I Got One For Ya

Penny, Cyrus, Austin, Goose, Banjo, Winny, Rumble, Oddjob, and Greg (yes, Greg) to name a few. The great dogs present and the great dogs past. Why do we even own these pets to begin with? A few stories here about those curious, lovable, maddeningly frustrating friends and sometime adversaries.

This is not a conversation about poetry. It is more of a CSI investigation into who killed poetry, and if humor and a defibrillator can bring it back to life. Whether you blame your high school English teacher with his never ending cry of "what does this poem mean?" or the bevy of crying bridesmaids who over rhymed word like “beer” with “cheer” and “neat” with “sweet” or perhaps the murder charge goes to the New Yorker who published poems so complex that the British educated engineering code crackers at Bletchley Park could not decipher them. Whoever is at fault, this conversation tried hard to pump much needed humor and oxygen back into our poetic lungs so that the poem can live to die another day.

If you ask Siri the questions, "What's Important?", she comes back with a short definition of the word "important." If you ask your middle child, she will usually say something about attention. And if you ask your neighbor, he might just say "high fences." In any case, the question leads to thoughtful and personal conversation. So if you are allergic to small talk this discussion is for you.. In just 40ish minutes you will hear two unique perspectives on the one thing that matters most as we all strive to fully live.

This is NOT your middle school book report. How do the right books reach us at the right time? What are the lessons and how does our perspective change? Laughs, thoughts, and even a few tears about how books have changed us.

Even in these divisive times, an oyster lover and an oyster hater can come together to laugh, think and share stories about food such as a lost apple pie recipe that elicits family histories from far away places and why eating beets proves your love for someone. For the foodie and the non-chef alike, and full of auditory and gastronomical surprises and delights. DISCLAIMER: We discuss the origins of Santa Claus, so beware if you have small children...