Editor’s Note: I have strong feelings about immigration though I don’t speak much about it. That’s why I read this book; I want to know more before I speak with...
The Autobiography of Mark Twain – original and unabridged; Mark Twain
July 31, 2017
Editor’s note: That Samuel Clemens was a genius writer and humorist is without a doubt. That he was also cantankerous, narcistic and opinionated is proven more clearly than ever in...
Favorite lyric: You spend your days Watching the door Yeah you spend your whole life waiting But you don't know what for You have everything you need right here Still...
David Brooks JUNE 6, 2017 Recently I’ve been reading the Giving Pledge letters. These are the letters that rich people write when they join Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge campaign. They...
In the early 1980s, my advertising client convinced me that when a restaurant adds a menu item, they should subtract one at the same time. Their irrefutable logic was that...
Editor’s Notes: I’ve signed up for www.gatesnotes.com which is Bill Gates reading blog. After reading a couple books recommended I’m reminded how much smarter he and Melinda must be than...
How’s that for a bold headline? I’m a searcher so I accept that my definition may change again but here we go. First, I’m a student of the creative arts...
Why Finding Meaning — Not Happiness — Is What Really Matters
By Tim McCarthy
May 31, 2017
Author Emily Esfahani Smith explains how one can live a more meaningful life. The pursuit of happiness is so important to American ideals that it has been enshrined in the...
Editor’s note: I was surprised to learn my son, Tim, is currently reading this book and have started re-reading it myself. We’ve had many conversations about it and we agree...
Eight Things I Learned From the Irish after Living in Dublin for three Years
By Tim McCarthy
April 28, 2017
by Luca Marchesotti Published on March 7, 2017 Editor's note: Number 6 made me laugh out loud and Number 5 made me think of all my sisters. I landed in...
Editor’s Note: “ I’ve been thinking and writing a lot lately about the use of time. It’s the only thing everyone has in equal quantity and yet it is also...
" Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life...
A line to think about: "While the sand slipped through the opening And their hands reached for the golden ring With their hearts they turned to each other's heart for...