by billyzh | Sep 8, 2009 | Career/Job, Financial, History, Holidays, Politics
And so it goes. A restful weekend in tribute to the American worker followed by that splash of cold water known as the return to the usual routine. We put one toe in, and pull back. Gradually, we edge further in until we are back swimming where we once were before we...
by billyzh | Aug 28, 2009 | Family, History, Politics
Ok. So it goes without saying, when I blog about political issues, y’all really get to clickin’. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to notice the jump in traffic, from you all, when I share information that relates to our country. With that, I came...
by billyzh | Aug 20, 2009 | Career/Job, History
It’s a story of a harem girl that rose through the ranks, displaced the favored woman, and one day became queen. Believe it or not, it’s not the story of Esther in Persia from the Bible. But it does take place in what was the Turkish Empire (Persia was included), and...
by billyzh | Aug 11, 2009 | History, Politics
People are drawn to, or are at least find that they admire, someone that stands up for what they believe it. Masking or watering down a message usually doesn’t bring about a lot of respect- for the person bringing it or the message itself in the end. Now, there...
by billyzh | Aug 4, 2009 | History, Politics
I grew up in the San Diego, California area. So, to me, immigration was quite the usual topic of discussion. When this came across my email, I couldn’t help but share. In case you are not aware of Orange County in California, it’s above San Diego and just...
by billyzh | Jul 3, 2009 | History, Holidays, Politics
That is what one farmer said to the other I would imagine. “Now let me get this straight, you plan to take on the King?” “You heard me right.” Came the confident response. They were fishermen, farmers, book store keepers and more. They had no...