Okay, I admit it. I'm a Lincoln freak. And since nobody's going to check out this blog to write a history paper, I'd rather post and share fun stuff about one of America's best known presidents. Hey, it doesn't even have to be researched. Rumors made this country great and I never reveal my sources.
Great advice from Robert E. Lee: "Don't waste your time reading novels and always accept a promotion."
Great advice from George Patton: "Never fight for the same real estate twice."
Great advice from Abraham Lincoln: "If you think a quorum is forming, jump out the window."
I think Lincoln's advice is the wisest.
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This is the terrific picture Bluffing Wildly took for me with his camera phone when he was at the ALA conference in Washington. It's nice to have talented friends.
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This is the terrific picture Bluffing Wildly took for me with his camera phone when he was at the ALA conference in Washington. It's nice to have talented friends.
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- I am also a T.E. Lawrence freak, a Poe freak, a Sherlock Holmes freak, and a Herman Melville freak, but Lincoln is the coolest. I once lost an entire 7th grade on a Friday afternoon while practice teaching. My secret fantasy is to write for MAD magazine, which I have used as a major news source in the past. They were the first to report Al Haig's resignation. I drove a VW beetle for 15 years until I burned out the distributor wires and blew a rod through the engine. I am now driving a VW Golf.
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5 comments:
Hey, I put some obscene comments up here and now they are gone! What happened to free speech? Well, actually, Lincoln shut down the presses during the War, so it is no shock that Lincolnfreak did the same..... ;)
Well, this certainly is being a peppy blog. I'll have to keep an eye on it!
Yes, Librarian666, I hear you. I seem to remember throwing you out of here once before. You're right about one thing -- I agree with Lincoln's healthy attitude toward newspapers: if they don't support you, shut them down. There's a great book out there for someone like you. I intend to add it to my terrific booklist once I get it started. It's "Lincoln's Wrath" by Jeffrey Manber, and it goes into detail about his dealings with a few misguided newspapers in Pennsylvania. Enjoy.
Thank you, Bluffingwildly, for your kind comments. I hope you're not bluffing wildly.
I noticed the Robert E. Lee quote and seem to recall that you mostly read nonfiction. Are Melville, Poe and A.C. Doyle the only exceptions?
I REALLY need to get around to reading Moby Dick.
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