by billyzh | Oct 28, 2009 | Career/Job, Holidays
A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summers wave good bye . Can you name that poet? Or writer? Though Autumn is about past, and for some, it is deep fall, when the quote came to me in an email, I have to admit, I was not familiar with it. But it struck me...
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 | Sep 3, 2009 | Career/Job, Family, Holidays, Travel
“Would you stop?” Words we’ve all heard at some point or another. Or, perhaps words we have directed toward someone in our sphere that is continuing in a frantic pace. Busy children, friends with hectic schedules, family members with frenzied focus....
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...
by billyzh | May 27, 2009 | Career/Job, Entertaining, Financial, Holidays
I can’t recall the first time I heard that pithy saying, but I do know that it stuck with me. As I took on the project of my back yard and the landscaping it so desperately needed, I was amazed at the man hours, the planning and the calculating that would be...
by billyzh | Apr 13, 2009 | History, Holidays, Politics, Travel
TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI… Sound familiar? It’s a line from the Marine Corp Hymn. And it has a lot to do with what went on in the news this week that led to a very happy ending on Easter Sunday! If you aren’t familiar with Tripoli and it’s place in American history....
