Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez (A few months ago, the ten-year war in Iraq finally came to an end. Total cost: More than 4,500 U.S. dead, tens of thousands of wounded (including PTSD), many thousands permanently maimed, 250,000 Iraqi dead, millions homeless and an 800 Billion Dollar cost to the American taxpayer. No weapons […]
Life On The Altiplano By Carol L. Bowman Our driver, Eber and Walter, our tour leader, had no choice. After we endured a jarring one hour ride on a rutted dirt road, the familiar trail ended abruptly. Boulders placed across the dusty path signaled an impasse ahead. A make-shift route wandered off to the
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer billfrayer@gmail.com Collaborative Consumption: Would It Work? In January, at the weekly LCS Learning Seminar, we viewed a TED podcast from Sidney by Rachel Botsman, author of What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption. In a nutshell, she is on a mission to sell the concept of
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson The Annual Ajijic Sectional Tournament was once again held in the Hotel Real de Chapala in mid-February. With a good mixture of local players and visitors from other parts of Mexico and abroad the friendliness and good competition for which this event is known was evident once
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Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: The January issue of El Ojo Del Lago contains letters to the editor that present incomplete explanations and/or misleading representations of the facts. One writer misleadingly infers that Google, in its official capacity, makes specific opinionated statements about a variety of issues, which of course Google never does. Google
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan,MA, LPC, MAC Love Isn’t Always Enough In my counseling practice I see many couples who come in hoping to create a more harmonious relationship. I can help them improve their communication skills. I can help them safely discuss delicate or difficult issues. I can help them get more
A Stage Review of FDR: the Man Who Gave America its Future By Ed Tasca Reviewed by J. C. Kottler In honor of Franklyn Delano Roosevelt’s 130th Birthday celebration, the Lake Chapala Chapter of Democrats Abroad presented a marvelous celebration of his life, the one act play, FDR: the Man who Gave America its
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Welcome to Mexico By Victoria Schmidt Maintaining Perspective Over the holidays friends of mine had a very disturbing experience. They left for 24 hours to visit with family in a nearby town. Upon returning they discovered their home had been broken into and that all of their computers, televisions and electronics had been stolen.
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Where I’ve Been Courtesy of John Marshall I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can’t go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone. I’ve also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there. I have, however, been in Sane. They don’t have
Child of the Month By Rich Petersen Mario de Jesús Móntez Oliveros Our child this month is Mario de Jesús Móntez Oliveros, now 5 years old and sitting in his new wheelchair. On his right is his mother Carmen and his new little sister, Sinaí. Mario lives in Chapala with his mom, sister and
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