Friday cocktail – improving on the 1776 cocktail
Last Friday in honor of the 250th July 4th anniversary I posted this (after some solid research) Friday cocktail – most popular drink in 1776 was – here’s the answer So, we tried the 1776 variation – rum – and then the updated version – – rye whiskey. Farandavile is a rum-loving house but the … Read more
Film Trailer – “Heaven in Stone and Glass”
Looks to be a beautiful movie. Can you spot Chartres Cathedral?
“Woke Jesus And The Woman Caught In Adultery”
“Stoney stone”
WSJ: “The Trump Family and ‘Honest Graft’”
This is an editorial from several days ago. They are profiting off the Presidency in ways that demean the office. Americans tell pollsters they don’t think they are getting ahead financially. But President Trump and his family are having no trouble, judging from his 2025 financial disclosure report released Tuesday. The Trump clan is cashing … Read more
Rolling Stones Keith Richards, never exactly good looking, but now YIKES!
UPDATE: From reader NB – “Wizened & Creased -good name for their next album.” Long article in the Wall Street Journal, as the Stones have a new album and contemplate another tour. – Keith Richards doesn’t seek out old Rolling Stones records—unless he draws a blank trying to remember one of his many iconic riffs. … Read more