Author Archives: Jim

On This Day…

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Jim

76 years ago on this very day, Franklin Delano Roosevelt mixed the first legal martini in White House in 13 years… when Utah (can you believe Utah!) became the 36th State to repeal the 18th Amendment. FDR preferred a Gibson … Continue reading →

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A Noble Trade

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Jim

It was Edward IV in 1492 who granted the charter for the creation of the barber’s guild… The Company of Barbers. Surgeons were given a charter 30 years later… giving you an idea what was considered more important at the … Continue reading →

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Hilda

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Jim

Hilda? Perhaps you have a “Hilda” in your family. We had one in ours. She was my Father’s Spinster Aunt. There was a “secondary” Hilda in the family as well. Paul had a Fraternity Brother who was married to a … Continue reading →

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Promotion at Grapes!

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Jim

Yes, yes… I know what you’re thinking! It’s about time! Jim deserved a promotion! Hard for me to maintain my humility. I had trained for it all summer… completed the course successfully, proved my mettle… Ash and John had to … Continue reading →

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