by billyzh | Jun 12, 2009 | History, Spirituality
So have you ever heard the story about Ehud? If not, don’t worry. You’re not alone. He lived more than 3,000 years ago, but his story was such that it lives on in the annals of history to this day. Basically, the ancient Israelite people (fighting for...
by billyzh | Jun 10, 2009 | Career/Job, History, Politics, Spirituality
Maybe it’s a passion of yours. Maybe a vision of sorts. Or just the latest project. But when the critics come. And keep coming back, it’s at those times you consider throwing in the towel. If you are in the midst of something you believe in today, may you...
by billyzh | Jun 8, 2009 | History, Politics
A Section from President George Washington’s Last Will and Testament… December 1799 “…Item Upon the decease of my wife, it is my Will and desire, that all the slaves which I hold in my own right, shall receive their freedom. To emancipate them during her life, would,...
by billyzh | Jun 6, 2009 | Caring for the elderly, Death/Mourning, History, Politics
“The sheer improbability of what happened here makes this so memorable” – President Obama. These are just a few words that would be spoken at the 65th anniversary of the storming of the beaches at Normandy. Known to most simply as D-Day. Sitting in a room on the...
by billyzh | May 29, 2009 | Career/Job, Divorced, History
While scanning the morning headlines, one particular bit of news immediately had me doing a double take. Did I really see that right? Chihuahua takes on Cougar…and wins? Sure enough, I clicked on the link, and the story began to unfold. Apparently a pet owner that...
by billyzh | May 22, 2009 | Death/Mourning, History, Politics
Not that my friend was trying to do me in, but after 50 minutes of Zumba class (my first visit to such fun), I was beginning to question her motives. My heart pounding and my lungs heaving, I somehow successfully managed to climb into her car for the ride home....