I like to think that I’ve always been a somewhat curious person, but through my participation in Leadership Calgary in 2009, I was challenged to take it up a notch, to broaden my focus and deepen my analysis. I was surprised by how enjoyable exploring new ideas could be. Like the child who frustratingly asks “…but why?” to every explanation his parent tries to offer, I discovered a bottomless well of questions—an unending line of inquiry.
Spousonomics is more entertainment than information, but it nevertheless provides an insightful tour of common marital gripes as seen through the lens of the dismal science. Having not read many books about marriage, I cannot speak to the genre, but this engaging read provides ample bite-sized ideas suitable for spousal discussion.
I recently had the opportunity to watch Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling novel “Eat, Pray, Love”. I watched it with my wife, partly to redeem some movie-selection karma that I had squandered in taking her to see “Tropic Thunder”, but also with a sense of curiosity about what passes for a good chick-flick these days.
