Though they really aren’t so small in reality. I’m talking about new books. I just received two from Amazon.com Now I have new stuff to read (not that I didn’t already have a huge pile of books lying around as it was, but humor me here).
If you’re anything like me, the prospect of new books is an exciting one. So here is something to whet your appetite; forthcoming titles in a variety of intriguing genres. Enjoy!
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, CA, on March 26, 1874 and died in Vermont on January 29, 1963. In between he wrote some of the most amazing poetry. In honor of his birthday I’d like to share some of my favorite Frost poems and quotes.
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
“I turned to speak to God, About the world’s despair; But to make bad matters worse, I found God wasn’t there.”
“I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.”
FIRE AND ICE
SOME say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
“A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone.”
The Hotel Preston, located near the Nashville Airport, has decided to do away with the traditional nightstand Bibles. Instead guests will be offered a variety of different texts they can request from a “Spiritual Menu” and have delivered to their rooms.
Oregon-based Provenance Hotels, which owns the Hotel Preston, is breaking away from a longstanding tradition of placing Bibles from Gideons International in its rooms. The goal is to offer variety to travelers who aren’t Christians or to visitors looking to learn about a different faith, Nishioka said.
“Our guests come from different places and they definitely come from different cultures, backgrounds, ethnicities, so we want everyone to feel welcomed and comfortable,” Nishioka said.
Brian Ruf, president of the Travel and Tourism Research Association, said the idea of a spiritual menu is so “leading edge” that the international organization has not done research that would show whether Hotel Preston is on the cusp of a trend. Ruf said he thinks the switch might be politically controversial but said travelers with a more international perspective might appreciate it.
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The laminated spiritual menus will be rolled out in the next three to four weeks.
Gideons International spokesman Steve Smith said the Nashville-based organization had not heard of the change at Hotel Preston, and would not comment on “issues regarding Scripture distributions.” The Gideons organization has been distributing Bibles since 1908.
A team of Provenance managers came up with the spiritual menu’s lineup, Nishioka said, which will feature the King James Version of the Bible and the New American Bible, the Torah, the Quran, the Tao Te Ching, The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, the Book of Mormon, books on Scientology and Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu text.
“We’ve only had positive feedback because we’ve included the Bible and we’ve actually added on to it to have two versions. I think we’ve made everybody happy,” she said.
Joe McInerney, president and CEO of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, said this is the first time he has heard of a spiritual menu, but he thinks Hotel Preston’s managers made a good business decision.
“If they want to be ecumenical, that’s a great way to do it,” McInerney said. “It’s taking a positive look at a thing that has been commonplace. What could be wrong with it if they’re providing an opportunity for all religions to read their scripture?”
I like this idea and I hope it catches on. Diversity and choices are a wonderful idea. Hopefully in the future they may even decide to offer some reading options for non-believers
