In Saxony, a province in eastern Germany, near the city of Bautzen lies the small village of Schwarznaußlitz. It is the home of some family members of our friends Werner and Henny, whom we visited with them last September. We enjoyed that time tremendously, and since we were passing by Continue Reading
Some Things I’m Doing About My Struggle with Stuff
I wrote previously about My Struggle with Stuff, my challenges with materialism, consumerism, and accumulation. Apparently, I’m still thinking about it. I really want to master my stuff, rather than the other way around. Below are some of the things I’ve tried with varying degrees of success. Note that I Continue Reading
The Decline of the American Empire
Our recent visit to the United States got me thinking about the challenges facing America today. I think that the road ahead will be very difficult. What is an empire? Empires are nations whose power and influence extend beyond their borders. They tend to enjoy false economies based on cheap Continue Reading
Zschaitz
We continue to head east across Germany. After nights spent beside a fire hall near Frankfurt am Main and in a parking area in Erfurt, a town that we enjoyed last year despite the hubbub caused by the Pope’s planned arrival the following day, we stopped in a small village Continue Reading
‘God’s Waiting Room’
We recently returned from a trip to Arizona. Our main goal was to visit family, Canadian ‘snowbirds’ who spend part of the winter in this warm southern state situated between California and Texas on the Mexican border. It was our first visit to Arizona, and we’d heard a lot about Continue Reading
Is Life Getting Too Complicated?
Is life becoming more and more complicated? It sure seems like it. Do you remember the days when telephone service was simple? When a handy person could maintain his own car? When you could buy things without handling fees, fuel surcharges, and 3 types of tax? When you didn’t have Continue Reading
Impressions of Luxembourg
We recently visited Luxembourg after leaving France. It’s a small place, so it didn’t take long. We visited the only major city, creatively called Luxembourg City, in this tiny country of just over 2500 square kilometers. Here are some of our impressions. Luxembourg is a landlocked country surrounded by France, Continue Reading
DreamBigLiveBoldly.com Enhancements
You may have noticed some changes to DreamBigLiveBoldly.com recently. I thought that the old look was rather drab, so I’ve added a new colour scheme, a new custom header, improved the menus, and added some more useful widgets on the right side of the page. You’ll find that things basically Continue Reading