"If I'm working on any sort of problem needing a programming solution, and someone suggests we use lisp, I buy that person a copy of "The pragmatic Programmer",

"If I'm working on any sort of problem needing a programming solution, and someone suggests we use lisp, I buy that person a copy of "The pragmatic Programmer", and tell them to read it closely." Then I'd recommend you go back and read it closely yourself, because there's an entire chapter on domain-specific programming which includes tips on implementing mini-languages to write code close to the problem space, which is a very Lispy suggestion.