BORDER BOREDOM By Ed Tasca Because of the current U.S. recession, the fed’s less aggressive pursuit of illegals and a severely reduced flow of Mexican immigrants across the U.S. border, it’s been reported that U.S. border agents – normally alert, professional and keen – are having a hard time managing the lack of action […]
Night Shift Nyc By Allen McGill Nearly midnight, silence beyond the glass barrier that separates me from the world below. I watch the lava flow dwindle to swift-moving sparks, limning parallel river drives heading south; tunnel-swallowed where they meet. Illuminated webs spread erratically between, moving at the whims of amber, red and green. Spastic
The Poets’ Niche By Mark Sconcemsconce@gmail.com A Passion for Pushkin (1799-1837) This month’s featured poet is Alexander Pushkin, Russia’s most famous bard and a man for whom I have enormous respect and brotherly love. My passion for Pushkin began 17 years ago on a freezing February morning in Moscow when Tamara, my guide, showed
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Martha Aceves: A Life Loved In Two Cultures By M.A. Porter When Martha Lule de Aceves smiles at you, a flower blooms. She and husband Alfredo live in the prettiest house on our Ajijic street, built five years ago in an elegant design that captures both the glory of Mexican tradition and the best
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ZEN FOR THOSE WHO TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY 1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set. 2. A day without sunshine is like, night. 3. On the other hand, you have different fingers. 4. I just got lost in thought. It was not familiar territory. 5. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up
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STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D.tmdjmcordova1204@yahoo.comwww.mdjmcordova.com376-766-2777 “Stress—The Other Killer”Part II Recognizing Stress…. Occasionally, these changes are so gradual that you or others around you may not recognize them until your health or relationships change. As with the physical symptoms described earlier, you may not recognize such emotional changes for what they really
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Kitten season has arrived in high gear at Anita’s sanctuary. By the number of arrivals last month, you would think there was a “ maternity ward “or “ vacancy ” sign posted outside . Within just 10 days in May, 12 pregnant cats arrived, so far along in their
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Geiger The Old Man’s Head Everyone is familiar with Mexico’s little burros sporting a sombrero or the green iguanas with a colorful serape, but when one ventures beyond the tourist zones, you have a chance of seeing some truly amazing animals you’ve probably never heard of. One such
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohrrobmohr@gmail.com Original Art Work and Reproductions: The New Reality Providence on occasion juxtaposes realities in ways that enable unusual insight. Such is the case when the new Art House Gallery in Chapala, which features Giclée oil reproductions of works by local artists, invited gifted artist Dan Noll to have
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Wherefore Art Thou, Grandma Minnie? By Bob Tennison At a church function in DalIas, a friend asked me if I had made up my mind about moving to Mexico. At that time I was still undecided. He went on to tell me about their trip to Copper Canyon, when his wife and he took
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