Last night was another joyful meeting of the Standley Lake Book Club and it was Irish-tastic. In honor of up-coming St. Patrick’s Day, our host Tripp Baltz out did himself and provided a traditional Irish feast for our meeting that included Guinness beer, corned beef & cabbage, Irish music and even shamrock shaped sugar cookies. All I can say is wow. Everything was delicious and it was the perfect way to end the week. A huge hats off to Tripp, not to mention a great thanks!
You would think that the book was also something Irish, but it was not. It was Mountain Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. It brought on some really interesting conversations about whether a man that does so much good is actually a good man. The book also brought a lot of discussion on the best way to cure the world of disease. Do you do it one person at a time like Paul Farmer, who is profiled in the book or do you try to help a larger pool of people. It was a very interesting conversation. Today, Tripp posted a quote of Facebook that I think summed up the conversation perfectly.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." – Margaret Mead
What I love about our book club is that everyone participates and feels free to give them opinions. The conversations always evolves well beyond the book to topics of politics, social norms and even religion. These are topics usually avoided, but the group seems to always be respectful of each other, so the hot topics always flow with such ease. I always leave book club feeling so happy and proud of the group.
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