My wife recently returned from a trip to Xian, China. That is where the famous Terracotta Warriors are located. Life-sized clay statues of soldiers don’t seem like a big deal until you look a little closer. To get an idea of the scale of the project, 720,000 people were forced to build the first Emperor […]
As I was growing up in a small town in Tennessee, I thought I wanted to be a garbage man. They got to ride around all day on the back of a big garbage truck; dump people’s cans full of trash in the back; and pull the lever that took all that garbage out of
When we learned to drive we were taught to obey traffic signs. With few exceptions, drivers comply. If they don’t comply, an accident, a ticket or worse will eventually get their attention. One sign we follow without questioning is the “One Way” sign. The consequences of ignoring that sign are so serious, we don’t consider
As I get older I realize I am closer to the end of my life than the beginning. Actually I am much closer. As a male in the US, my life expectancy is 76 and I am 57 years old. That means I have already lived 3/4ths of my expected life span. I have some
We have all heard “It is more blessed to give than receive” but in this self-centered world we are told we must “take what we want.” It could be an encouragement to try harder, but too many take what they can get without considering others. We can clearly see how that hurts people. Businessmen make
