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Cleopatra, Monkeys & Fish, and Selected to Live

Three more book reviews …

Hovering in the middle of the New York Times Bestsellers List is Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff. I was hesitant to read this book because Cleopatra isn’t exactly an unstudied personality. More has probably been written about her than any woman of the ancient world. But the reviews were so good that I gave it a try. I’m glad I did. Schiff has sorted through a lot of the misinformation about Cleopatra, whose history was mostly written by her detractors. One of the interesting threads of the book is how the cultural and gender …

D'Oliva Olive Oil, Sabbatical, Uncategorized,

Italy Photos

We made it home! Now that I have a real computer in front of me, here are a few photos from the trip. D’Aun will post more on her Facebook page when she gets a chance.

Here are some of my favorites … mostly non-tourist shots because you’ve seen the Coliseum a million times.

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The night before the trip, Sadie knew we were leaving and jumped into the suitcase as we packed.

Our first morning in Rome, so I tried a cappuccino at (reputedly) the best coffee place in city. I was hooked for the rest of the trip.…

D'Oliva Olive Oil, Family, Sabbatical, Westmont,

Ciao from Italy!

Ciao from Italy! Wish I could post photos but WordPress seems to hate iPads. But trust me, we are seeing great stuff!

D’Aun and I spent the first few days in Rome overcoming jet lag and touring the city. Our tour guide, Angelo, was great and created special events that we’ll remember a long time. For instance, the first day we headed out of town to an olive mill that his brother-in-law owned … and along the way we stopped at the bridge just outside of the old city of Rome where Emperor Constantine had his vision of the cross …

Book Reviews, Sabbatical,

Reading List

Yesterday I posted an update about my October sabbatical. So today I’ll update my reading list.

I finished John Ortberg’s The Me I Want To Be. A good book, very Ortberg-ish. Focuses on spiritual growth, with self-depreciating humor and fun stories. It’s not John’s most entertaining book nor his most theological book. Instead, it puts his PhD in Psychology to good use as it looks at the barriers that keep us from spiritual growth. The book is linked to the Monvee program.

Martin Dugard’s Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone was a great book! I love …