I have been wholly absent from publishing anything on my blog for the past month, not even my usual post a day events have been going up. I have no excuse but I do apologize for my absence to all my followers. I have been super busy with work and getting prepped for this years […]
Read moreTopic #224: Do you wish you had more money or time?
Topic #224: Do you wish you had more money or time? This is a give-me question. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Time is Money”. I would have to agree with him as I would always choose more time over almost anything else. Time is the one thing in life that can not be replaced; once its […]
Read moreTopic #223: If you were God, how would you have started it all?
Topic #223: If you were God, how would you have started it all? Do you think you could do something more interesting than the big bang? Or would you leave everything just as it is? If I was God I would leave everything just as it is. As I am just a man with a […]
Read moreTopic #222: Do you prefer to lead or follow? Or neither?
Topic #222: Do you prefer to lead or follow? Or linger in the middle and never fully commit to anything? I must say that I prefer to lead than follow. After a successful career in the military I definitely find that leading is a suit I wear better. Early on, I was tasked with leading […]
Read moreTopic #221: What is your favorite way to get exercise?
· Topic #221: What is your favorite way to get physical exercise? Least favorite? What form of exercise have you always wanted to try? What about mental exercise? My favorite way to get exercise is to just “do it”. I tend to walk more and use the automobile less. I have joined gyms and tried […]
Read moreTopic #220: Do you blog anonymously or as “yourself”? why?
· Topic #220: Do you blog anonymously or do you blog as “yourself”? Why? This is an interesting topic. I blog as myself but the name of my blog is my Gamer Tag or actually my Gamer Persona. I have been Merc Xue for so long and have built a complete life around this name […]
Read moreTopic #219: Can anger be constructive?
Topic #219: Can anger be constructive? Yes, I believe can be very constructive when it is controlled and channeled in the proper way. Anger can make the timid and weak stand up for justice. It also can provide one the inner strength to press ahead when everyone or everything seems to be against them. Anger […]
Read moreTopic #218: Imagine it’s August 2021 – What is your life like?
Topic #218: Imagine it’s August 2021 – what is your life like? August 2021 and my life has been a rollercoaster with the highs outweighing the lows. It is my tenth year as a best selling author and I have just finished the 4th movie based on my best selling series “The Family”. I am […]
Read moreTopic #217: Are you driven by your head or your heart?
Topic #217: Are you driven by your head or your heart? Or maybe by something else? How do you balance the conflicting forces for how to be? What drives me depends on the situation that initiated the driving. If is something inanimate, then that was purely my head involved. If the item I am chasing […]
Read moreTopic #216: What do you want your tombstone to say?
Topic #216: What do you want your tombstone to say? Topic suggested by Loren at the Cemetary Travel Blog. I have never thought about what I would want my tombstone to say. I always believe I will find a cure to death. I would not want to live forever because that lends to being trapped […]
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October 24, 2011 
