by billyzh | May 27, 2011 | Holidays, Politics
I remember as a young girl, my mom would tell me, “You were born on traditional Memorial Day.” She said that due to the fact that Memorial Day used to be May 30. (And that day just so happens to be my birthday.) But then, the government decided to make it...
by billyzh | May 24, 2011 | Holidays, Politics
Not that my friend was trying to do me in, but after 50 minutes of Zumba class, 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. Convinced I had just had a near...
by billyzh | May 10, 2011 | Career/Job, Financial, History, Politics
An advertisement that was published in The Saturday Evening Post, January 2, 1915 was not what I was expecting. See if you can guess the product… The Penalty of LEADERSHIP In every field of human endeavor he that is first must perpetually live in the white light...
by billyzh | May 6, 2011 | History, Holidays, Politics
When I finished the book Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts, I remember saying, “Wow, everyone should know these stories!” What struck me the most was the amazing mothers, not only of our country but of ordinary citizens as well. Moms contribute more to our...
by billyzh | Apr 3, 2011 | Politics, Spirituality
I know it’s getting close to Easter, but there is an amazing story that John McCain shares about one particular Christmas while being held as a Vietnam prisoner of war in the 1960s. Senator McCain relays how, prior to that holiday, a guard had entered his...
by billyzh | Feb 25, 2011 | Career/Job, Family, Politics, Women/Relationships
I don’t know why I was so surprised at the frustration over not seeing eye to eye with a particular individual. It is a very simple premise. That is why wars are fought. You see things one way, I, with my different background and beliefs see things another way. You...
