Lakeside LivingBy Kay Davis Phone: (376) 766-4774or 765-3676 to leave messages Email: kdavis987@gmail.com January 2011 PAST EVENTS: TuxcuecaLT.com is a new website to watch. When I first received word there was a Cross Lake Luxury Passenger Ferry in the planning, it was to have a Thanksgiving Day opening. Unfortunately that was postponed. At present, …
Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: I read with interest the editorial in your December issue re Conrad Black’s biography of F.D.R. I attended a book signing in 2004 in Toronto at which Conrad Black spoke to an audience of about 100 people. I asked him what he thought F.D.R. would have done about …
Saving A House Divided By Bernie Suttle Sometimes I wonder whether I’m like most men and if most women are like my wife. For example, I’m happiest when I have a minimum of choices of clothing for whatever event I might attend; the fewer the outfits I own the better. I have two pairs …
GET MOTIVATED! By Marlene Laszlo As we get older, health issues often top the list of reasons to lose weight. Obesity has become a national health crisis, with statistics showing something like 44 million Americans fitting into this category. Weight loss programs try to inspire us with warnings of health consequences such as diabetes, …
SINS OF OUR FATHERS By Scott Richards Mankind’s unfathomable ability to consume, destroy, endanger and control his entire environment has fascinated and saddened me from childhood. As we unconscionably harvest the Earths resources to the brink of extinction and beyond in our congenital belief of self-entitlement, ignoring the billions of inhabitants of this planet …
Those Who Ignore History… By Hank Shiver “The National Government will regard it as its first and foremost duty to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and co-operation. It will preserve and defend those basic principles on which our nation has been built. Part of Platform: Outlaw prostitution Outlaw pornography Outlaw …
Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: Whoever penned the included letter has both insight and rich humor. I love it. It’s a letter to Pat Robertson from the Devil. There’s a delightful satire by C.S. Lewis called the Screwtape Letters, a collection of letters from Satan to his young nephew working as an apprentice …
Award Winning Authors Coming By Herbert W. Piekow Prep your computer because the Seventh Annual Lake Chapala Writers Conference is supplying the speakers to kick-start your inspiration and improve your writing skills. The Hotel Real de Chapala will once more be the location for the Lake Chapala Writers Conference, January 26th, 27th and 28th, …
Three Cups Of Tea By Mortenson and Relin [Penquin Books, 2007]A review by John de Waal I just finished reading this book and I recommend it. It is the true story of Greg Mortenson, an American mountain climber who, before 9/11 and after an unsuccessful attempt to summit K2 in the Karakoram, Pakistan, lost …
Niños de Chapala y Ajijic By John Bingham Munroe Boy Gets Second Chance at an Education and a Better Life At 13, Sergio is a bright, lively, friendly boy, joyful in the day, small for his age. Five and a half years ago, he had to drop out of school after the second grade. …
