Home Again, Home Again

We are back from our 13 day trip to New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Boston. We had a good time, but I am ready to stay put for a few days.

While we were hanging out in hotels and airports and planes and such I managed to finish up The Weisman book, The World Without Us. I also read Bill Clinton's latest book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World.

Both are worth the time to read. Weisman's book really gets you thinking about how to be more "green." He makes a compelling case and leads you to believe it is worth the effort: monetarily, ethically, and intellectually.

Clinton's book is a snapshot of all that is great about Bill Clinton. When Bill talks about himself, it is pretty boring. However, when he talks about ideas and values and projects and causes, he is at his best. He simply over powers you with the number of details and anecdotes. In the end, Bill tells stories that have you arrive at the old maxim, "tis better to give than receive." And he backs it up - like I said he just over powers you with back up.

It seems to me that for me, going "green" is something I will do in the way I live. Start converting to different light bulbs, shop for "green" products, try to seal up the doors and windows better this winter, and look carefully the next time we buy a car, appliance, etc. As for the giving, it seems to me that I believe most in education. I already give my time and gave up a pretty substantial salary to work where I do. The next thing for me to do is to get serious about giving toward the endowed scholarship fund that we started. I do think that when we are ready to start designating what to do with the fund, we will look at making sure that that someone with a big need gets that need met with this scholarship.