Benjamin’s Franklin’s contributions to his times, and our country, are too numerous to restate.  His greatest gift, however, may have been his philosophical approach to living a ‘useful’ life right until the very end. And while the self-help movement of our day has its own exemplars, going back and revisiting his 13 virtues and his willingness to evolve and change, and admit to errata(mistakes), may be as important as his many experiments with electricity or his role in our nation’s beginnings.  In fact, even if Benjamin hadn’t been the only one of the Founding Fathers to have signed all four of our nation’s foundational documents, he would have been the most famous Founder because of his extensive travel abroad, according to Eric Weiner, author of “Ben & Me: In Search of a Founder’s Formula for a Long and Useful Life.” As the author has gotten older and begun thinking about his role and purpose at this stage of life, he found guideposts in living a life in full by reading what Franklin said and seeing what he did.  He shares some of the lessons here and more in this insightful book.