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Mexico’s Indigenous People I

March 1, 2013January 28, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the March 2013 Edition The Aztec Priesthood When the words “Aztec Priests” are presented to most Anglos, preprogrammed thoughts and mental images crop up of a big jawed, broken nosed, short but colorful skirted, man with a long and bloody stone dagger held over his head in preparation of dispatching […]

We Have All Met ‘Em . . . (XII)

March 1, 2013January 28, 2018Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2013 Edition . . .you know those sort of folks, who, no matter what you say claim to have done much more and lots better than you ever have or could. Well, it seemed that their Grand Champion sat next to me recently, on a six and one-half hour […]

March 2013

March 1, 2013January 16, 2019Manzanillo Sun

In this issue: Nature Fooxtail Palm – Tommy Clarkson Flora Exotica – Freda Rumford Humor We’ve all met’em XII – Tommy Clarkson History Mexico’s People – Aztecs – Kirby Vickery Living in Mexico and Manzanillo Carnaval – Terry Sovil Happiness – Suzanne A. Marshall Night at the movies -Suzanne A. Marshall Living in Latin America […]

Flora Exotica

March 1, 2013January 28, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the March 2013 Edition with many thanks to the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens Forever it seems; orchids have been a joy to me, the delicacy of the flowers the transparency and waxy feel of the petals and the glorious colours. Oh those glorious colours. We were lucky several years ago […]

Foxtail Palm- I Planted Roots in Mexico

March 1, 2013February 4, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2013 Edition Wodyetia bifurcata Family: Areceae; Sub Family Arecoideae This is a pleasingly unique and delightful looking palm that originally grew in Northeastern Australia. It is named after Wodyeti, an Aboriginal bushman, said to be the last of his line and a veritable treasure trove of knowledge regarding this […]

Office Bytes

February 1, 2013January 28, 2018Vivian Molick

By Vivian Molick from the February 2013 Edition “Alphabetizing Favorites” Do you have a lot of favorites (bookmarks etc) in your Internet browser? I sure do and they can become quite a mess, looking through it all every time you want to go to that favorite site again. A really good way to remedy that […]

Computer Advice from Señior Tech

February 1, 2013January 28, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the February 2013 Edition The other day I was working in my office, when our Canadian phone line rang. The call was coming from a local area code back home and although I didn’t recognize the number I answered the call. The caller claimed to be from an organization called […]

The Greatest Investment Risk: Doing Nothing

February 1, 2013January 28, 2018Yann Kostic

By Yann Kostic from the February 2013 Edition Some people believe they risk losing some or all of their money by investing. But did you know that not investing could be even riskier? Let’s say a 35-year-old has decided to invest for her retirement and is putting $750 a month (a total of $9,000 a […]

A Thick Fuzzy Gray Line

February 1, 2013January 28, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the February 2013 Edition “How old are you?” She asked one evening while we were standing in a line waiting to purchase our tickets to a movie. The question opened a variety of avenues from which I could pick from and then travel. I could get smart, or cute, or […]

The Twisted Way We Speak – IX

February 1, 2013January 28, 2018Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2013 Edition But not always is our communications of the sorry nature. In fact, English has such capacity for potential greatness of thought and experience expression. However, all too often it is abused, misused or simply massacred by intellectual laziness! Recently for my birthday, Patty gave me the E-Book, […]