El Ojo Del Lago

15/11/2025

Queremos Halloween
By Larry Kolczak

When I was growing up in Chicago, we took the Halloween cry of “trick or treat” literally. If people were too stingy to hand out a treat, they were fair game for a trick. For the most part, people were willing to provide candy to all the ghosts and goblins. There were always a few curmudgeons who turned off all their lights and wouldn’t answer the door. But you could still hear their TV in the backroom. They ran the risk of having their windows scribbled with wax, or their front yards blanketed with a roll of toilet paper.👇

When I was growing up in Chicago, we took the Halloween cry of “trick or treat” literally. If people were too stingy to hand out a treat, they were fair game for a trick. For the most part, people were willing to provide candy to all the ghosts and goblins. There were always a few […]

14/11/2025

⭐️Ojo del Lago Directory⭐️
* Discover the top businesses and services in the Lake Chapala area with our online directory.
https://directory.chapala.com/
* Descubre los mejores negocios y servicios en el área del Lago de Chapala con nuestro directorio en línea.👇

Discover the top businesses and services in the Lake Chapala area with our online directory. From restaurants and hotels to real estate agencies and professional services, everything you need is here.

14/11/2025

Making A Person
By Neil McKinnon

My mind can make a person. But my mind is feeble. It cannot make a new person. By a new person, I mean one like nature makes in a woman, a unique person that is new to this earth.👇

My mind can make a person. But my mind is feeble. It cannot make a new person. By a new person, I mean one like nature makes in a woman, a unique person that is new to this earth. No, when I say my mind can make a person, I mean my mind can take […]

13/11/2025

It Happens
By Loretta Downs

The Thanksgiving Day after my mother died, I sat at the table with a dozen of my closest family members. The youngest was my 22-year-old godson on his way to Iraq with the Marines. The eldest was my 91-year-old Aunt Vera, the last of my mother’s four siblings to still be living.👇

The Thanksgiving Day after my mother died, I sat at the table with a dozen of my closest family members. The youngest was my 22-year-old godson on his way to Iraq with the Marines. The eldest was my 91-year-old Aunt Vera, the last of my mother’s four siblings to still be living. Everyone was worri...

12/11/2025

HUMANITY’S LAST STAND
The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence, a Spiritual-Scientific Response
Written by Nicanor Perlas, Filipino global activist.
Book Review by Lois Schroff👇

The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence, a Spiritual-Scientific Response Written by Nicanor Perlas, Filipino global activist. Book Review by Lois Schroff Observe the word “spiritual” in the title. In our present materialistic world created more and more since the advent of science in the 17th c...

11/11/2025

Harry Bublin – A Profile
By Harriet Hart

Harry Bublin arrived at lakeside 25 years ago, ready to retire. Now, at age 77, he admits that didn’t happen. Instead, he threw himself into community work, initiating and running projects ranging from recycling to roadwork to student aid. When I met him, it was in his role as retiring Vice President of the Board of Directors and Director of Operations for the Ecologica de Ribera Chapala.....👇

Harry Bublin arrived at lakeside 25 years ago, ready to retire. Now, at age 77, he admits that didn’t happen. Instead, he threw himself into community work, initiating and running projects ranging from recycling to roadwork to student aid. When I met him, it was in his role as retiring Vice Presid...

10/11/2025

Lakeside Living – November 2025
By Ojo Del Lago

To submit to Lakeside Living: Please send information for local cultural, civic, community, or charitable events to [email protected] by the first day of the preceding month. For example, NOVEMBER 1 is the deadline for the December issue. Thank you.👇

To submit to Lakeside Living: Please send information for local cultural, civic, community, or charitable events to [email protected] by the first day of the preceding month. For example, NOVEMBER 1 is the deadline for the December issue. Thank you. LAKESIDE LITTLE THEATRE Celebrating Our 6...

10/11/2025

Lake Chapala Society Newsletter – November 2025
By Ojo Del Lago

Exciting New Classes Coming to LCS This November!
The Education and Culture Department of The Lake Chapala Society continues its mission to keep members and the community informed, engaged, and empowered through a wide range of learning opportunities. In addition to our signature monthly classes—such as Mexican Manners, Introduction to Spanish, and How to Get Your Jalisco Driver’s License....👇

Exciting New Classes Coming to LCS This November! The Education and Culture Department of The Lake Chapala Society continues its mission to keep members and the community informed, engaged, and empowered through a wide range of learning opportunities. In addition to our signature monthly classes—s...

08/11/2025

Editor’s Page – November 2025
By Victoria Schmidt
AI technology is not ready

Elon Musk has stated that by 2030 AI will be more intelligent than the entirety of humanity.

Think about this. I have written previously and shared what I know and have experienced with AI as a person and as a professional in only ONE aspect of the use of AI. It is used in so many applications I couldn’t begin to enumerate them all.....👇

AI technology is not ready Elon Musk has stated that by 2030 AI will be more intelligent than the entirety of humanity. Think about this. I have written previously and shared what I know and have experienced with AI as a person and as a professional in only ONE aspect of the use of AI. […]

06/11/2025

I Am In Love With A Ghost Or Two!
By Don Beaudreau
Confessions Of A Polyamorous Ghost Lover
In Honor of All Souls Day

According to recent polls, 41-61 percent of the US populace believe that ghosts exist, and 20 percent indicate they have personally encountered a ghost.

Psychologists tell us that some people are affected by factors that make them prone to being human-ghost lovers.....👇

Confessions Of A Polyamorous Ghost Lover In Honor of All Souls Day According to recent polls, 41-61 percent of the US populace believe that ghosts exist, and 20 percent indicate they have personally encountered a ghost. Psychologists tell us that some people are affected by factors that make them pr...

05/11/2025

November 2025 Issue - El Ojo del Lago👇
News, interviews, events from the world's best climate, Lake Chapala!

November 2025 Issue - El Ojo del Lago. News, interviews, events from the world's best climate, Lake Chapala!

03/11/2025

En Ajijic, el Día de Mu***os es una celebración llena de vida, arte y tradición donde la comunidad se une para honrar la memoria de sus seres queridos. Cada 1 y 2 de noviembre, el pueblo se llena de color, música y flores con el Festival Axixic Vive, que incluye altares, danza, teatro y el emblemático Desfile de Día de Mu***os, donde catrinas y catrines recorren las calles entre melodías festivas y aplausos del público. Combinando raíces prehispánicas con el espíritu artístico de Ajijic, esta festividad —bajo el lema “El Lago Es Nuestra Tradición”— convierte el recuerdo en una obra viva que celebra la vida y la muerte en perfecta armonía.
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In Ajijic, the Day of the Dead is a celebration full of life, art, and tradition, where the community comes together to honor the memory of their loved ones. Every November 1st and 2nd, the town bursts with color, music, and flowers during the Axixic Vive Festival, which features altars, dance, theater, and the iconic Day of the Dead Parade, where catrinas and catrines walk through the streets surrounded by festive melodies and the applause of the crowd. Blending pre-Hispanic roots with Ajijic’s artistic spirit, this celebration—held under the theme “The Lake Is Our Tradition”—turns remembrance into a living work of art that celebrates life and death in perfect harmony.