Category: Daily Living

I was raised Catholic. When I was growing up, my mother encouraged me to learn the beliefs that she learned as a child. Like many Americans, as a...

Today's an officially big day in this big official city. 3 new subway lines officially opened. #8, #10, and the airport train. There are also...

In America, I am a devoted vegetarian. While living in China, I have eaten all sorts of animals and animal parts. "It's the Chinese way," I'm...

Carrying over their cultural norm of indirect communications, Chinese folks use English words with an intended slightly different meaning. For...

China is a great country and I remain a true friend and fan. I was walking around a central Chinese city last weekend and realized that what this...

No JP, I wasn't serious, but I was serious about my expression. I've been disappointed with the news I hear from the states. I can't believe we...

My fellow Americans: Do not fear any crisis in our oil supplies. We have enough oil to last us forever. Do not do anything to inconvenience...

In the NY Times, I see that on this day in 1964, three civil rights workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Their bodies were found six...

To be a Young American is something special indeed. Sorry people of Earth, but it is. Nothing else in the world, nor any wonderful place, can...

By saying that the war in Afghanistan is a lost cause, I could be accused of being unpatriotic and a traitor to those in uniform who are "fighting...