Author Archives: mingming56

It was very dark and cold as I climbed out of my warm bed to head to a goat farm where I have been doing an apprenticeship.  I have always had a love for goats but never really thought about … Continue reading →

If the Statue of Liberty could cry, I think that time would be now.  Not only would she be crying, she would be screaming  and hiding her face in shame.  When I was 8 years old, my father loaded up … Continue reading →

I am sitting here in a hotel room wondering what the hell is going on in our world.  I am tired and I am beginning to have very little tolerance for ignorance and control.  Over the past week I have … Continue reading →

Today I feel like crying.  I am on a plane heading for Cuba and leaving behind only for a little while my country which is in deep turmoil.  I feel like crying when I look at John Lewis, the elderly … Continue reading →

Most of us have been there.  It is the place where nothing works, ideas or plans are few and far between and many of us feel lost.  It is the void.  It is the place of angst and worry.  It … Continue reading →

Standing in the ocean with my daddy a big wave knocked me down.  I was 5 at the time and I had not been paying attention.  Daddy had always warned me to stand where I could still see the sand … Continue reading →

I had initially said I would refrain from posting a blog related to the recent election.  I lied. As I watched with the rest of the world there was an uncomfortable feeling of anxiety and anticipation.  Yes I voted. I … Continue reading →