by billyzh | May 31, 2010 | Death/Mourning, History, 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 26, 2010 | History, Politics, Women/Relationships
At the age of 16, she was left behind to run not one, but three plantations! She was born in Antigua in the West Indies in 1722, attended a finishing school in England where she learned French, music and other studies “suitable” for women in those days....
by billyzh | May 12, 2010 | Politics, Spirituality
Spread the Word. The Gospel, that is. There was one particular song I enjoyed that became popular in the 1990s that was by the band Whiteheart. It was called Say the Word. I just could not get enough of it. The words spoke directly to my heart. They were so simple and...
by billyzh | Mar 22, 2010 | Entertaining, History, Holidays, Politics, Spirituality
It was a gloomy, misty morning. A perfect setting for a Good Friday, if you were to ask me. And I was hot on the trail for the best Hot Cross Buns I could find. Out of the house and into the car with The Judge (my faithful pup), we headed out to find the most...
by billyzh | Mar 13, 2010 | Career/Job, History, Holidays, Politics
It’s that time again. The season where each of us frantically run around our homes changing the clocks in the bathroom, the living area, the bedrooms and the oven. If that’s not enough, we then head out to adjust those electircal devices that don’t...
by billyzh | Mar 4, 2010 | Career/Job, History, Politics
It was Thanksgiving of 1775, and if the scraggly rebels were to make any headway in the war they started, they would need the big guns. Literally. Sitting in a fort, somewhere in upper New York, cannons sat unused and rusting. It took the audacity of a 25-year old,...
