In this issue: Entertainment At the Movies – And so it goes – Get on Up – Suzanne A. Marshall General Interest Bonds can be risky too – Yann Kostic Language – Kirby Vickery Letters to the editors Airlines into Manzanillo Living in Manzanillo A Fountain of Youth – Suzanne A. Marshall How to Decipher […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2014 Edition Strelitzia Nicolai Family: Strelitziaceae Also known as: Giant Bird of Paradise, Wild Banana or Natal Wild Banana Many of us are confused by the differences and similarities of the Bird of Paradise, White Bird of Paradise and the Travelers Palm. In the genus of which the first two […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2014 Edition Arikury Palm, Syagrus schizophylla Family: Arecacecae Also known as: Parrot Beak Palm or Parrot Palm Upon looking at it, most find it hard to believe that the Arikury Palm is plant kin to the Coconut Palm – but it is! Originally from the sandy, coastal forests of Eastern Brazil, there […]
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In this issue: Entertainment At the Movies – How to Train Your Dragon – Suzanne A. Marshall Sex Tape – Suzanne A. Marshall General Interest Letters to the Editor Don’t Overlook the value of international Stock -Yann Kostic Special Attraction Danzas Folklorico Manzanillo Mexico Viva – Mark Wright An evening at the dance – John […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition While, in fact, its location is the veritable Cradle of Civilization as we know it, Iraq may be now more thought of as a foul, four letter word. But, if it be a profanity, it is one in which we Americans profoundly share responsibility in creating. How could such come about? […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition Syagrus romanzoffiana Family: Arecaceae Also known as: Cocos Palm (A “newbie” to palm inquired, “So Tommy, what are your thoughts on the Queen Palm?” The curmudgeony, highly opinionated, rather grey headed grump, with dirt encrusted fingernails and torn shorts, fast responded. ”Well, right off the top of my head, tawdry, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition Indian Comb, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum Family: Pachycereus Also known as: Aborigine’s Comb, Chik, Etcho, Hairbrush Cactus and Hecho With limited space in Ola Brisa Gardens, we’ve made difficult decisions about what plants to showcase. Early on we decided to have only a few (and those for accent) cacti. Hence, this huge […]
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In this issue: Manzanillo Sun Address the US Banking Laws Mexican Banks – Yann Kostic Entertainment At the Movies – The Edge of Tomorrow General Interest Magnificent flow and Ebb of English Language – Kirby Vickery Pap, Bubble & Virtue – Tommy Clarkson Quandary and Questions of Iraq – Tommy Clarkson Senior Discounts Can you […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2014 Edition Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato noted that “Virtue is without a master.” Around the same time, Buddha elaborated saying, “To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.” Geographically north of “The Enlightened One,” Confucius observed that, […]
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In this issue: Nature Planting Roots – Bromeliads – Tommy Clarkson Bougainvillea – Tommy Clarkson Las Mariposas – Suzanne A. Marshall Living in Manzanillo Casa Hogar Los Angelitos – Mark Wright Manzanillo Letter – Mark Wright Life and Pleasure – Freda Vickery Mujeres Amigas Newsletter – Elaine Parker Living in Mexico Travelling the “Wright” Way […]
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