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I Support the Liberty University Family

Many of you know that I am a Liberty University graduate, and a proud one at that. After reading the articles and the comments coming out, I wanted to say a couple things.

TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS:

We like to quote Bible verses and pithy sayings at moments like these, but none of that really meets this kind of situation. Except one: “Jesus Wept.” After what happened today, our hearts are breaking for both of you. Liberty is supposed to be a safe place, a home where people are blessed indeed. Nothing like this is ever supposed to happen. There are no explanations we can offer, no excuses, no reasons. This incident is all the more horrific for that, and I have no idea how to even begin to express the strength of our sorrow for you. Just know that our thoughts and prayers go with you. I know this school; I know these students. They are good people, and they are thinking of and supporting you, even if you can’t see them. I know that they are all praying (many on their knees) for you and for your loss. As parts of the Liberty family, they are extended members of our personal families, and we grieve with you.

TO THE LIBERTY STUDENTS:

First, remember that this isn’t the time to take sides or to start spouting Continue reading →

Tags: college, death, News, Opinion, Prayer, school, Student, Support, university

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Categories Interesting, Politics

US & Canadian laws have been D***S to Chinese Immigrants

16 Nov

I’d like to start by stating that US and Canadian laws have been ashamedly horrible to Chinese immigrants. Yep, and that’s really Horrible with all caps, lots of exclamation points, and a few “WTFs” thrown in. I mean seriously. . . I’ve never read such racially loaded piles of SH**. I mean, the legislative discussion behind these laws covers everything from racism to victim blaming to sexism to placing them at the bottom of the freaking “Caste” system. I mean, when have we ever even had a caste system! Here are some of the key descriptions of the Chinese used in excusing such terrible racist legal movements:

“Culturally inferior”
“Racially unfit”
“Of the lowest orders”
“Or the lowest castes”
“Virtually Pariahs”
The “Dregs of the population”
“Lepers”
“Slaves”
“Yellow faces”

The list goes on. They even mention that, of the Chinese women in the US in the late 1800s (after the Civil War was fought), most were “in a state of servitude, beside which African slavery was a beneficent captivity.” They talk about how many of these women were being forced into sexual slavery, but promptly use that as a reason to banish the population as a whole from American shores! Canada, with no just cause outside of racism, even taxed every Chinese immigrant $500 throughout the early 1900s, took away many of their rights (include the right to vote, own property, own a business, etc.) and eventually outlawed Chinese immigration almost completely (only 15 immigrants from China were allowed in from 1924 to 1944). This continued even when Chinese-heritage soldiers rose up to fight with Canadian forces during WWII. They were our allies, and this was still going on! NO SUCH LAW WAS IMPOSED AGAINST EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS. The Chinese residents and natural citizen already there even had to get a special permit to alert the government of their residency and alert the government of any traveling plans they had.

I mean, come on!!! The governments’ treatment of these poor immigrants was just a pile of SH** And this type of conversation and treatment went on clear up through the late 1900s!!! How sick is that?!? Some of the laws were in place as late as the 1980s! Seriously, that’s basically within my lifetime — less than 30 years. I have young friends who were alive then!

Now, excuse me. I think I’ll go scream at the ignorance of idiots right now. . .

Tags: 1800s, Canada, China, Chinese, laws, Politics, Racism, rant, United States, Wrong

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Categories China, History, Interesting, Politics, US, WWII

“Traveler’s Lodestone” out in Hard Copy!

15 Nov

Celebrations abound! At last, “Traveler’s Lodestone” is officially out in hard copy — a great universal translator ready for use!

After a great deal of time and effort, we have put together this great resource for anyone working with foreign languages. Whether that be while traveling abroad or when dealing with non-native speakers in your own backyard. “Traveler’s Lodestone” is a point-to-speak book. It uses picture-based communications to cover the basic things a person would need when conversing in any foreign language. The idea is that when the words aren’t at the tip of your tongue, the pictures are at the tip of your finger. Everything from groceries to clothes to hotel amenities to weather, directions, and more is available instantly with this easy to use book. It’s quick and universal!

