Are you worried about spending too much in retirement?

By Yann Kostic from the September 2016 Edition Even if you receive a decent pension and/or have adequate savings in retirement accounts, you still may worry that you’re spending too much in retirement. This is as true here in México as it would be back up north. It’s not uncommon for people who transition from […]

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Searching for Sugar Man

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2016 Edition Featuring: Rodriguez, Stephen ‘Sugar ’ Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore Director: Malik Bendjelloul “Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock ‘n’ roller, Rodriquez.” This is the second time I’ve watched this wonderful film. It is […]

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Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca

By Kirby Vickery from the August 2016 Edition [The following, extracted from Tezozomoc’s Chronica Mexicana, reproduced in Lord Kingsborough’s great work, is valuable as giving unique facts regarding the Aztec mythology, as is the Teatro Mexicana of Vetancurt, published at Mexico in 1697-98.] In the days of Quetzalcoatl there was abundance of everything necessary for […]

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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Netflix – National Geographic docuseries)

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the August 2016 Edition Presenter: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Executive    Producer:   Seth    McFarlane,    Ann    Druyan,    Brannon Braga and more…… “ ‘Family Guy’ creator Seth McFarlane, in a departure from the type of material he is best known for, pays homage to Carl Sagan’s award-winning and iconic ‘Cosmos’ with this docuseries. […]

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Desert Fan Palm-I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2016 Edition Washingtonia filifera Family: Arecaceae Also known as California Palm, Fan Palm, Petticoat Palm, Cotton Palm, American Cotton Palm and Arizona Fan Palm. This “feller” has a special place in our hearts. While working in Iraq for nearly two years (2005 – 2006) I had the opportunity to […]

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Red Philodendron-I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2016 Edition Family: Araceae Also known as Red Leaf Philodendron, Blushing Philodendron, Burgundy Philodendron, Red Emerald Philodendron, Sweetheart Plant and various other hybrid names. (This is really a simply delightful, good looker. Ours happily sits on the Sunrise Terrace with indirect sun all day long, basking in the complimentary […]

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