SARAH AND SUSANNAH—THOSE JERSEY GIRLS
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, the first governor of New Jersey, had three daughters, Sarah, Susannah, and Kitty. Little is known of Kitty, however her older sisters made up for it. Sarah was … Continue reading
THREE FRUITS OF JET LAG
BACK WHEN I traveled internationally, I was pretty good with jet lag after the first night. That first opportunity for sleep, however, was always seemingly at the wrong time for … Continue reading
XI JINPING—MAKING CHINA GREAT AGAIN
“SPOKE TO President Xi of China to congratulate him on his extraordinary elevation.” This, from his American counterpart, Donald Trump, reacting to actions of the 2017 Communist Party Congress that … Continue reading
DETSKOYE SELO (PARKS AND PALACES) LENINGRAD, 1934
IT MAY seem odd that in 1934 the Leningrad Soviet would have a Park and Palace Department. Indeed, it did and, what’s more, it published a tidy little guidebook in … Continue reading
ON BRIT STATUARY
OUR BRIT pals also experienced civil war, indeed, several of them if you count the three separating King Charles I from his head, 1649; kicking his son Charles II into … Continue reading
A FAVORITE CUISINE, BACK IN 1919
MAYBE IT was yesterday’s intelligent octopus talk here that got me thinking about a favorite cuisine. On the other hand, learning more about this octopod also got me thinking about … Continue reading
FROM GYPSYING TO GLITTERY CEILINGS
BACK BEFORE driving was considered an undesirable activity, people used to “take drives” as entertainment. Imagine that! And, indeed, there’s a most informative account of this: Americans on the Road, … Continue reading
MALIBU CANYON’S PINK LADY
I THOUGHT about a Pink Lady recently. The drink kind: gin, grenadine dashes, egg white; shaken with ice. This in turn got me thinking about the Pink Lady of Malibu … Continue reading
I’LL HAVE A PINK LADY, AND A COCKTAIL TOO
FORGIVE THE old one-liner, but it popped into my mind when, rummaging in the desk for something else entirely, I came upon this handy artifact of my misspent youth. Indeed, … Continue reading
SALUTING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
IS THIS karma or what?? Just when the Boy Scouts of America are entangled, honorably I’m sure, in alternative facts, I go and uncover a Boy Scout of America neckerchief … Continue reading
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