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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In this issue: Health Are you Toxic – Karen Trom Living in Mexico Pass the buck – Vivian Molick Foggedaboutit – Suzanne A. Marshall Coffee Plantation Tour – Freda Rumford – Kirby Vickery Letter to Dan 2 – Kirby Vickery Two Minutes – Cheryl Weaver News Eggs, Eggs, Eggs – Freda Rumford Westjet Car Importation […]
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By Freda Rumford from the September 2012 Edition Seasonal Service They will be flying non stop to Manzanillo from Calgary every friday from Nov 2nd to April 26th 2012 Times are: depart YYC 1005 arriving ZLO 1603 depart ZLO 1650 arrive YYC 1906 (yyc-Calgary, ZLO-Manzanillo) Please check out Westjet.com for availability, flight times and pricing. […]
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By Cheryl Weaver from the September 2012 Edition Yesterday, I took the bus for an appointment that was a long way from where I live. It was the usual scenery I have seen dozens of times going to Valle Las Garzas until we came to a stop light, and those couple minutes clarified something profound […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the September 2012 Edition Dear Dan, I hope that you enjoyed my first letter to you. I should have requested an acknowledgement but I realize that I hadn’t so I’ll not hold your responsible. From this one, however, I would like something from you to indicate you’ve read it. A discussion […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2012 Edition In ‘mob’ language coined in a popular TV series The Sopranos, ’fogedaboudit’ or forget about it is probably my best advice for anyone wanting or worse needing to rely on a rental car from any supplier in Manzanillo. Now I can’t speak for other […]
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By Vivian Molick from the September 2012 Edition “Pass the Buck” Do you ever wonder where or how these types of phrases originated? I do, so I went to check it out. Today the meaning has come to mean “trying to avoid blame or responsibility by passing it on to someone else”. But, of course, […]
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By Karen Trom from the September 2012 Edition Are you Toxic? Do you clean, bathe, breathe, and eat? Then the answer is probably yes. Pretty much everything is our life from our food, our lawns, our house and personal hygiene exposes us to chemicals. Some of these have immediate toxic effects but others are slower, […]
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