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Airline Fight Club

Most gringos here at lakeside have connections north of the border – family, friends, doctors, psycho house-renters. So, for most of us, there’s always a dreaded plane ride in the offing. 

This past May produced an unusually high number of in-flight rages among passengers worldwide, resulting in fist fights and brash verbal conflicts. Aviation experts say they have no clue why, except to point the finger at flight-day alcohol consumption. Except that prohibiting alcohol for many would be like prohibiting rosary beads.


Home ownership in Mexico: First, watch where you step

According to Earthquake Track, Mexico, the largest earthquake in 2017 in Jalisco was on the coast in San Patricio, measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale. The largest earthquake in Guadalajara occurred just this month at 4.3. 

The Bullfight as X-Rated?

The truth that follows underscores why this bullfighting business continues to be debated here in Mexico. Is it art? Is it sport – man against primal beast? Is it ritual slaying as theater? Or is it something even weirder?

My Lakeside medical care

One question we hear a lot down here at Lakeside: Should I get my surgery in Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Europe, the States? Or do it myself? 

Can We Exorcise El Niño?

As Easter and its celebrated miracle approaches, we here at Lakeside also go through a major transformation. In the weather, that is.