Here in Beijing, we are celebrating Chinese New Year. It is a few days off from work for me, but Susan is traveling with “the largest human migration in history” as masses of Chinese people return to their hometown during this important Holiday. Deeply rooted in religion and tradition, they will have a reunion meal […]

I like watching the Sherlock Holmes series, because of his incredible powers of deduction. The answer to complex problems can seem so simple once you know the solution. Sherlock would say “it’s elementary” but he was a genius. In one version of the series, the simple-minded Doctor Watson would explain Sherlock’s deduction process by saying

I posted pictures on Facebook last week, along with a graphic representation of the Star of David that reads “Pray for Israel” and the scripture “Psalm 122:6” which is “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee” and was surprised at the negative responses. Not all were negative but this a

I love stories where everything “turns out right.” Maybe that is from the children’s stories I love that ended in “and they lived happily ever after.” That used to be the norm for stories and movies, but now they have tragic endings. When did misery become entertaining? I see lots of posts on the internet

I saw a picture on the internet that has become all too familiar. Police cars and fire trucks are blocking the highway because of a serious accident. An ambulance shows there are injuries or worse. The caption warns people to avoid the area because emergency responders are working a multi-car accident with injuries and fatalities.