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Eddie Chapman was a bad seed. He went AWOL in the British Army, was a safe-cracker for a crime gang, and was a blackmailer who would sleep with married, high-society women, then with an accomplice, blackmail them for money so he wouldn’t show pictures of their activities to their husbands. He ended up being a […]
Walking outside this morning, I only wish I could have had a hot beverage of some sort. Maybe when I get home, I can do just that, while adding that needed kick after a long day at work. With winter being around the corner, there will be more days with the chill in the air. […]
Claude Monet was a pioneer as a painter, starting a movement that would be called French Impressionism, named after one of his pieces of work, Impression Sunrise. Monet found a way to paint light reflections using quick, short, and effective strokes that seemed to give the true look of how light reflects in some areas […]
Not many today would argue that Walt Disney was ahead of his time. In 1940, with Mickey Mouse losing popularity, Mr. Disney would make a film that is considered a masterpiece and a true classic. Composed as six shorts with background music being played by the Philadelphia Orchestra, it brought to life the animated characters […]
Grace Kelly has stood the test of time with the beauty she showcased in the movies and Broadway. To this day she is considered in the Top 20 Most Beautiful Women ever in Hollywood. She would leave her acting career, marrying Rainer III, Prince of Monaco. Today is Grace Kelly’s Birthday. Though this drink isn’t […]
On this date in 1889, Washington would become the 42nd state of the United States. To celebrate this day, I’m introducing a drink you’re probably familiar with as a shot. This one, however, I’ve decided to serve it on ice for this occasion. No one’s stopping you from straining it into a couple shot glasses […]
By the time he reached his destination to locate Dr. David Livingstone, Journalist and Explorer Henry Stanley had lost most of his traveling party due to disease, or just simply leaving due to his treatment to them. He had heard that Livingstone had taken ill and was resting in the town of Ujiji on Lake […]
Carl Sagan spent most of his career at Cornell University as a professor and the Director of the Laboratory of Planetary Studies there. Not only an astronomer, he was also a well received writer in his genre, wrote over 500 scientific papers and a huge promoter of SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intellegence). His writings on […]
When I saw Halley’s Comet travel within eyesite of our Earth in 1986, I knew that it would probably be the last time I’d see it. There are some who never get the opportunity. With its 75 - 76 year orbit around the sun, many will miss this amazing marvel in the sky. The next […]
Since I was unable to match a drink with history, I went back to the Prohibition Era to see if I could find something unique for you. If you’re into creamy drinks and want to try something that’s a unique combination, I found something that will interest you. It combines scotch and gin, something you […]
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