FAITH
This blog will explore the concept of “Faith” in its broadest sense. The question I want to address is why human beings, throughout their existence, …
SACROSANCT
Why is it sacrosanct? It’s a question I have often asked myself as someone born, and mostly educated, outside of the United States but who …
CHILDISH TANTRUMS
Childish tantrums would seem to be an appropriate way to describe the reaction of China to the recent visit of the US Leader of the …
STARBUCKS
The news that the employees of Starbucks are starting to unionize in the United States will potentially lead to the demise of one of the …
POLITICALLY MORIBUND
Politically moribund would be a good way to describe the current Democratic and Republican structures in the U.S. Both parties are currently controlled by their …
JUST HOW THIRSTY ARE YOU
“Just how thirsty are you” might be the calling card of the most remote pub in the British Isles. The journey to the Old Forge …
SUNSET CLAUSE
The “Sunset Clause”. I’ve often wondered why legislation expires. If an issue is important enough to require legislation to turn it into a law, what’s …
BIG CATS
There is a man in England who has spent the past three decades trying to prove that big cats are prowling the green and pleasant …
PLANNING AHEAD
Planning ahead is something that seems completely alien in our current soundbite world. When all anyone seems to think about, assuming they think at all …
YUCATAN HENEQUEN HACIENDAS
Yucatan Henequen Haciendas are something I had never heard of. Even more interesting, when I recently read an article about them, I had to look …