Right now it’s out on CreateSpace, but coming soon to Amazon and other booksellers near you. At 5×8 and 100 pages, it’s small enough to stick in your purse or bag and carry around, easy to pull out and use. Check out this great universal translator! Now tested in Korea, Japan, and China–it worked perfectly! (the Bathroom/Toilet pic is apparently very popular 😛 ) Trust me; I’ve tried the dictionaries, translation books, etc. and this is the best tool I’ve found so far.

Great for students abroad!

Pick up Your Paperback Copy By Clicking Here

If you are interested in the E-book Version, that’s available here. The e-book is actually broken up into 3 short Volumes for easier use.

We’re also working on a Android/Apple app. As soon as I figure out how to attach buttons to links, we’ll be adding that.

Tags: amazon, Arabic, book, China, Chinese, foreign, foreign language, French, Hindi, Japan, Japanese, Korea, Korean, Language, Spanish, Thai, Translation, Travel, universal translator

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Categories Interesting, Literature, My Publications, Travel, Traveler's Loadstone, Writing

Normandy Beach Memorial Sketched in Sand

13 Nov

We’ve all read the history books that quote the facts: Names, Dates, Medals won, Statistics; but it’s hard to really bring those facts to life in all their significance. There have been books, films, radio shows, and pictures that convey portions and glimpses into what the soldiers face, but still something is missing. We have seen the horror in the blood, and the screams, and the war–but we lose track of the Continue reading →

Tags: honor, Memorial, memory, Peace, Soldier, Thank You!, War

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Categories Events, History, Interesting, Uncategorized, WWII

No Way To Express How Much I Support This

13 Nov

I think this is one of the best ideas I’ve seen in a very, very long time. I mean, it works on so many levels! It promotes your event (Russian Olympics), it helps those people who might be suffering under the economic downturn (I wish I could get tickets for exercise), it promotes and encourages people to exercise more, and it gets people involved with one another. Did you notice that the people doing this brought the other people in the subway around them to watch, support, and enjoy?

This is a great idea for a charity within the US too. We all want people to exercise more, lots of people could use the money saved from free transportation tickets, and making an event out of it to get the people involved would be a wonderful benefit as well. Go Russian Olympics!

Tags: Exercise, weight loss

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Categories Events, Interesting

Random Kung Fu Question

13 Nov

Random Question: Has there ever been a kung fu fight where no one made the first move? I mean they do all that moving where they measure each other up.Then someone strikes–it’s not like they both just suddenly erupt like at a bar fight. And the person who hits first almost always loses – so why would you ever want to be the person to hit first? Which brings me back to my initial question–did it ever happen that they just never stopped measuring each other up waiting for the other to make the first move?

Tags: fighting!, interesting, Kung-Fu, Martial arts

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Categories Interesting

SD Memory Card Locked

12 Nov

I’ve run into this problem several times with photographers (particularly amateur with the little cameras), although I’m sure other people have had the same problem. You plug in your SD Memory Card and it says something like “Memory Card Locked” or “Memory Card Unavailable.” Don’t freak–your card isn’t necessarily unrecoverable!

If you look at the picture of the card above, note the notch on the left side. If you look carefully, you’ll see a part that’s a light grey. You can see it more clearly in this picture.

What you may not know is that this is a little button–it slides up and down. And it is what locks up a memory card. Basically it’s a key that protects your information from being hurt, so it locks the information down. You cannot access it, and you cannot change it. Unfortunately, this is going to bring up error messages when you plug the card in. This is especially an issue for photographers who frequently pull the cards in and out of the camera. A lot of times, you’ll accidentally trigger this little button without realizing

All You Have To Do Is Re-Click The Button.

That’s it. Real Simple, no hassle, no computer-wizards necessary. 🙂