It is important to realize that although the adult may from their outside appearance, seem as though they are confident in themselves, they were once also a child and still harbor many of the same fears and emotions.
Category: Journal
My life journal.
The War in Iraq
The war in Iraq is the worst form of treachery that has been committed in the last half century. I have read the information and propaganda of both sides and have come to certain conclusions that my countrymen refuse to see. The American public does not think they are in error. In fact support and…… Continue reading The War in Iraq
The Expatriate
I am, therefore I think. I think I have grown tired of these walls, so I walk out on the veranda to a fresh view. The walls are gone. My perspective has changed. My protection shed. The hair on my body dances from the breath of the gentle breeze. I did not know they could…… Continue reading The Expatriate
Tokyo – Looking in from the Outside
As time passes our experiences shape our lives and character. Many are content to follow the current of life and are swept downstream never challenging themselves or trying to change the tide. They become complacent and live in a world where uncertainty and that which is unfamiliar is quite frightening and thus avoided. Then there are those…… Continue reading Tokyo – Looking in from the Outside
A Practical Guide to Understanding Your Children
How to understand our young is a question that has plagued the older generations for centuries. In the common mentality that pervades the thought within a generation, it seems that the young simply get worse every preceding age group. For them, morals and accepted methods of social interaction are tossed on their head, and…… Continue reading A Practical Guide to Understanding Your Children
A Practical Guide to Learning a Foreign Language
Learning a foreign language can seem like a daunting if not unachievable task to many of us. I am here to tell you that learning a new language does not have to be the boring, monotonous travail that we begin to think it is from the outset of our freshman year high school language classes. Thus, I…… Continue reading A Practical Guide to Learning a Foreign Language
World Cup Match 2002
Was fortunate enough to attend a World Cup match in Japan. World Cup 2002
Beta Theta Pi Article
I had an article in the Fall/Convention 2002 issue of the Beta national magazine. Link to my article (Internet Archives): https://web.archive.org/web/20050515153437/http://www.betathetapi.org/publications/magazine/fall(conv)2002/conv2002.pdf A Practical Guide toLearning a Foreign Language Learning a foreign language can seem like a daunting if not unachievable task to many of us. I am here to tell you that learning a…… Continue reading Beta Theta Pi Article