Have you seen The Help yet? Marvelous. It’s one of the first times in my reading and movie-going experience I thought the book (The Help by Kathryn Stockett) and movie were both superb. Yes, I know they’ve received quite a lot of criticism, but I think the critics have been focusing on all the wrong things. […]
Shoveling Snow with Buddha
I’m away for the weekend, attending (and speaking at) the Wild Goose Festival in NC. I laugh every time I read this poem. It’s so delightfully simple in its storytelling, yet so profound. May we all live life so well! Here’s “Shoveling Snow with Buddha” by Billy Collins: Isn’t that great? I love what Collins […]