Bill Hinkley Recipe
By Norm Thomas

Begin with one whole and open mind, taken from the oven of the cosmic bakers just a little too early.  (You parrot heads know exactly what I’m talking about.)

Two sensitive eyes that sparkle with enthusiasm for the best of what life can be

Two very able and attentive ears.  That is, two ears able to listen to all sides of an issue, whether it’s two, or three, or a dozen; ears that are attentive to each and every view, no matter how different from their own

One quick and easy smile, repeated often, even when the mood is contentious and tempers are rising

One sharp tongue, just in case the oven gets a little too hot (click here for complete poem)