The Continuing Adventures of Mildred and Suzette By Katie B. Goode The Road Warriors “Ay!” Mildred yelped as she eased herself into the wraparound leather chair after returning from the ladies’ room. “What?!” Suzette asked, worried about her old friend. Mildred winced and pointed into the distance. “See that rusty old car down there?” […]
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From Perito Moreno Glacier to the Chilean Border- Part 2 By Carol L. Bowman A slow, muffled wheeze of labored breaths echoed in the crisp air. Creaky noises rippled through the mass, as if old bones were snapping under pressure. A calamitous thunder exploded, rocking onlookers with its intensity, as jagged pieces of the
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WORLD WATER DAY By Karuna It is a celebration An invitation to live in awakened consciousness We human beings, together with our planet, Form a single interconnected organism We have forgotten this Now is the time to re connect To co-exist harmoniously 0nce again be in partnership with nature Rather than oblivious of our
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MORELIA, PATZCUARO, URUAPAN! By Robert Brittingham Earlier this season we joined 20+ travelers to experience our third trip to Mexico’s beautiful and splendid interior – the state of Michoacán and, initially, the magnificent city of Morelia. Morelia is considered to be the most noble of all Mexican Colonial towns. The architecture has been kept
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Are beautiful people also more intelligent? By Thomas Hally Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa is an evolutionary psychologist at the London School of Economics. He and his colleague, Jody L. Kovar, took on the task of writing a book on about the relationship between beauty and general intelligence entitled: Why Beautiful People are More Intelligent. Many
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A SENIOR’S TRIP TO A DISCOUNT STORE By an Anonymous Contributor Yesterday I was at my local discount buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Biscuit, the Wonder Dog and I were in the checkout line when the woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did
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A MUSICIAN’S TALE OF WOE By An Anonymous Contributor As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a grave side service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the Kentucky
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FELINE LEUKEMIA By Barbara Hess Most Lakeside cat lovers have heard warnings concerning Feline Leukemia (FeLV), but many are confused about this disease and its implications. Since 2004, when the Animal Shelter initiated testing all incoming cats, local infection rates steadily dropped. In 2008 only ONE cat tested positive out of those received. Shockingly,
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GRINGAS & GUACAMOLE By Gail Nott Traveling Through Mexico Traveling around Mexico, by automobile, with a significant other, can be hazardous to your health. After a recent excursion to San Miguel Allende, a Mexican city renowned for its architecture and artists, I want to share a few tips with you that may preserve your
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REMEMBERING PUERTO VALLARTA By Phyllis Rauch The First Visit Remembering Puerto Vallarta as I first came to know it forty years ago, I feel as though I am looking down the wrong end of a pair of binoculars. Few places that I’ve known well have grown and changed so drastically in such a relatively
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