago, a guy named Joseph tried to find a room at an inn with his Israeli wife ready to give birth. (The Book says the inn was full, but perhaps his wife was from Thailand.) Two thousand years later, a guy named Scott tries to find a room

Although most of the dogs who come to The Ranch are ready for adoption after being neutered, vaccinated and treated for parasites, there are dogs in need of advanced medical treatment. Some have been abandoned because of their maladies while others have had accidents or been hurt living on the street. Thanks to The Ranch

“Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.”-Qoheleth I probably was 14 at the time. I know that it was one of those hot, steamy summer days before I acquired my first newspaper route and still relied upon mowing a few lawns for whatever dollars I

Intrusions A long time ago, in the 1970s, people did not have cellphones. A very few people had boxy “mobile” phones, but those were rare. Most people had one telephone number, and never knew who was calling. If one was single, as I was then, the phone was essential to one’s social life, as dates