Cold weather in Dallas

When the temperature dropped to 22, I could see the ice all over the patio chairs and the trees.

Merry Christmas

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Tzu Chi Foundation

Tzu Chi Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1966 by Dharma Master Cheng Yen in the impoverished east coast of Taiwan. The Foundation has been contributing to better social and community services, medical care, education and humanism in Taiwan for nearly 40 years. Master Cheng Yen firmly believes that suffering in this world is caused by material deprivation and spiritual poverty. She felt that "lack of love for others" has been the root of many problems in this world. "To save the world, we must begin by transforming human hearts."
A volunteer-based, spiritual as well as welfare organization, Tzu Chi’s missions focus on giving material aid and inspiring love and humanity in both the givers and receivers. Since its founding, the Foundation has dedicated itself in the field of charity, medicine, education, environmental protection, as well as the promotion of humanistic values and community volunteerism. The humanitarian work is both a means to help those in need, and also a way to open the eyes of the volunteer to the harsher side of life, so that through giving, they may find spiritual happiness and life's true meaning.

Winter comes to Dallas

Dallas, TX climate is hot during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 90's and cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 40's. The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 96.10 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 36.40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Happy Thanksgiving

California Wildfires

Through last week, 1.24 million acres burned in California, the most since 1970, when consistent, modern records were first kept.
Wildfires hop-scotched around Southern California on Sunday although calmer winds slowed flames that have destroyed almost 1,000 houses, forced tens of thousands to evacuate and turned some neighborhoods into scenes resembling war zones.

Our new President

For a generation, black parents have told their children, "you can be anything you want in this world."

After last Tuesday night, they can say it with confidence. Barack Obama , a first-term senator from Illinois known for booming soliloquies and a cool-under-fire demeanor, was elected the nation's first black president.

Barack Obama must juggle high hopes, big challenges on quest for change.