I just got back from our now annual family reunion in Natchitoches, Louisiana. We talked, and ate, and talked, and ate… You know the routine. I ate gator, and shrimp, and brisket, and home-made ice cream (Yes, I went back for seconds thirds fourths. I ate at least one full week’s worth of calories in… Read More Rediscovering Steinbeck at the Mayeux Family Reunion
I don’t read much fiction. I should – I know. But I don’t. But, one of these days… Anyway, here are some books lists for book lovers. Many of the titles are fiction. Some are non-fiction. So many books, so little time… From Esquire: The Reading List: 10 Essential Books for Life Manhood, America, sports,… Read More Book Lists to Ponder – More Titles to Add to Your “One of These Days” Reading Stack
Karl Krayer and I will soon complete our 13th full year of hosting the First Friday Book Synopsis. At each of our monthly meetings, Karl and I each present a synopsis of a best selling business book. For nearly half that time, I have also presented synopses every month for the Urban Engagement Book Club… Read More A Suggested Reading List For Those Interested In Issues of Social Justice And Poverty
How to be lucky. Be generous. I don’t use that word lightly. Generosity is luck going in the opposite direction, away from you. If you’re generous to someone, if you do something to help them out, you are in effect making him lucky. This is important. It’s like inviting yourself into a community of good… Read More An Age of Whining – and the Need for Generosity
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage. Women and children knew deep in themselves that no misfortune was too great to bear if their men were whole. (From The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck) ————– Where will people work? This is what keeps… Read More Where will People Work? — reflections and excerpts, The Atlantic’s How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America by Don Peck.
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