January 2023 – Articles

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Assisted SuicideShe was in her bed when I arrived. Walking in, I gave her a long hug. The tears I was fighting back began to trickle down my …
Poetry Niche – January 2023Do Cats Meditate? Chris Smith Again you’re thereUpon my chairDistant in your mindWith content purrYou do not StirRighteous and DivinedWhere do you goI just don’t …
Three Skills to Get the Life You Yearn ForPart Two Skill number one: Ask specific questions. When it was time to focus on getting a perfect for me feeling life I asked myself, …
Peeling an OnionPART I(Revisiting the past) Recent events have motivated me to resurrect and edit an unpublished memoir of my years as a mill manager in Venezuela.  …
Angels and GurusProphecy is between the angels and the people. —Thomas Aquinas I finally met one. An angel. I was exhausted. Depressed. Hopeless. Maybe suicidal. Sick of …
Verdant View – January 2023Beginnings January is a winter month in the northern half of the world and a summer month in the southern half. The name January comes …
Three Stories Miraculously Bonded into OneMy 15-year-old cat Annie just peed in my shower—I mean a man-sized stream that arced up from where she was standing on the floor in …
The Incredible Journey Of Cabeza De VacaSixteenth Century Quest Ends in Tragedy and Disappointment “One of the great tragedies of the Christian West was the almost complete destruction of the Indian …
YOU and Your Doctor Are Your Medical Team – January 2023Possibly you yourself have been a caregiver for a family member, a dear friend, or have known a caregiver and understand this is an enormous …
Lakeside Living – January 2023Kim LeMieux Email: kimslakesideliving@gmail.com The Lake Chapala Society host Open Circle every Sunday at 10:30am, a popular community gathering in Ajijic, to enjoy a diverse range …
Breaking Even For ChristmasI was so angry that I banged the side of my fist into the stockade fence until it hurt, which made me angrier. I wanted …
Oslo, NorwaySocial and Economic Tidbits On arrival at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport, I knew something was different as we exited the terminal with our scheduled driver. He …
Profiling Tepehua – January 2023Welcome to another year. A time to make amends and change things we can if they disturbed us last year. Try to find a private place for …
Life In The Laugh Lane – January 2023Nap attack! Above: Perfect time to get a bargain. Shake her, hand her some coins and leave before she’s coherent. If a manager found her …
A New Year Philosophy 2023I have decided that instead of “growing up” I am going to begin the process of “growing down.” But how am I going to do …
Ramblings From The Ranch – January 2023What does it cost to care for a dog? Oh, not that much. But what about caring for 100 dogs? The expenses faced by The …
Vexations and Conundrums – January 2023It’s In Your Mind Yesterday had been uneventful. Daylight was fading to dark gray, and I was preparing to have a glass of wine when …
My Designer GenesDNA genealogy testing has become all the rage. One of the biggest companies conducting this testing has more than 20 million people in its database. …
Word Salad – January 2023We all know someone who insists on getting the last word, particularly in a disagreement. Or perhaps you are that someone. We say our piece …
I Don’t Love Love Love ItWe’ve all heard it. We all say it. But, I think, few of us consider its constant misuse and overuse, and, more importantly, what it …
Editor’s Page – January 2023Missing Mexico For the past few months I have been in the USA tending to medical issues. I find that after 17 years in Mexico, …

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