By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2015 Edition Scientific Name: (Iresine herbstii) Family : Amaranthaceae Also known as: Chicken Gizzard, Beefsteak, Beetroot Plant or Formosa Bloodleaf Beefsteak would be tough enough to be known as if you were, in fact, an attractive, quiet sort of non-threatening plant, but Chicken Gizzard? Ya’ simply gotta’ love any plant […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2015 Edition Family: Asphodelaceae Also known as: (This is a debatable subject!) Let’s start with some Aloe basics. It is a genus of succulent plants originating in the Arabian Peninsula, southern Africa, south western Asia, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. The 450 lily-related members were once considered taxonomically grouped with […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the June 2015 Edition I’ll bet that when you sat down to read this you thought it would be another one of those essays where the author lists out a whole bunch of things about the month and then glorifies some of the numerous happenstances which have occurred in various places. According […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2015 Edition Starring: Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Dan Stevens Director: Thomas McCarthy “Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2015 Edition Starring: David Garrett, Jared Harris Director: Bernard Rose “The film chronicles the life of Italian violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th century”. Although the production offers the story up as a true depiction, I couldn’t help but feel […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2015 Edition When our daughter and son-in-law came from Canada to visit us in March with their three boys, the first stop on the way to our Mexican home after leaving the airport was a roadside fruit stand north of El Naranjo. We purchased some yaka, watermelon, papaya and starfruit, […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the May 2015 Edition Although the Conquistadors of the 1500’s would argue for gold and other hard treasure and today’s historians would argue for legumes, pepper, cocoa, or even tobacco; corn would be my vote for the greatest discovery they brought back with them. 80% of the crop in the United States goes […]
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By Yann Kostic from the May 2015 Edition Foreign stocks had a losing year in 2014, with the MSCI EAFE Index, a wide benchmark of international stock markets, losing 4.90 percent. That’s far worse than the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 Index, which gained 13.69 percent. But that doesn’t mean you should avoid foreign stocks. First, non-U.S. equities […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the May 2015 Edition I have been putting this series together for a number of months with the help of friends both of Anglo and of Hispanic heritage. There has arisen a discussion as to the rightfulness of the northern Mexican border, its acquisition, and placement geographically. I have found an excellent article […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2015 Edition “They call me ‘Chicken” Alex Banasik is a pal of mine from Clive, Iowa a suburb of Des Moines where he owns and operates the Down Under Bar and Grill. He has a condo here in Manzanillo and comes down to relax when he can find the time to […]
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