The Business of Getting Well

All this talk about the downright rude behavior of our politicians debating the health care bill has me feeling ill! Makes me wish Bernarr MacFadden’s International Health Resort was still around. I found this little undated pamphlet in my pile of “flat things” while looking for a book jacket for something else. It has some […]

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Now on Facebook!

Hello all, Please Join me on Facebook, where I’ll be posting probably a bit more regularly than this blog, thanks to the ease and brevity of posting. Sad, isn’t it, that blogging is too hard now? I hope to feature fun new (I mean, old) advice from the books, and highlight some favorite authors, post […]

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Mrs. Abigail

Miss Abigail is going to become a Mrs.! The question was popped amongst the redwoods at Big Sur. Obviously he did his homework and read about best places to propose in my book. In the chapter titled “Rules of Engagement,” I quote author Helen B. Andelin and some of her tips on where a proposal […]

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Some Things of Interest

Gosh, summer has gotten away from me. Forgive me for my negligent posting schedule. Anyway, here are a few things I stumbled across in my library-life that you might find fun and interesting: First up, a new digital collection from Duke University Libraries: AdViews: A Digital Archive of Vintage Television Commercials. Described as “a digital […]

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