Author Archives: Jim

Sitting on Top of the World

Posted on November 1, 2005 by Jim

It was in the old New Haven Arena, home to the New haven Blades Hockey Team of the AHL… the date was October 11, 1968, and seated on “floor seats”, some 15 rows back from the stage, sat Ellen, John … Continue reading →

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Do You Like Dessert Wine

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Jim

I’m not the best judge of distances.  I stand by my ball… look at the green and say, “it looks like about an eight iron…”  Now this is not the way it’s done by good players.  Good players look at … Continue reading →

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Hey! Who The Hell Thought This Up?

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Jim

  I wonder if there is a numismatist lobby.  There must be… and I think it must be as powerful (if not more so) than the tobacco lobby. I envision a collection of old men, gathered in leathered private studies, … Continue reading →

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13 Beers & The Merritt

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Jim

  I don’t know much about Freud… practiced psychiatry in Vienna didn’t he?  Helped folks out with their mental problems I’m told… and got paid to do it!  Sandy Koufax practiced pitching in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.  He struck out … Continue reading →

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