The other side of Lebanon…
A State of Organized Chaos

I just returned from Lebanon, having spent a couple of weeks with family and friends, and as usual, among the archeological sites that remain fascinating to me.  This was the first time I go there in the summer after the civil wars, and I experienced the phenomenon exclusive to Lebanon, known as Organized Chaos.  I [...]

Memories of the Civil War Years at BHS

Being an educator myself, and seeing the state of education in the US, I thank my teachers every day at BHS for doing their best under the difficult circumstances of the civil war to teach and continue to do so during those hard times.  I remember well the early years of 1975-76 conflict when most [...]

My first hunting experience: There’s more to a bird than feathers…

It was a sunny day in the neighbourhood and my brother, his friend, and I were out playing with the BB gun.  This was the first high powered air rifle my dad got us in summer of 1977, shot the 4.5 mm caliber pellets.  We took our turns shooting it at empty food cans, figs [...]