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Temper Tantrum Common Sense Handbook
Allergies cause tantrums?
Temper Tantrum Common Sense Handbook is now available through this site as a PDF or via Amazon Kindle http://tinyurl.com/67l399. If you have a child reaching or in the tantrum age, you probably know more than you want to know about time-outs, melt-downs, and withering looks from strangers in a store. This book details what's normal and abnormal about childhood tantrums (nothing about road rage and only one reference to Olympic games and John McEnroe outbursts). There are plenty of tips about how to avoid or prevent tantrums and then plenty more about what to do should they happen anyway.
Click on this link to purchase your copy, on sale for an introductory price of $8.77! You click and PayPal approves your purchase and then I send a PDF to you to download. You will need Adobe. Search for your problem tantrum area -- grocery shopping, travel, or bedtime. It's there. Also, there are plenty of links to companies that provide products for easy travel or services (maybe it's time to get rid of your fear of flying). A print version should be available early next year.
Oh, yes, allergies, thunderstorms, liver imbalance, hearing and vision impairment, and numerous other outside influences can cause tantrums.
Washingtonienne
I worked on the HBO pilot, Washingtonienne on November 1. That's the one that's produced by Sarah Jessica Parker (or SJ as they call her) that some are referring to as "Sex in Another City." Great fun. Here's the article I wrote about the experience as it appeared in the Howard County Times and other Patuxent Publishing papers.
Virginia Off the Beaten Path
The 10th edition of my Virginia Off the Beaten Path guidebook should be in your favorite store this fall. I've updated lots of my favorite places and included some wonderful new things to see and do, off the Interstate. Note to foodies, the Route 11 Potato Chip factory is moving a few miles south to Mount Jackson. The viewing room should be open later this year, so you'll once again (or for the first time) be able to watch chips being made. Also, Maj. (ret.) Rich Spooner and his wife, Gloria, have moved their famed Globe and Laurel restaurant from the Triangle location (road widening) to a Stafford location, 3987 Jefferson Davis Highway. (703) 221-5763. A grand opening reception was held on Friday, June 6.
"Our Place" Shady Side, Maryland
Thanks to Barry Kessler, guest curator for the "Our Place" exhibit at the Captain Salem Avery Museum in Shady Side, Maryland, for showing me around the exhibit and relating lots of interesting stories. The catalog and the display, with 15 panels and numerous artifacts, explores the seven decades that a group of D.C. residents, most of whom were Jewish, enjoyed the pleasures -- particularly the fishing -- of the Chesapeake Bay on weekends from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Other beaches along the Bay were restricted, so the families created this retreat that was part kibbutz, part commune, and part kuchalayn. Look for my full article in the October 31 issue of the Jewish Forward.
Prince William County
This is a photo I took of the exterior of the Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia. The roof was designed to look like the flag raising at Iwo Jima. It's a fantastic museum that's way over expected attendance (1,000,000 visitor due Labor Day weekend and it's been open less than two years).
I had a marvelous dinner at the Foundation Restaurant, 9112 Center St., in old town Manassas. This could be the best restaurant in all of Prince William County! Charles Gilliam, the owner of The Foundation (and Okra's next door) offers a chef's dinner for up to 8 people, counter side, in front of the open kitchen. 703-368-3427. www.foundationmanssas.com.
Gaylord National
I spent a few days in mid-June at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center at National Harbor, Maryland. WOW!
I like the Gaylord properties (Nashville, Orlando, Dallas-Forth Worth) and I'm even more impressed with this newest hotel. Open only two months and service is next to impeccable meaning they work very hard to hire just the right people with the right attitude and then train them even more. I ate at three restaurants, the Old Hickory Steakhouse (Gaylord's signature steakhouse), Moon Bay Coastal Cuisine (seafood, shellfish, sushi, sashimi, and non-fish items), and Pienza Italian Market (down to the inhouse-made gelati). Each was superb.
A stop at the Relache spa for a massage (ask for Ryan, aka Trey) and an evening boat ride aboard the SeaDog down the Potomac just made the visit a wonderful escape. Introductory rates start at about $159, depending on day of the week and room location. Call 301 965-2000 for reservations or go to their Web site, www.GaylordNational.com.
I didn't have a chance to catch the water taxi over to Old Town Alexandria, or to Georgetown, or to Mount Vernon, but the options are available.
The best part, it's only about a 40-mile drive, perfect for a stay-cation.
Here's my article from the Howard County Times.
Smart Shopping Baltimore Washington
May 2008 -- Want to know where to find gluten-free baked goods or someone to repair your typewriter? Check my forthcoming book, Smart Shopping Baltimore Washington, scheduled for a Fall 2008 release.
Even if you don't live in this area, it will help you find the necessary goods and services where you live.
Although there are almost 800 listings, there's sure to be a treasure I overlooked. Please let me know about your favorite shop or service by writing to Smart Shopping Baltimore Washington.
Smart Shopping Baltimore Washington is published by the Stan and Sandra Posner, the people who bring you Smart Shopping Montreal and Drive I-95.