I really did not start out this Framing the Dialogue web site to be an overtly political one. Recent events and the rapidly changing climate in Washington tend to drag me into the mire.
That is why it is great to escape with a book full of great stories by a great author. In his third book, Robert Fulghum
The popular series Chicken Soup For the Soul was first published in 1993 and everybody probably bought at least three copies. I, like many others eagerly read the first book, sort of read the next one, but that was the end. With over 100 titles in the series, I am betting that most folks do not buy them for themselves, but as gifts for others.
Robert Fulghum’s
I have a poster hanging in my office. It’s not placed like most folks hang artwork. You really only can see it from my chair. This particular poster is for me. It’s not a fancy picture or a cute cat hanging in there. It is simple a collection of guidelines from Robert Fulghum’s 
Mr. Fulghum provides a bounty of short stories/essays to support and illustrate his simple themes. I could try to paraphrase, but I’d rather use his words from the back cover of the book:
