To quote Robert Frost, this website is created to “unite my avocation and my vocation.”
Welcome to Great Thoughts! I’m so glad you are here. Grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, relax and hang out with us. Come back and visit often!
After 20 years in high pressure sales, I retired to spend time doing what I love- hanging with my family, reading good books and enjoying good travel. I am always looking for the next great read and the next great beach or warm locale.
Thus, Great Thoughts was born in an attempt to share books and trips I love and to find out what I should read next and where I should travel next.
To give you an idea of the books I like, please note:
1. I don’t do vampires.
2. Mindless boy meet girl novels don’t do it for me.
3. Really dark tragic stories aren’t my thing. Real life is dark enough for me!
3. I need escapism- self -help and non fiction rarely get my attention.
4. I LOVE books that describe various cultures and religions. Indian fiction, Jewish fiction, historical fiction are some of my favorites.
5. I do not post reviews for books I don’t like. This website is about the love of reading!
6. If I like a book, I may invite the author to do a guest post for us. I find that you can learn so much more about a book and an author from a guest post.
What are you reading?
To give you an idea of the trips I like, please note:
1. I am a hotel snob and proud of it. We don’t travel often but when we do, I like the little chocolates on my bed at night and good samples of lotion and shampoo in the bathroom. That’s how I roll.
2. I don’t do cold weather. Travel, for me, means beach, sun or a fabulous city like Chicago, New York or Las Vegas. My preference is ALWAYS beach!
3. I don’t do layovers, if it can be helped. Direct flights are the best!
4. I try to maximize travel points and free travel. Might as well go 5 star and free, if possible, right?
Where are you going?