I live near Washington, D.C., where we are preparing for Snowpocalypse II: The Revenge!!, so I thought I would dig up some snow activities for those of us who may be spending a lot of time at home, bored, this weekend. I have a number of game and recreation books for kids, and found this […]
Category: Random Advice
Grab bag of wisdom.
Merry Christmas!
[Sorry for the delayed post, I tried to put this up Christmas eve but blogger wasn’t cooperating, arg] I picked up a few books at a used bookshop on the Eastern shore of Maryland in early December, and thought I would share a little from two of them on this lovely Christmas Eve. The image […]
1966: Country Life
I’m in Vermont for a few days of R&R; and found a few books at a used bookshop in Brattleboro: Lao Russell’s Love; a scientific and living philosophy of love and sex; A 1980 reprint of the 1768 The delights of wisdom concerning conjugial love: after which follow, the pleasures of insanity concerning scortatory love […]
1934: Life Begins at Forty
Well, here I am, on the eve of my 40th birthday, contemplating things such as oh, the last 39.999 years of my life. I can’t believe my thirties are over. Seems like only yesterday that I was starting out young and fresh at the Library of Congress, 10 years ago last month. Time flies! To […]
1949: Nine to Five Shift
Life at work has been a bit hectic this week. How does a last-minute office move while there are seemingly a zillion things to do sound? Yeah, exactly. Still trying to think happy thoughts, I turned to the books to see if I could find any tips that would help us all get through the […]
1923: Toasts (for a Christening)
During some recent interviews, reporters asked if I ever take my own advice. I use most of my books for reference for the Web site and all things related, but there are occasions when they come in handy for personal advice (if friends or other sources can’t help out). Such as today, when I was […]
1924: The New Year’s Resolution
I hope you had a happy holiday. I’ve survived Christmas week, with a whirlwind trip to Buffalo, Baltimore, Mineral and then Gainesville, Virginia, to visit family… though it was good to see everyone I’m happy to be back home after all that roadtripping. I thought I would bring in the New Year with a quote […]
Miss Abigail’s Holiday Gift Ideas!
Struggling to find a last-minute gift for that hard-to-buy-for relative or friend? Well search no longer. I’ve resurrected Miss Abigail’s Gift Ideas to help you with your shopping this year. The selection features books from my collection. Hopefully you can find them at your local Borders! (ha) Ready to get started? Click here: Miss Abigail’s […]
1949: Politics
Unless you’ve been living in a cave with no contact with the outside world, you’re probably aware that it is election time here in the U.S. of A. No matter what your affiliation, or how sick you are of all of the negative campaign ads, this is what democracy is all about! Thinking of a […]
1936: Wise Use of Leisure
Some of you may not be aware that I play the french horn. I have since fourth grade, and since graduating from college a bazillion years ago it’s been off and on whenever I can find a group to play with. (I don’t do so well solo.) I’m currently playing with my local Takoma Park […]