1.Chance vs Luck - Courtney's definition is luck is generated by one's efforts. 2. Thomas Jefferson agrees. (At least in my mind....

1. "Tell your dog I said 'Hi'" from my early morning walk in Richmond, Va. 2. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Titania...

1. The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt. (Square Fish Publishing, 2007). 2. "bedlam" - a scene of uproar or confusion. 3. The...

Show Notes: 1. The Life of Reilly by Rick Reilly 2. Definition of a juggernaut - a massive force that crushes whatever is in its path. 3....

Show Notes: 1. Mutton busting at the rodeo. (sent to us by a loyal listener.) 2. Essay: "The Joy of Work" by Mason New 3. Book: Haidt,...

Show Notes: 1. Street scene from Lisbon, Portugal (photo by Mason New) 3. The Ponte Vecchio of Florence, Italy. 4. Island of Mallorca 5....

Show Notes: 1. Rocketman - the movie about Elton John and his lyricist, Bernie Taupin. 2. Photo of The Lawn at University of Virginia....

Show Notes: 1. The songwriter of "What Made Milwaukee Famous" was Glenn Sutton. 2. Courtney sings at the Mary Kay sales convention. 3....

Show Notes: 1. Definition of "chindogu" - inventions to solve problems in previously unthought of ways. Often absurd in nature. 2....

Show Notes: 1. Quotabelle website (resources, books, and gifts of quotations by women) 2. A picture from the quotation exercise at...

Show Notes: Just a few of the books we discuss: 1. On Writing by Stephen King 2. West with the Night by Beryl Markham (my copy, a gift...

Show Notes: 1. Oysters, a delicacy for one of us. This picture is from one of my favorite restaurants, Can Can Brasserie in Richmond, Va....

Show Notes: 1. A Useful Dog by Donald McCaig. Charlottesville, Va: University of Virginia Press, 2004. (my copy pictured here. From the...

Show Notes: 1. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Va. 2. "You May Want to Marry My Husband" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal 3. "It's a...

Show notes: 1. "My Friend Walt Whitman" by Mary Oliver, from Upstream: Selected Essays. New York: Penguin Press, 2016. 2. Poems by Billy...

Show Notes - Episode 1 covering several of the specifics from the episode "What's Important?"