By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2012 Edition Tradescantia pallida Family: Commelinaceae Also known as Purple Queen or Wandering Jew (To those with whom I served, worked and wearied, in VietNam and Iraq, who incurred injuries or gave that final great measure of life during the course of those hostilities, and who so very correctly […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2012 Edition I recall on a few occasions when we were taking evening walks in Manzanillo along the boulevard or down the beach, a distant familiar odor wafting on the evening breeze. I wish I could say it was the scent of hibiscus or bougainvillea blossoms or even […]
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By Vivian Molick from the October 2012 Edition Underlining with a Little ‘Zing’ in MS Word When you’re creating a document in Word and wished there was something with a little more zing than the typical ‘bold, italic or underlining’ to jazz things up a bit, what is there to do? I use Word for […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the October 2012 Edition Dear Dan, Another month has gone by and everyone is starting to look into the cooler months down here in Manzanillo. I know up where you are there a little bit of a water shortage. But, doesn’t that happen every year. Not bad for a Rain Forest. […]
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By Kirby Vickery & Freda Rumford from the October 2012 Edition BACK AT THE RANCH There are two major Haciendas and many smaller growers of coffee in the Comala area. The Hacienda San Antonio nestles in the shadow of the Volcan de Fuego. The 1913 eruption of the Volcan de Fuego was particularly violent and threatened […]
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By Karen Trom from the October 2012 Edition Why Isn’t My Workout Working? I recently received an e-mail from a reader who has made some good choices but is getting frustrated that she isn’t seeing big changes. We talked a bit about what she has been doing and decided that while she is on […]
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By Yann Kostic from the October 2012 Edition Although Bush-era tax cuts may be extended again this year, over the long term, higher taxes are more than likely. Is your portfolio ready? If not, it’s definitely time to prepare. By historical standards, today’s tax rates on investments are low. Long-term capital gains and stock dividends […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2012 Edition (Also called Mujhoolah), Phoenix dactylifera, Subfamily: Coryphoideae Tribe: Phoeniceae From when first seeing this magnificent palm up to 20-30 meters tall it has been a favorite. In fact, ours are the “children” of date palms Saddam Hussein had transported from Basrah, in Southern Iraq, to be planted […]
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By Freda Rumford from the September 2012 Edition Mexico currently has an egg shortage. Some egg producers have been hoarding eggs to the point that prices have soared. This, in a country which has the highest egg consumers in the world. There has been a summer epidemic of bird flu in Mexico’s egg industry which […]
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By Yann Kostick from the September 2012 Edition Are you getting close to retirement or have you already retired? If so, it is likely you have more than one retirement plan. You’re not alone. Many investors have multiple retirement plans; unfortunately they believe that having several plans makes it difficult to calculate required minimum distributions […]
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