Living in Beijing for the past year (2015) has made me appreciate the freedoms I once took for granted.  I firmly believe our country is headed in the wrong direction, but we as Americans still have it better than most and can turn things around with GOD’s help.      I’m not happy with some […]

     I have been living in Beijing for the last two years and this is the driest place I have ever lived.  Beijing is located near the edge of the desert and normal weather patterns rarely bring us rain.  The city has adapted to the dry conditions and seems to get along just fine without

     Joseph Stalin said, “When one person dies it is a tragedy, but when a million die it’s a statistic.”  As the numbers rise, our minds go numb.  We can’t process large scale death.  The individual gets lost in the crowd, even in death.       Why is the attack in Nice getting so much news

     That is what the man told a negotiator.  He had fired on Police during a peaceful protest, wounding seven and killing five.   Knowing the end is coming, how could he be so foolish?  Because of his own anger and hatred, he threw away the life and chances he had left.  He didn’t

It has been a long two weeks for me. My daughter, and her family went to Dublin, Ireland with my wife on vacation. After over 45 years of international travel, I don’t handle those trips like I used to, so I stayed home. As it turned out, I still experienced the stress of the trip