August 2012

Child of the Month By Barb Corol   Meet our beautiful twins, Maria Estefania and Jose Roberto born to mom Brenda in April 2011. Mom was referred to Programa pro Niños Incapacitados del Lago by the DIF office in Jocotopec in January 2012. She was accepted into our program shortly thereafter. The twins were born […]

Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum   As a person walks down, or up that long steep street seeing the various Ajijic tianguis  booths,   it seems pretty easy  – show up,  set up,   and sell. It’s not that simple. Anita Strehlow of Anita’s Animals goes to the Ajijic market every Wednesday, in the heat, cold, rain

The Viagra Whisperer By Jonny Kottler   Marvin sat in the driver’s seat of his truck, technically; his Chinese wife, Jade, sat at his side, authoritatively. They were waiting for the parade to end in this small, Mexican, ex-pat town. “Let’s go. No more floats,” said Jade. “These parades can be tricky. Anyway, we don’t

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “This is the way of peace.”   Lately I have been busy discarding papers no longer necessary, and most of which never were necessary. But in the process, I rediscovered and did not discard a tiny blue pamphlet given to me years ago by a hiking companion,

MAY I HAVE THOSE MINUTES BACK, PLEASE? By Carol Ann Curtis   Ever wonder how many minutes of your life you’ve lost doing meaningless things?  When my children were young, I often had that thought. As I stood at their bedroom doors ensuring that toys and clothes were picked up and properly stowed away, I

A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. Sweet Success or Sweet Misery?Artificial Sweeteners and You   My electrician in Nova Scotia was becoming increasingly ill. The worst symptoms were disorientation and memory loss, affecting him to the point where he could no longer do his work.  He had visited many health care

LAKESIDE LIVING Tod Jonson todoflcs3@yahoo.com Barbara Clippinger clippy1020@gmail.com August 2012 Evidence shows that London has ‘fired the first volley” hosting its prestigious 2012 position with the iconic “rings of champions” which officially opened the Summer Olympic Games on July 27. Our State of Jalisco was well represented on different rosters in which Jaliscans excels. Jalisco confirmed that it dominates the roster

GRAPE EXPECTATIONS By Robert Kleffel and Noemí Paz Shiraz – Syrah   The first thing that we need to clear up is that wines sold under the names Shiraz and Syrah are produced from the same grape. In France, Syrah is the name used but the French use the appellation name rather than the grape

Afternoon At The Beach Story by Rob Mohr   She. “Where are we?” He. “On the beach, facing the ocean.” She. “The beach excites me, makes me glad to be alive.” The ominous, heavy sky forces a decision. To stay means braving the storm. Their eyes meet. The decision is made. There on the wide

Letters to the Editor     Dear Editor: I must compliment the Ojo, their management, and editor, Alex Grattan. You do something the other monthly magazine at Lakeside refuses to do. The Ojo gives the readers the opportunity to rebut the slanted statements of their regular writers. A writer in the other magazine made the