March 2011

THE ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT By Thetis Reeves   Remember Maya, the beautiful young deaf kit? First she was taken home by Barb, our Cat Lady, but Barb’s territorial grown-up cats refused to accept this pleasant little newcomer and acted out in very unpleasant ways. So back to the Cat Center for Maya. Then a wonderful […]

FRONT ROW CENTER By Michael Warren TributeBy Bernard SladeDirected by Roseann Wilshire   Tribute is a strange play, a mixture of comedy, sentimentality and pathos. As a result, the audience is kept off balance, unsure whether to laugh or cry. It is much to the credit of Roseann Wilshire and a talented cast that we

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Battle of the Bands   Recently I had the most unusual dining experience yet in Mexico. My husband and I walked to our favorite restaurant to have a nice romantic dinner. But when we found it closed, we decided to try out a restaurant further on down the block. We’d always

Hearts at Work A Column by James TiptonReprinted By Request “You’re still carrying yours.”   Two monks, one mature and the other still a student, were walking down a gentle path that ran beside a river.  As they were walking, they saw two bullies walking toward them. The older monk smiled at the bullies and

THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Egypt At The Epicenter   Egypt was at the epicenter of a seismic shift in the earth’s geopolitical structure. The first tremors were felt in Tunisia a week earlier as a long- standing despot was ousted in a matter of hours by angry citizens. This triggered an uprising

Wondrous Wildlife Submitted by: J.T. and H.C.     A beautiful Sunday morning, a lovely day to do some bird watching, enjoying nature or not, as two friends ventured out to do some undercover birding in Guadalajara’s Sunday Baratillo. What they discovered was heartbreaking. The following was submitted to us by them; our collective aim

Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan Toltec Wisdom   Personal power is the cornerstone of creating a positive and fulfilling life. Without it, we are victims at the mercy of everyone and everything else; life happens to us because power is perceived to be “out there.” There are as many approaches to conquering victimhood as

UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Is More Openness Always Better?   In my December column, I referred to Václav Havel’s assertion that we should never consider any conclusions to be “self-evident.” I was thinking about this recently as I read Fareed Zakaria’s 2003 book, Beyond Freedom. In this book, Zakaria makes a case that,

BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson   The Annual Valentine’s Sectional Bridge Tournament in Ajijic was once again a big success this February.  Many thanks are due to the organizing committee headed by Norinne and Dick Nelson who made sure that everyone had a good time by providing a pleasant playing area with complimentary

OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes The Power Of A Gratitude Journal   The Bible says, “be made new in the attitude of your mind,” (Ephesians 4:23) and “be transformed by the renewing of your mind,” Romans 12:2. That’s God reminding us that every behavior starts with a thought. So as I begin another