Author Archives: Jim

Saul & the “Gift of the Gab”

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Jim

Of this there can be no doubt– My Uncle Saul was a master of the “gab”.  It was a gift. And this talent was in pristine display at the card table.  The card table being the table in the breakfast nook of … Continue reading →

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My First Drink With Dad

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Jim

It may have been the first Christmas season after I had put army active service in the rearview mirror.  This would be 1973.  I was still very new to the world of Chipp.  But I immediately took to the spirit … Continue reading →

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Interesting Episodes in History No. 63

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Jim

When the 19yr old Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier (the Marquis de Lafayette) boarded the Victoire headed to the Revolution in America, he already possessed an excellent education in the classics.  He had a full command of Latin, Greek, Hebrew … Continue reading →

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Joe’s Restaurant

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Jim

First, an apocryphal tale.  Way back to a time perhaps in mid-19th century, the Baron de Rothschild was approached by a man on the streets of Paris who pleaded his need for financial assistance.  The good Baron listened attentively to … Continue reading →

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