By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2013 Edition Lee Daniels’ “As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man’s life, family and American society.” I really loved this picture. I loved the way it looked as if […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2013 Edition The iPad has changed computing for the masses. These 1.5 lb. wonders do almost everything the average person needs to do on a computer. To accomplish these computing chores you will have to acquire some applications (apps). Both Apple and Google have stores that offer useful apps, […]
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By Yann Kostic from the October 2013 Edition Current interest rates are at rock-bottom levels, and they’re likely to stay there for a while, according to recent comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Ben Bernanke. It’s good news in some ways, not so good in others, because where, in such an environment, can you turn […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2013 Edition … is pre-planning, prioritizing or precisely scheduling seemingly anathema to the manner of conducting any manner of business. … does the “punctuality gene” seem to be wholly missing from the vast preponderance of the populous. … are those same folks as described above always driving at break neck […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2013 Edition By Clive Cussler My friends know me to be an avid reader. Since my retirement I’ve spent a fortune in new books mostly in the “Mind Candy” arena. My vacation from reading great words of wisdom and great literary works has allowed me to venture into the […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the September 2013 Edition SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS Saturday, September 13th Boys Heroes or Heroic Cadets Dia de los Niño’s Heroes celebrates the Battle or Chapultepec during the Mexican American War of 1847. This is a Civic Holiday Monday, September 15th Cry of Dolores Grito de Dolores celebrates the event that marked […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the September 2013 Edition I have always been an animal lover. Generally I veered towards dogs rather than cats because I could take them out, although kittens were always very appealing when they played with dangling string and skeins of knotting wool. It really wasn’t practical for us to have […]
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By Yann Kostic from the September 2013 Edition Most people consider a will to be their primary estate planning tool, but relying on a will can have disadvantages. Assets listed in a will must be processed in state probate court, which can be both time-consuming and expensive. Once the will is filed for probate, it […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2013 Edition While wintering in Manzanillo I have had the pleasure of joining ‘the ladies’ for lunch a few times. Having a network of local friends that I can call or e-mail, my ‘Manzanillo life’ is evolving with interesting events and places to visit that I wasn’t always […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the September 2013 Edition Sooner or later you will hear yourself mutter that sentiment or words to that effect. If you have a computer, one thing is for sure, at some point your hard drive will probably crash and your data will be lost. In 2007 Google conducted a study […]
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