Thanksgiving Day! This is a purely American holiday. As an immigrant, I came late to know about it and appreciate it. Thanksgiving is a holiday which unifies. Believers and nonbelievers alike may celebrate it, for gratitude is a virtue that requires no church affiliation to acquire since all we need is a good memory. It is natural for most of us to go through life taking things and people for granted. Exposed to beauty, grandeur, and awesomeness for long enough, we become acc

“ Is this the end of the world, Dad? “ My seventeen year old niece asked my brother. Judging by recent events, it was not a too far-fetched question. It seems the world is upside down, and I am not only referring to the current events in this country, but worldwide. Our sense of security is gone. We regretfully know only too well, that going to the movies in Colorado, or having dinner at a restaurant in Paris, or celebrating the Bastille Day with family in Nice, or simply goi

America, The Great! continues... I drove into Mexico this weekend for a family reunion. It was tiring but oh, so rewarding. Descendants of my great-grandparents got together in that beautiful resort town in the Pacific to meet, connect and reconnect. Present were members of the third, the fourth as in the case of my siblings and cousins, the fifth and even the sixth generation sharing our common ancestors. There were doctors, architects, accountants, nurses, chemists, school