Curations from the Human Jungle
["Guinness is Good for You" was the company's slogan when I lived there in 1972. On billboards this slogan was superimposed over an image of an attractive, professional woman with the telltale Guinness 'stache.' Personally, I found it quite the turn-on. Never met that girl in the pubs, however. SB SM] Shipwreck Divers Discovered a... Continue Reading →
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org The St. Patrick’s Day Dispensation In vino caritas John Rodden March 17, 2023 This essay originally was published in March 2020. Throughout my boyhood a half-century ago, St. Patrick’s Day was eagerly anticipated by the adult men in my family. You might imagine this had to do with their wanting to honor Ireland’s patron... Continue Reading →
[Sorry Silverbacks ... I mistakingly posted this one to go live at 7:00 PM! Suggested by SB Jerry (Quaker SBs). Something tells me this Silverbelle isn't signing up for anyone's harem any time soon.. SB SM] https://apnews.com/article/belgium-marathon-woman-record-endurance-95838c15e8292a3f6ed28c99696c319f GHENT, Belgium (AP) — Finally coming to a halt on Tuesday — the last day of 2024 —... Continue Reading →
[This "splitting the G" stuff is for sissies. The real story of Guinness is the tale of the Seven Rings, as told in my book on beer, The Great Beer Trek. I told the story to friends in a bar on the waterfront in Portland, Maine called 3 Dollar Deweys, which traces its name to... Continue Reading →