Happy Holidays—Life’s Little Black Book is Free

Life’s Little Black Book As we went the “we’ll circle back to that next year” time of year, I’m giving away a free book many have found useful. Life’s Little Black Book is full of things I’ve picked up over the years. There are, as usual, other freebies,...
What Was the Staten Island Peace Conference

What Was the Staten Island Peace Conference

A conference held on the southwestern tip of Staten Island, New York on 11 September 1776 A.D. in the Billop House, which still stands. This was the day Benjamin Franklin, Edward Rutledge and John Adams met Admiral Lord Howe to discuss the possibility of peace between...