The World’s Greatest Lover By Neil McKinnon (Ed. Note: The following is an excerpt from Neil McKinnon’s latest book, The World’s Greatest Lover.) To begin, women must understand that there are only three types of men: deadbeats, philanderers and lowlifes. Today, I will describe the philanderer. This gentleman may be identified by his unique […]
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The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) MOVING TO ECUADOR Judy Boyd We’ll keep a light on for you. UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE – AUGUST 2011 Brian Sullivan Do you know who the writer is for Variety who made that statement? I have gone to the Variety archives and
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The Tiger In The Grass By Harriet DoerrBook Review by Alice Hathaway Sometimes in Mexico, summer rain can be seen falling, all at one time, on isolated patches of the landscape. This is selective rain, wetting a chapel in one village, the train station in another, a long empty stretch of highway in another. When
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What Would Have Been: 2012 Lakeside Community Awards By Tod Jonson In 1987, under the auspices of El Ojo del Lago, an awards show was developed while I was editor of the magazine. Sr. Richard Tingen, publisher of the magazine, thought it was time to honor the Ojo literary contributors. The first four or five
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The Anniversary By Robb Howard “David please, I want to celebrate my anniversary,” Lori pleaded. “I want us to have a special time.” It was her fifth anniversary and it was the fourth anniversary of their meeting. Lori had met David when she was celebrating her first anniversary. She had taken herself out to a
A Life Measured In Snowballs By Bonnie Phillips otterwomanwrites@yahoo.com Snowballs. It’s odd how commonplace things, things as simple as snowballs can conjure up long forgotten memories. As I write this I realize a lifetime can be measured in many ways; for me, it is measured in snowballs. Three weeks ago, in Mexico, where I
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Who is Anita? Anita is many different things to various people. She is an educator for the young and some adults, instructing them about proper respect and care for animals. She sometimes is a family counselor/confidant when a person is having a difficult time dealing with problems at home.
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JOSS By Kenneth John Clarke Joss1 Returning to his village of Nam Hkek near Burma’s Salween River, Ko Tat walked through the jungle following the clear stream that flowed into Khem lagoon. As he arrived in an open clearing and stepped off the path to relieve himself under a tall banyan tree, he heard the
The Fiesta Latina is Coming Soon! Contact info: Blue, mexicoblue@prodigy.net.mx, 766-5023 There’s only one month left to buy tickets for the upcoming Lake Chapala Society fund raiser, Fiesta Latina, scheduled for February 4th from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the LCS. Attendance is limited to 20 tables of 10 each and tickets are selling
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Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: At a friend’s urging, I read Paul Jackson’s December column, “Thunder on the Right,” and found a new level of egregious falsehood in publication. Jackson recites a list of accusations against President Obama, each one of which is a product either of ignorance or willful distortion. “Thunder on the
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