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The Old Fashioned
Harry Truman helped me through some difficult times. Yes, I know; that’s weird. In a period that was stressful for a number of reasons that are happily in the past, I tackled David McCullough’s Truman. It took forever to read this 1120 page book. After all, those more difficult moments usually aren’t the ones that
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Presidential Quote #1
Book Proposal
I am working on a book proposal. It is for a cookbook called, no surprise to some, Head of State Cakes: A Delicious Look at the Presidents. I knew at the beginning of my HOSC project that I might pursue turning it into a book, but more recently, I’ve decided to take it on. I… Continue reading Book Proposal
The Fireside
Franklin D. Roosevelt is one of the first presidents that I remember learning about in school. Well, the Roosevelts were more of a unit to me at the time. Now I can’t imagine being unable to distinguish between my Roosevelts. Many people know Roosevelt for saying, “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” In
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Pinteresting: Project Life/Scrapbooking
Pinterest is a monster maker. You get an inkling of an idea, and then the next thing you know you have a board with over 250 images on it. In this case, Pinterest turned me into a bit of a scrapbook monster. Follow Sherlonya’s board Project Life/Scrapbook Inspiration on Pinterest. You see, I’ve always been… Continue reading Pinteresting: Project Life/Scrapbooking
The Humanitarian
I have a soft spot for Herbert Hoover. My first Herbert Hoover memory (I understand that it’s not normal to begin a sentence like that) comes from a book about the presidents that occupied a number of my childhood hours. His entry listed his full name Herbert Clark Hoover. The owner of an associative mind,
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In an open letter to the guy dining outside with his dog,
“So, if you want to sit at your dining room table at home with your dog occupying a chair, that’s great. However, I don’t think that you should be able to have your dog occupy a seat at a restaurant.”