You’ve seen a Baby Book, where there are spots to record the baby’s airdate, birth weight, fist word, family tree, and perhaps envelopes for the hospital name tag, a lock of hair, first baby tooth to fall out. First favorite toy.
And there are Wedding Books. Been there, done that. Boooring to all but the mothers-in-law
So what about books for other things in life?
What would be in an “after the honeymoon” Marriage Book?
First romantic dinner at home. First new item of furniture. First new car. First single friend you have to drop. First financial misstep. First spat over a $10 purchase … (it gets more complicated, so what else? )
What would be in a New Job Book?
First time you impressed the boss. First time you nicked her car in the parking lot…
What would be in a New Gang Member Book? New Divorcee Book? New Party Hack Rewarded With A Cabinet Position?
What other books?
The New Job Book could have a photo of your various offices and copies of your various business cards. I once kept a collection of business cards under the glass top of my desk, to remind me of how many different drudge departments I’d worked in before becoming a big shot in Future Development. And I wish I’d taken pictures of all my offices. I have the first one with a window, and the first with a corner window, but not the more modest ones. If New Job books were popular I wouldn’t have been so shy about taking them.
Chemistry Teacher Book. Spots for first accidental creation of chlorine gas cloud. First time a test tube erupted and the acid ate instant holes in a student’s sweater (don’t ask!). First time some klutz dropped the jar of mercury and guys in space suits had to come and clean it all up…
Cub Reporter Book - First assignment, to produce an obituary for the local librarian. First assignment with a photographer in tow. First retraction after threat of lawsuit…