Dear World:

In 1999 and 2000 I planned to travel the globe documenting our world, at the end of one century and the beginning of another. It didn't happen. Life -- as they say -- goes on. Then came 2020 and I was soon to be out of a job. To satisfy my soul I created a writing challenge and wrote 70 columns in 70 days, creating what today is an ebook called ISHWORLD: The International Search for Humanity - A Column Quest that totals 149 pages. After loading trucks and delivering packages for nearly six years I decided it is time for my columns to be published. I am honored that people are willing to purchase ISHWORLD and read what I wrote about humanity and our struggles during a time of pandemic, political challenge and everyday struggle. Your story is my story and my story is your story. The genius of humanity continues as it has for many thousands of years. Today we face new challenges that those before us will never know about. And as we learned what they accomplished, future generations will learn what we accomplished or did not. My hope is that together we can make this a better world for today and far into the future. I hope and pray that I can do my part to make the world better for those coming behind us. As a writer and journalist, ISHWORLD: The International Search for Humanity - A Column Quest is my contribution to that future. Thank you for your support. God be with us all!