Kites And Canaries Forbidden By Terry Pitzner Sitting in Study Hall, 9th grade, 1956, at Washington Jr. High School, I intensely studied my newly acquired “Afghan Hounds” book I’d bought with my paper-boy earnings. This was the beginning of my life long infatuation with Afghanistan. Here, unbeknown to a snot-nosed, 14 year old kid, […]
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From The Grapevine By Robert Kleffel and Noemí Paz Grape Expectations History of Wine in Mexico Hernán Cortes, the first governor of New Spain, ordered new colonists to plant 1,000 grapevines for every 100 natives in their service. The grapes flourished in New Spain and in 1531, Charles I decreed that all ships sailing
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JALTEPEC — Where Dreams Come True By Mike & Sally Myers In 1967, four businessmen from Guadalajara were intrigued by the thought of building a facility which would include a convention center and a school for young women to learn all aspects of the hospitality business. But where? From the shore of Lake Chapala,
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LAKESIDE LIVING Tod Jonson and todoflcs@yahoo.com Barbara Clippinger clippy1020@gmail.com April 2012 Each year, when April rolls around, most of us usually think of showers (or Al Jolson). Local organizations were way too busy to let rain dampen any part of Lakeside’s cultural parade…… for instance: a sensational concert took place at Supper Club #4 with
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Freedom Beyond The Fence By “Kitty” As I lay here in my bed, There is nothing to be said. Even though others are near, I’m very much alone in this place of fear. The rain is pouring down And the winds are swirling round and round. There are no stars in the sky tonight.
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The Lowlife By Neil McKinnon (Ed. Note: The following is an excerpt from Neil McKinnon’s forthcoming book, The World’s Greatest Lover.) Of the three types of men, I have left the lowlife until last because that is where he must be placed on any measure of human personality, capability or intelligence. Because of his
The Midwife Of Venice By Roberta Rich Reviewed by Gale Myers Fasten your seatbelts. We’re going to take a bumpy ride around a Mediterranean filled with pirates, plague and plots. Historical fiction is (according to numerous publishing sites) beginning to eat the lunch of perennial-favorite mysteries and thrillers in today’s market, and with the recent
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren A Taste of Broadway Served and Directed by Barbara Clippinger, Choreographed by Alexis Hoff Music Coordinated by Patteye Simpson This was an entertaining and nostalgic evening, filled with sophistication and Broadway glitter. Smoothly put together by Barbara Clippinger and her associates Alexis Hoff and Patteye Simpson, the show
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The Poets’ Niche By Mark Sconce msconce@gmail.com Walt Whitman (1819-1892) In 1855, when Ralph Waldo Emerson called Leaves of Grass “the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America has yet contributed,” folks paid attention. And they kept on paying attention for the next thirty-odd years as each edition heralded new Whitman poems. The
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European Press On Republican Candidates! GERMANY—The Republican presidential contest in America is a “freak show,” said Marc Pitzke in the German Der Spiegel. “The candidates vie with one another to spew the most outrageous hard-right positions, denying evolution while endorsing torture and joking about electrocuting illegal immigrants. How did a major party in the
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