Behind the Wheel I didn’t grow up driving a car or even thinking of driving a car. Besides, it’s very hard to find a car that is comfortable for someone as tall as I am. Imagine driving a go-cart at...
No Credit, No Purchase The next thing happened after I went back to China for the Asian Games(亚运会). My mom came to Houston early to find a house. But the person selling the first one she found didn’...
I once said I just wanted to be a basketball player, I didn’t want to be the face of a whole nation. But remember the movie Spiderman? Before the uncle dies, he says, “With great power comes gr...
St. Lucia Developed, beautiful and situated in the Eastern Caribbean, St. Lucia is accessible from Europe and Canada, and reachable -- albeit(即使) not as easily -- from the United States. St. Lucia is known as a romantic destination. The isla...
Purple is a versatile (多面性的) color. Combining the fire of red with the serenity (安详，宁静) of blue, it has the ability to soothe (安抚) as well as excite passion. Purple is prevalent (普遍的) in nature in everything from egg...
One of the upsides of the current upheaval in the global financial system is that people are more careful about spending their money. Rightly so. With many people facing a clear and present danger of losing their jobs, the smartest move wou...
Got Budget? Why Budget? Here are twelve good reasons: 1.A budget is a guide that tells you whether you're going in the direction you want to be headed in financially. You may have goals and dreams but if you don't set up guidelines for reaching the...
Predictions are risky, especially when they concern the future. That said, there are technologies being tinkered with right now that could transform your life - if and when they are brought to full expression. - Lamont Wood Credit: St...
Proving again that there is no accounting for taste, I have heard some people say that they enjoyed my Thanksgiving column last year in the Journal Sentinel and are rereading it this year. I don't need that much of a hint to reproduce it here. Abit...