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November 20 “It is all about the children”

November 20th is World Children’s Day. This is a UNICEF program to help with the wellbeing of children, and supporting children’s rights. I believe in the rights of children to learn and be loved. They get that in my library. I don’t talk down to kids that visit, but we might get silly or absurd,Continue reading “November 20 “It is all about the children””

November 19 “Treating the sludge”

November 19th, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. He was dedicating the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I have a copy of “Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings” by The World Publishing Company, published 1946. This was one of my father’s books. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is perhaps the most memorable speech ever given, andContinue reading “November 19 “Treating the sludge””

November 18 “Once upon a time…”

November 18th is International Occult Day. The word itself comes from the Latin term “occultus,” which means “clandestine, hidden, secret” or “Knowledge of the Hidden”. I have a collection of occult books. The first today is “The Occult Sciences” with subtitle “How to Get What You Want through Your Occult Powers” by Anthony Norvell, publishedContinue reading “November 18 “Once upon a time…””

November 17 “Leave nature like you found it”

November 17th is Homemade Bread Day. This is a pretty good book from England about bread, “Loaf, Crust, and Crumb” by Silvija Davidson, published 1995. In this book are the most discriptions of types of bread than I have ever read. If that wasn’t enough, there are two hundred recipes to make your bread dayContinue reading “November 17 “Leave nature like you found it””

November 16 “Wagon Ho!”

On November 16th, 1822, William Bechnell arrived in Sante Fe New Mexico, along a soon to be named Santa Fe Trail. He was the first to use a specific route for trading, along with leading wagons. I have a good book that give history around Santa Fe, why there were people there, and what happenedContinue reading “November 16 “Wagon Ho!””

November 15 “read, write, visit, and support”

November 15th is I Love to Write Day. I do love to write. I may not be very good, but I force myself to work a little, every day. Some days are easier than others, but I try. Today, everyone should write a poem, a story, a letter, or a post card. Even a textContinue reading “November 15 “read, write, visit, and support””

November 14 “Tickle my Pickle”

On November 14th, 1851, Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, was published in the United States. While I have talked about it in some detail on Whale Day February 18, I have an additional book that I did not use then (Go back and re-read. I have a touching story on both my mom and dad-missContinue reading “November 14 “Tickle my Pickle””

November 13 “”Some things can be done as well as others” *

On November 13th (Friday the Thirteenth) 1829, Sam Patch died. Sam Patch was a “Jumper”. He could easily jump over fences and piles of stuff when he was a kid. Later, he became famous for jumping off of things into water. He would do shows and jump off a mast of a ship, or offContinue reading “November 13 “”Some things can be done as well as others” *”

November 12 “I invent nothing, I rediscover” *

On November 12th, 1840, Auguste Rodin was born. I have several interesting books that mention Rodin.The first is “Captions Courageous” or “Comments from the Gallery” by Bob Reisner and Hal Kapplow, published 1958. It is a comedic book that takes paintings and sculptures and gives them weird quotes. Rodin did many sculptures of people stillContinue reading “November 12 “I invent nothing, I rediscover” *”