• lost interest in The Coffee Trader by David Liss (2003)

• watched (Mysteries of the Bible) Queen Esther: Far Away and Long Ago -- Amazon thought I'd like How the Queen Cleans Everything : Handy Advice for a Clean House, Cleaner Laundry, and a Year of Timely Tips

• listened to The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley, author of The Millionaire Next Door, read by Cotter Smith (2000) -- survey says...

• listened to The Golden Rule of Schmoozing written by Aye Jaye, read by Penn Jillette (1998)

• listened to Rebels in Vermont told by Tom Weakley, music by John Kirk

• listened to Tatooine Ghost (Star Wars) by Troy Denning, read by Jonathan Davis (2003) -- long and unsatisfying, lacks chemistry

• listened to Don't Make Me Stop This Car! : Adventures in Fatherhood written and read by Al Roker (2000)

• listened to Fierce Pajamas : Selections of Humor from an Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker edited by David Remnick and Henry Finder (2001)

• listened to The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts (1850's, 2002) -- the first novel known to have been written by a black woman in America


• listened to The Pleasure of My Company written and read by Steve Martin (2003) -- a few months in the life of a quirky, likeable man


• watched Join-Up with Monty Roberts -- training principles using the horse’s inherent methods of communication and herd behavior rather than force

• read Nothings Impossible : Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom by Lorraine Monroe (1999)
  
  
  
  • If thou of fortune be bereft
    And of thy store there be but left
    Two loaves, sell one and with the dole
    By hyacinths to feed the soul
  
  
  • Always put people first, paper second
  
  
  • Reflecting daily on your efforts and outcomes improves both
  
  
  • You can't give to others what you don't have yourself
  
  

• listened to Shy Boy : The Horse That Came in From The Wild by Monty Roberts (1999)

• watched Pan Tadeusz (1999)

• read The Genie in the Bottle : 64 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life by Dr. Joe Schwarcz (2001)