The greatest gift is a passion for reading.
Elizabeth HardwickThere’s nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book.
Betty MacDonald, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic
The buzzword in college applications today is “passion”. Every applicant is supposed to have one, and woe to the poor teenager who’s just trying to get through adolescence, not to mention chemistry and the Common App. Fortunately, when I was in high school, no one asked me if I had a “passion”. But if I’d had to answer that awful question, I would have said I was passionate about reading. I always have been, ever since I deciphered the words to Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham. (My parents, convinced I had memorized the book, kept trying to trick me by skipping pages, but I was on to them.)
From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would…
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Books on the Table 
Lovely blog. I adore Green eggs and ham and all of Dr. Seuss’ other amazing books.
My sister and I were weaned on the NC Wyeth-illustrated books like Robin Hood, Treasure Island, and Kidnapped which our father read to us. I still love those old stories.
See you next week at the Governors Holiday Dinner. You had a good idea there.
Willard Bunn III Managing Director Colonnade Advisors 125 S. Wacker Dr. Suite 3020 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-425-8161 wbunn@coladv.com
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