Book recommendation for long winter nights

Empire of liberty : a history of the early Republic, 1789-1815 by Gordon S. Wood

Such a great book! Awesome indeed! Huge, too - about 700 pages. Perfect size for long winter evenings by the fire.
Makes you realize how very little you knew about those mysterious years immediately (sort of) after George Washington was elected the first U.S. president.
It confirms our view that Washington was this country's best, most honorable president EVER.

Money, lost and found

Lost money?
Maybe it’ll turn up somewhere on the street when the snow melts.
Just keep looking.

There is always more snow, however, God willing, and always more money to be lost.

New Year's Day 2010

So there you are. 2009 is over. And here's Jan 1st,2010.
I am bored already, and I believe that the process of boredom is accelerated with each passing year.
Here in Vernon NJ we start the new year by lamenting the end of the last of the great little department/variety stores, RJ MARS.

It is really too bad. Why did it happen? You tell me. I don't think you can blame WalMart for this one.