by billyzh | Mar 17, 2009 | Family, History, Holidays, Spirituality
Those were the words my grandfather would repeat to me without fail each and every St. Patrick’s Day. He wasn’t trying to make a point, he was just proud that he knew something about our heritage and was pleased to pass the knowledge along to me. When you see or...
by billyzh | Mar 15, 2009 | History, Politics
The Ides of March Are Upon You. If you sense the need to brush up on your Shakespeare, fret not. You are not alone. It was just a silly game night. About 20 or so of us gathered in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day and and to enjoy food, fun, and table games. A great way...
by billyzh | Mar 10, 2009 | Career/Job, History, Politics
I remember painfully sitting through the Advanced Placement history class that for some reason I had tested into. To this day, I will never know how I ended up in there. The teacher certainly wondered too. I never quite got her points. And she let me know it. In...
by billyzh | Mar 7, 2009 | Caring for the elderly, Family, History
While sitting with my grandmother as she lay recuperating in the hospital, I surfed through my emails and landed on an online daily devotional. The pastor who wrote it was talking about people and their superstitions. So, ever the curious family member, I leaned over...
by billyzh | Feb 28, 2009 | Career/Job, History, Politics
Nowadays when we hear about America, we tend to only hear about how we are not appreciated or perceived well abroad. Celebrities (who have made their millions off of the American Dream and capitalism) speak negatively about who we are and how we operate. So I got to...
by billyzh | Feb 25, 2009 | History, Holidays, Spirituality
If you are Catholic, you most likely are familiar with the terms. Those of us outside the papal realm of spirituality have no idea what the words mean let alone how to properly say them. Basically, welcome to the season of Lent. Today is Ash Wednesday and for those of...
