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We Have All Met ’em…

August 1, 2010November 16, 2017Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2010 Edition (The following is a slightly embellished and bit fictionalized account of an almost real event!) . . . it may be a brother-in-law, next door neighbor or that particularly irritating high school bully badly who has gone badly to seed. You know the kind – those guys […]

A Look from the Future

July 1, 2010November 16, 2017Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2010 Edition This morning, sometime between my second cup of coffee and my much anticipated breakfast of a big bowl of fresh tropical fruit and Patty’s newly made granola, a time warp continuum influx seems to have taken place –right there in our very own home here in Santiago […]

July 2010

July 1, 2010January 16, 2019Manzanillo Sun

In this issue: General Interest Calendar of Events July A Blank Page – Annie Stirling Humor Twisted Way of Speaking – Tommy Clarkson A Look From the Future – Tommy Clarkson Living in Manzanillo The Streets of Manzanillo – Benito Juarez – Terry Sovil Sea Scouts in Manzanillo – Terry Sovil Casa Talk – Patty […]

Yellow-crowned Night Herons

July 1, 2010November 16, 2017Howard Platt

By Howard Platt from the July 2010 Edition Don´t let the name fool you. Yellow-crowned Night Herons do not have a yellow crown for most of the year, and they do most of their hunting during the day. That is if you call standing around waiting for food to come within reach hunting! The scene […]

The Palm Reader Says, Do Not

July 1, 2010November 16, 2017Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2010 Edition • . . . . Cut palm fronds (leaves) off until there are fully yellowed, brown or clearly dead – in which state they can no longer provide a conduit for nutrients to the palm. Not dissimilar to our organs, along with the roots, they are an […]

The Cuban Royal Palm- Planted Roots in Mexico

July 1, 2010February 5, 2019Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2010 Edition ( Roystonea regia ) Family: Arecacea Subfamily: Arecoideae The genus was once referred to as Oreodoxa but was changed to honor an Army engineer General Roy Stone who served in the Caribbean around 1900. There are approximately 22 species in this Roystoneas genus. However, the following comments […]

Two Emperors and a President

July 1, 2010November 16, 2017David Fitzpatrick

By David Fitzpatrick from the July 2010 Edition Part 1: The Invasion One of the most unexpected and remarkable episodes in the History of Mexico occurred in the middle of the 19th century when a credit squeeze in the Mexican economy encouraged the ambitions of an upstart European « Emperor » and led to an […]

The Mexican Census

July 1, 2010November 16, 2017Robert Hill

By Robert Hill from the July 2010 Edition Every 5 years the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) conducts a census of the entire Republic, with the last one being taken in 2005. One of the census takers came to my house the other day with a form to be completed for the 2010 […]

The Port of Manzanillo

July 1, 2010November 16, 2017Terry Sovil

By Terry Sovil from the July 2010 Edition Part 1 Ports fascinate me. I wondered if people really understood the immense complexity and technology that goes into a modern day port. I decided information on our port may be more interesting with a foundation to build on. Next issue we’ll talk more about our own […]