I let this poor old blog — and Emmett — go for one week, last week, while I was on Thanksgiving break. That’s the longest time I’ve taken off from the research since I started this project over two years ago. This morning, it’s hard getting back into the swing […]
This paragraph didn’t mean much to me when when I first read The Velveteen Rabbit in third grade, in Mrs. Myer’s class, at St. Mary’s elementary school. I remember finding the book in the school library, looking at the cover, thinking how the story was about stuffed animals (which I […]
I know that Emmett’s family and friends tried at least two interventions with him to get him to stop drinking. Both took place when his health was seriously compromised, when he had full blown cirrhosis. The first took place a few months before he collapsed in December, 1914, and almost […]
Here’s one of my latest acquisitions to the Emmett Wilson biographical research library: Surprisingly, it isn’t a dry tome, and it was a great deal! I ordered it from a book thrift store, and paid a grand total of $6, including shipping. What’s in here? Several interesting bios on Emmett’s […]
Of the photos I have of Emmett, I don’t have one of him officially smiling. That’s something I’d love to find. Here’s what I do have: One childhood photo: A college photo: A campaign photo: His first official photo as a U.S. Congressman, taken in 1913: His […]
I’ve been thinking about this article, The Science of Success, from The Atlantic. I came across it earlier this week, quite by accident, while looking for something else related to Emmett’s research. Funny how these things can sidetrack, and yet, offer intriguing new information that helps me understand this man […]
A theatre friend sent this to me today. I say it applies to everything in life worth doing… …especially this damn book.
Here’s a great new resource shared by my dear husband: The University of California/Santa Barbara Cylinder Audio Archive. This is totally separate and unique from the Library of Congress’ National Jukebox! Another new repository of sound from Emmett’s day! What is interesting about this archive is that they are actively […]
Sometimes I wish I had access to a time machine, where I could pop in on Emmett now and then in his life, only for about five minutes, and offer a thought that would, perhaps, pull him back from the brink of some of the poor choices he made in […]
Here’s another item that was in the box of artifacts I received from my dad last week: Surprise! It’s a Folding Pocket Kodak, popular between 1914 and 1924! Here’s my camera, opened up, as in the illustration above: That green is the reflection of the green cover on my cellphone […]
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