When we were staying in a nice hotel in Manila, it was very convenient to order room service.  Though the prices were high, all I had to do was pick up the phone and delicious food would be delivered right to our room.  Even when I got sick, a nurse came to my room to […]

There is an old saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” that is hard to understand. If you offer a horse what he desperately needs, why wouldn’t he take it? We use that saying too often because people don’t always accept what is good for them. My wife

     There is a lot of talk about love these days.  I have used the word myself to describe the taste of good food, a movie, or a place I visited.  I said the word “love”, but really meant it gave me pleasure or enjoyment.  Love, in its highest form indicates strong feelings for

     We spent the Christmas and New Years’ Holidays in Manila, where we could spoil ourselves in 5-Star luxury at a lower price.  We had been to Manila before and wanted to stay at the Diamond Hotel, but they were fully booked.  On another trip, the Embassy put us in the Hyatt, but it had moved to

     We humans don’t do “unlimited” very well.  We use the word a lot, but don’t really understand it.  We need our limits because of our limited minds and our own mortality.  We just can’t wrap our brains around words like never-ending, forever and eternity.       One example is outer space.  It just boggles our