Who's Your Morrie?

My own Morrie (my dad)
 keepin' it real with Paul Revere.
(Boston 2012)

Mitch Albom, the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, was an undergrad when he met Morrie Schwartz. Morrie was just his sociology professor, but as Mitch progressed through school, Morrie became more than that. To Mitch and many other students, Morrie became a source of reason, encouragement, and advice. Most of all he was a friend. In my life, my own father is a sort of Morrie to me.

So I have a question for anyone interested--who's your Morrie?


While I hope that everyone takes the opportunity to read Tuesdays with Morrie, I appreciate that Morrie isn't as important to everyone as he is to me, so I picked a few others. Who's your Gandalf? Who's your Watson? Who's your Matthew Cuthbert? Who's your Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, or Mrs. Which? Who's your Dumbledore?

If you remain uninspired, I'll just ask these questions:

Who dries your tears and helps you up again?

Who listens when you're bursting with new ideas?

Who ultimatley gets you out the door and on your adventure?

I plan to circulate this little teaser to a group on Facebook that I'm a part of. I know a few of the members, but many are basically strangers. The group is basically dedicated to being a nerd--we talk about poetry, post pictures of ourselves at Comic Con, discuss Doctor Who, and organize trips to the Shakespeare Festival. I'll post the link and ask for their responses and any advice they happen to have--I'm very excited about this one!