“Town And Country” By Peter E. Gibbons When Hitler’s Luftwaffe intensified the night time bombing raids on London, the British Government decided to evacuate the children to country areas. I lived in Maidenhead, a river-side town bisected by the A-4 major trunk route from London to Bristol. This two-lane highway passed through the […]
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FLIRTING IN SPANISH: What Mexico taught me about love, living and forgiveness By Susan McKinney de Ortega Reviewed by James Tipton (Courtesy of Carol Wheeler, mexico@mexconnect.com) Antaeus Books, Inc., 2011 Available from Amazon Books: Paperback Flirting in Spanish is not a “how-to-do-it” book. It is the true story of Susan McKinney, the 33-year-old daughter
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Punographics When chemists die, they barium. Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. I know a guy who’s addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it. I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me. This
LAKESIDE LIVING Kay Davis Phone: 376 – 108 – 0278 (or 765 – 3676 to leave messages) Email: kdavis987@gmail.com November 2012 PAST EVENTS At the Ajijic Art Festival October 13, local authors Robert Drynan, Margaret Van Every, Met Goldberg, Jim Tipton and Roberto Moulun had books for sale. Recently Roberto Moulun announced the release
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MAESTROS DEL ARTE CELEBRATES The International Year of the Cooperative! By Harriet Hart The General Assembly of the United Nations has affirmed 2012 as International Year of Cooperatives. Their goal is to bring attention to the many benefits and contributions to economic development that are made through cooperatives. In support of this UN initiative,
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The Hero’s Journey, Good Stories, and Your Life By David Bryen How to read a book Every good story reminds you of the life you’d like to have, or the life you’d like to avoid. Joseph Campbell coined the phrase “The Hero’s Journey” to describe the journey each man and woman must make in
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Chasing The Wave By Margie Keane Joe lay on his board, rocking gently on a blue satin sheet of ocean, hoping for one more ride before leaving Bali. The surfing here was awesome. Uluwatu and Padang-Padang were always bitchin’ even with the crowds. Thanks to the locals and his gift to them of
Atlas Was Drugged! By Beverly Bandler It is not surprising that the ultra-right conservatives of the Republican Party and their Tea Party minions have a love affair with Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1905-1982). Their embrace of uninformed conceit, ignorance of philosophy, history, economics, and infantile extremism is unbounded. The United States has already
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Stay Healthy! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D. Internal Medicine & Geriatric Specialist Mdjmcordova1204@yahoo.com Medicine For The Aging Get the most benefit with the least risk from your medications and your provider. As you age, your body becomes more sensitive to medicines. Most older adults are likely to take multiple medicines at the
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MEMORIAM —Marni Johnson— 1926-2012 Marni Johnson was born Margaret Dorothy Hoover in Muskegon, Michigan in 1926. She was educated at Western University and moved to Chicago to become a social worker. There she met Henry Grady Johnson, a pharmacist and jazz musician. They were married in 1955. The union produced three children, Lisa, Leslie,
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