Decks are kind of a California thing. One of my first jobs after arriving in the Golden State in 1985 was helping a friend, a professional builder, construct a wrap-around deck behind his newly renovated home tucked away in the redwoods.
Lumber was cheaper back then, and the deck featured top-grade redwood boards and pressure-treated fir. It was a beautiful structure, the site of many memorable social gatherings. It even supported a large hot tub for more than 20 years. Read More...
Who doesn’t love a Junior Mint? Thirty years ago, on March 18, 1993, Seinfeld did one of the strangest endorsements for a candy brand, ever, and made an entire generation believe, hey maybe junior mints can really save your life! Three decades later, “The Junior Mint,” is as fresh and funny as ever. The episode aired deep into the show’s fourth season and it checks all the boxes: the gang being selfish and uncaring toward others, an absurd premise, and entertaining individual storylines for Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer, Join us as we dig into the candy bowl for a look back at “The Junior Mint. Read More...
By | June 29, 2019
The 1895 Blue Serpent Clock Egg by Faberge on display at Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery exhibition titled The Romanovs and the Grimaldi. Three Centuries of History (XVII-XIX) Source: (Photo by Mikhail Metzel\TASS via Getty Images) On Easter Day in 1885, the Russian Czar, Alexander III of House Romanov, gave to his wife, Czarina Marie Fedorovna an egg. It looked like a ducks egg, with a gold band about the middle. Read More...