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Nov 25, 20205 min read
A Thanksgiving to Forget
The Puritans up in Plymouth Rock ever had a happy gathering around the table. With anyone, least of all the Native Americans.
Nov 24, 20205 min read
One of Those Marriages
On the gulf’s east bank sits Iran, baring its teeth at Saudi Arabia and doing a fair job of conquest-by-internal-rot of Iraq.
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Suntory isn't a copy of anything...
Japanese markets – while inventive – rarely seem to come up with much on their own that has a shelf life longer than the pre-teen fad.
Nov 6, 20203 min read
The Only Whisky That is Talisker
Talisker, as its makers point out, is “made by the sea on the shore of the Isle of Skye.” And so it be.
Nov 5, 20201 min read
Talking Trees and Local Beers
Dropping in on world-class Crystal Bridges museum, I checked out the local beer for the Memphis Flyer.
Oct 29, 20208 min read
I've Never Been to Katmandu
“Run and find out.” Motto of all the Mongoose family Rudyard Kipling Rikki-tikki-tavi November 2012: I was starting to sweat. It was a...
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Chocolate Rye Porter
With the seasons changing, this is a great fall beer - a local favorite when the weather turns a little cooler.
Apr 29, 20202 min read
The Viking Scotch
Granted, the branding seems a little off at first. But why not?
Jan 7, 20205 min read
We Aren't Going to War With Iran
Whatever it is that Iran can do to us, they’re already doing it.
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