ola,

first, ya’ll ain’t got no bizness posting this week b/c ya’ll are memorizing monologues of the ye olde shakespearean type – but that doesn’t mean your teacher can’t post:)

“the kentucky derby” by nicholson – great, great reading on an event 140-ish years old – i’m not a horsey guy, but the derby is THE DERBY – not that we watch all the same three channels anymore – anyway, the book interested me, would interest you collectively (would actually make a decent BOB) by using the derby as a picture of america – that what the derby was about at a give time was what we were about – and, to boot, i’ll never confuse kentucky with the old south ever again:)

“playing with a purpose: baseball” by yorkey – comes out in the spring – book about the faith of baseball players in The Bigs – of course, no cubs… anyway, gripping stories from some of those guys – incredible stories of how their lives have been changed – great middle school guy read

“giving” by clinton – library book – book on the power of a person to make a difference in the world – you get old like me, you don’t tend to believe in that any more so it was a good encouragement

i started the ken jennings “maphead” but i’ll wait until i finish it before reviewing – hope your break is wonderful and that you enjoy citing Shakespeare monday

sincerely,

mafeld