Monthly Archives: June 2015

Edward R. Hamilton – Bookseller Extraordinaire

Many moons ago, I happened on an ad for a remainder bookstore located in Falls Village, Connecticut. Falls Village, in 2010, had a population of 538, so it is not exactly a huge metropolis, however, one of the best booksellers … Continue reading

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Hey, Murphy….are you calling me a spud?

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Great Potato Uprising” from Kaddywompas by Tim Noah. Released: 2006 The average American eats about 100 pounds of potatoes annually, but the Ugandans have got them beat with an average annual consumption of … Continue reading

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Perhaps the Pope Prefers Pecorino, Provolone or Pepato?

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “The Pope” from Angel Food for Thought by Meryn Cadell. Released: 2007 Given that there is rather an untouchable mystery surrounding centuries of “Popedom”, I have wondered, on occasion, what do Popes eat? … Continue reading

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New Mexico – Land of Enchantment, Land of the Weird

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Being Weird Is Cool” from Community Rocks!: The Honeybabes & Please Stop Complaining by Sara O’Brien & The Community Rocks! Kids. Released: 2014. New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment for … Continue reading

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