Making a Big Job Look Easy
By the time one reaches my age, he surely knows how things go whenever there is a household chore that must be tackled, such as a...
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Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 27
- 4 min
Making Do and Making Things Last
The last several months have seemed like a return to yesteryear. I'm referring to the time several decades ago when we suffered through...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 20
- 4 min
#!?@%$! Watch Your Language!
If you've followed this blog for very long, you know that I read a lot of books. A lot! I don't have time to waste reading books that...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 13
- 4 min
Coincidences of History Brought Home
One of the interesting things I've discovered researching my relatives' activities in World War II has been the "coincidences" that...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 6
- 5 min
Vacation Productivity
Vacations are meant for relaxation, for getting away from the daily routines, for engaging in things you normally don't do in the regular...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
Looking Ahead, Not Behind
The year 2022 is fast coming to a close, and 2023 is almost upon us. In fact, we have only one more day left before the New Year arrives....
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Christmases Past Remembered
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. The next day is Christmas. What memories the mention of those two days evokes! When I was growing up, my...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Cut! Cut! Cut!
When I was teaching writing classes, I repeatedly emphasized to my students three principles of good writing. I summarized each principle...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Encouraging the Reading Habit
One truth I repeatedly observed during my years as a teacher was that avid readers tend to be better students than nonreaders. They...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
Remember Pearl Harbor!
Today, December 7, marks the eighty-first anniversary of the simultaneous and coordinated Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Guam, Wake...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
Goals Set, Achieved, and Reset
Thanksgiving is past. Christmas is just around the corner. And the new year is following close behind. That means it's time to start...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
More Lessons from Reading Tuchman
I don't want to seem as though I'm beating a dead horse, but in today's post I'd like to share some more quotations from Barbara...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
Learning from the Best
One of our daughters recently asked my wife and me to accompany her to a library book sale. She was looking specifically for good...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
Special Holiday Announcement!
McFarland Publishing, the publisher of my book Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries, just announced a great holiday deal! You...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
Guest Post: She Published Her First Book at Age 75!
I'm excited today to present a guest post by Joy Neal Kidney, who published her first book at age 75. Since that time, she's published...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 4, 2022
- 4 min
How a Book Series Influenced Young Readers
An article I was reading recently mentioned the U.S. amphibious landings near Casablanca in North Africa, and immediately I recalled the...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Writing Despite All Obstacles
I wanted to share the following short (~7 min.) YouTube video that provides some much-needed motivation for those of us who sometimes...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
"Doing History" by Reading Minds
Often, I've regretted not having access to a plethora of private documents--letters, journals, photos, etc.--on which to base my study of...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
Joy Neal Kidney, Keeper of Family Stories, Shares More
Genealogies can sometimes seem boring, especially if you don't know the families whose lineages are being charted. Sometimes even that of...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
A Matter of Perspective
Three storms in three distinct places in the past two weeks gave me lessons in comparative meteorology--and life. The first storm was...
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