Baseball is the belly-button of our society
My regular spring training routine includes reading a book about baseball.
All posts tagged: Monday Musings
The dandelion principle
Thoughts and images from our National Trust Tours trip to The Seychelles and Madagascar.
The narrative of America
A new book by Walter Isaacson considers one of the most famous sentences in American history.
Illuminating the past in light of the present
Eric Foner’s new book of essays reminds us that history remains visible today.
Citizenship (Revisited)
An old piece that is a reminder to “Love the neighbor you like and the neighbor you don’t like.”
There would be neither slaves nor masters
Allen Guelzo’s intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy.
Read when you’re happy, when you’re anxious, and in the moments in between
Ways to get closer to books.
America remains a work-in-progress
America is an idea founded on ideals of equality and freedom. Democracy always requires our work.
Oh, the places we’ve seen!
In 2025 we were certainly “off to great places.” Here’s a recap, with a hat tip to a children’s classic.
The stuff of life
A beautiful novel reminds us that “Words, especially those written, are immortal.”
MORE TO COME... 