Last week my friend’s son Andrew was killed on the freeway. He got out of his car to rescue an animal. Was it a rabbit? A dog? Why did he do that? He worked at the zoo; animals were his children. A policeman banged on his parents’ door at 3 am, shining a flashlight … Continued
“Gung shi fat Tsai,” or “Congratulations and Get Rich,” is a Mandarin saying most appropriate to welcome the February 2011 Chinese New Year: the Year of the Rabbit (or Cat, in Vietnamese astrology). Rabbit people are generally said to be reserved, have excellent taste, and hardly lose their temper. They are kind, tend to be … Continued
Hello 2011. It’s January and the beginning of a new year is a chance to start fresh and follow through on all of those commitments we made to ourselves –to lose weight, exercise more, aim higher, etc. Sometimes we follow through on our promises, and other times we let them slide as quickly as we … Continued
