Losing It by William Ian Miller (Gray House)

Our book, Losing It, by William Ian Miller, was a mixed success.  Some of us expected late-life comfort and advice, and some of that was delivered.  But most of us declared the book a hodge-podge of erudite but  hard-to-follow literary references, from Icelandic sagas to biblical texts.  As in Wayne's World, maybe "we are not worthy." Anyway, there were lots of witty asides and zingers that hit home.

Next book is This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald.  Other books suggested were Istanbul Passage by Kanon,  Their Eyes Are Watching God by Hurston, and House of Earth by Guthrie.  We're meeting at 6:30 pm, on Tuesday, May 7.

We had dinner at The Gray House, a pleasantly modest place, self-described as a gastropub (whatever that means), which we enjoyed.  We all had either a lamb cutlet, or a ravioli special which is not recognizable from looking at the menu.

Our conversation mostly focused on the plight of the University, especially money spent on sports figures, administrative functions, and other diversionary stuff that none of us could identify as worthy of a "great university."

PS: Most of us have either graduated from the U or taught there.