Daily Archives: May 8, 2021

East is East and West is West

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brian Beesley

  Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. Til earth and sky stand presently, at God’s great judgement seat. But there is neither East nor West, border, nor breed nor birth, When two … Continue reading →

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Maybe they’re family!

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brian Beesley

Below is one of my favorite mystery photos. Of the four people pictured, I know just one. The man on the left is my grandfather. I’ve posted this picture many times before, on Facebook pages and any website I can … Continue reading →

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Just a matter of feet?

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brian Beesley

My daughter recently attended a family gathering with some of her in-laws, one of who has an Asian wife. As the circumstances were informal, my daughter was barefoot.  Seeing my daughter’s feet the Asian woman said, “Oh, you have feet … Continue reading →

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Nationality or Ethnicity?

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brian Beesley

For the sake of argument, I mean ethnicity as referring to one’s race or ethnic origin, such as Caucasian, Asian, Indigenous etc and nationality, meaning one’s country of citizenship, either by birth or by naturalization.   An example would be an … Continue reading →

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