December 2011

THE OLDER MAN—Part One By Michael Cook   As I take my single malt for a walk to the patio and sit in my sundowner chair, I wait to watch a creamy heavy moon, not quite touching the horizon. It is full of loneliness just like me. Pin pricks glisten and interrupt the shroud of […]

Single And Female In America By Pat Percival   I consider myself a graduate of Women’s Liberation, and what does that really mean? Well, in my opinion, the most memorable event was the birth of the Birth Control Pill which led quickly to the celebration of the end of the dreaded monthly wait…and wait… and

It Keeps Getting Better By Herbert W. Piekow   We hope you have marked your calendar for the Eighth Lake Chapala Writers Conference; this year there will be a chance to get the publishing and writing scoop from three incredible presenters. Lakeside´s own award winning humorist Neil McKinnon will regale attendees with stories and techniques

STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D. Physical Changes In Aging (Continuing)   One of the important changes is with memory. You might have a harder time remembering names, telephone numbers, or all the various things you have to do. Many as they grow older become reliant on lists. It is easy to become

FRONT ROW CENTER Guest Reviewer—Harriet Hart No Clue? The Stage Play   When regular reviewer Michael Warren asked me to take his place and review No Clue? for this issue of the Ojo, I had no clue that he was actually in the play.To my amusement, Michael gave an excellent performance as Colonel Mustard, the

Gods of the Earth     We were hidden deep in the caves of the earth  pushed to the surface by the cracks and shifts of the crust  walked and gave the moon her name fell in love with Venus and the stars We have rested in the folds of the sky traveled in swift

Asheville Ivy         My father planted the ivy three years before he died  he wanted their home to look fit – just right as it should have looked to join the pear and apple trees he had planted along the side now the ivy is mine to admire the pears and apples

Focus on Art By Rob Mohr A Fantasy of Color and Texture: The pastel paintings of Anita Lee   “The motivation for my seemingly empty landscapes is discovering a way to create a peaceful, serene world removed from the insanity of the one we are captured in.  I strive to create a fantasy of a

Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum   In  the summer  months  Anita had  an  increase of adult dogs & cats  being  turned-in to  her. The months of October and November  was  a period of  prolonged “puppy season”. In just a two week period alone, Anita accepted a nursing mother dog with her 10 puppies, another mother 

THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Unfinished Business   As I write my final column in this series, I see much unfinished business in This World of Ours. OUR ENVIRONMENT. Climate change will become a survival issue for millions as growing urbanization and consumerism strain fragile ecosystems despite a leveling of population as fertility