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 | Jun 4, 2009 | Politics, Spirituality
It’s a saying that we use, but these days, I would venture to say, without much thought. At least, over the past few decades I would imagine. But of late, this old phrase has come to take on new meaning to many. The success of the homosexual community and the fight...
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....
by billyzh | May 19, 2009 | Career/Job, Dating, Divorced, Family, Politics, Women/Relationships
Being upset and knowing my mother wouldn’t mind if I let off a bit of steam, I let the feelings roll. I was just amazed at how people can be on two totally different pages, and still like each other. But it sure makes for a difficult ride during the...
by billyzh | May 18, 2009 | Career/Job, History, Politics
Sometimes, it is amazing to me when I realize the immense amounts of critical history that we have never heard of or read. I was doing some brief reading and came across the name Gen. Wolfe and the story of the victory in battle that he won, but at the cost of his...