Shakespeare at home

Welcome. I’m Shakespeare.

I live with Wendy, who came into my life a few years ago when she visited her sister Diane in Oregon. Those two went to a fundraiser for Diane’s friend. There Wendy invested $20 in tickets to be drawn for a variety of prizes. She threw $17 worth of them into the bucket assigned to me. After some tense, nail-biting moments, a winning ticket was drawn–Wendy won! That’s how our partnership began. I was a FREE BEAR, except for the $20 in tickets and the $80 spent to ship me from Oregon to North Dakota.

Wendy is a Barnes and Noble bookseller (and a retired English teacher) so we read A LOT. We proudly call ourselves “book snobs.” Follow us here, and you will find reviews of classics, current bestsellers, lucky discoveries, debuts of authors we believe will triumph, and some fluff we fill in to rest our minds.

And occasionally, we see a movie; therefore, watch for an opinion about Elvis or Where the Crawdads Sing (we try to stay current). Speaking of “current,” we also observe and study what’s happening in our world. Our strong belief is that we must stay engaged. Our values and moral principles require engagement.

Until next time–Shakespeare signing off.

Patience

Shakespeare Here!

We’ve had some experience with this intangible (almost tangible at times) concept–being patient and losing patience. Our recent experiences started with Wendy’s trip to Reno in October. As she was on the flight back home, the plane was about to land at O’Hare; and because it had been delayed in Phoenix, there were passengers worried they would miss a connection or pick up in Chicago.

So as the plane began its descent, a young woman unhooked her seatbelt, pulled her carryon out of the overhead compartment, and sat on the armrest “waiting” to rush out the door as soon as she could. The flight attendant ran up the aisle to sit her back down and to stow the carryon again.

Patience, please, and understand that travel by air means your day (or more) is not always in your control.

Stay tuned for our next patience story and how, sadly, Wendy lost hers (not the story, her patience).

Shakespeare signing out.

One response to “Patience”

  1. Love these stories. More please.

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