by billyzh | Apr 3, 2010 | Death/Mourning, History, Holidays
Holy Week. Day 7. Saturday. (The Jewish Sabbath) In the grave. That’s where Christ was on this day. Stone cold. Deathly silent. It was the Sabbath. No work would be done. A day of complete rest for God’s chosen people. Thus, the rush to have Jesus prepared...
by billyzh | Apr 2, 2010 | Death/Mourning, History, Holidays, Spirituality
Holy Week. Day 6. I started a new tradition last year. And I’ve been looking forward to it all week. My first plan of action for today is to head out, with the Judge in tow of course, and make the trek toPanera Bread. They have the BEST Hot Cross Buns and they...
by billyzh | Feb 18, 2010 | Career/Job, Dating, Death/Mourning, Divorced, History
The Olympic flame hadn’t even been lit. As the news poured across the wires, the world sat stunned. A 19-year old athlete, whose father had been a medal-winning olympian for the old Soviet Union, was gone. A horrible crash during a practice run on the Luge track...
by billyzh | Feb 17, 2010 | Death/Mourning, History, Holidays, Politics, Spirituality
I will never forget one particular day while routinely tuning in to catch the evening news, I caught a glimpse of a U.S. Senator who was being interviewed. What wasn’t routine was the black smudge on his forehead that I kept inadvertently trying to wipe off the...
by billyzh | Jan 17, 2010 | Death/Mourning, History, Politics, Spirituality
As I watched the CNN correspondent wrap up his story of the morning’s events, the most fascinating part of the moment to me was when he threw it back (as they say in t the biz) to the anchor at the news desk. What intrigued me most was that he was reporting...
by billyzh | Sep 14, 2009 | Death/Mourning, Not-Yet-Married, Pets
Pets for some folks are like family. And, for many of us singles who don’t have kids, we have dogs. Or cats. Or bunnies. Or birds….If you have not personally as yet found that quintessential quadruped of choice, you really should think about it. I was shocked...
