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An Excuse To Drink “Classic” – May is Zombie Awareness Month
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsLook alive, people! Direct from the Zombie Research Society, May has been set aside as a time to “emphasize continued vigilance in the face of the coming zombie pandemic”. We’ve... -
An Excuse to Drink – October 19, 1987: “Black Monday” on Wall Street
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No CommentsToday in 1987, stock markets around the world, beginning with Hong Kong, began to crash. The damage spread through Europe and by the end of the trading day on Wall... -
Apple/Applejack Month – Part 1
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsOctober is proving itself to be a good month for food and drink holidays! Coffee, beer, mulled cider, and now an entire month devoted to both apple and applejack. For... -
An Excuse to Drink – 40th Anniversary of Walt Disney World
Posted on October 1, 2011 | No CommentsOctober 1, 1971: The Magic Kingdom, the first of the Walt Disney World parks, opens. Built on 27,000 acres near Orlando Florida, the park was constructed after the success of... -
An Excuse to Drink: Speak Softly and Carry a “Big Stick” Cocktail
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsSeptember 2, 1901, twelve days before the assassination of his predecessor William McKinley, then Vice President Theodore Roosevelt uttered the immortal words: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you... -
An Excuse To Drink – Preakness Cocktails: The Southside
Posted on May 21, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s time for the running of the 136th Preakness, the second race in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. While most people will kick back with the Black-Eyed Susan, the... -
May is Zombie Awareness Month
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsLook alive, people! Direct from the Zombie Research Society, May has been set aside as a time to “emphasize continued vigilance in the face of the coming zombie pandemic”. We’ve... -
An Excuse to Drink – April 28, 1789: “Mutiny On The Bounty” & The “Mutiny Cocktail
Posted on April 28, 2011 | No CommentsToday in 1789, sailors, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied against Lt. William Bligh, commanding officer of the HMS Bounty. Whether it was the lure of island life on Tahiti or... -
The Rum Runner
Posted on February 23, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis past week, I got the opportunity (as part of the “day job”) to attend the Instructional Technology Council’s e-Learning 2011 conference in St. Pete’s Beach, FL. It was held... -
An Excuse to Drink – October 19, 1987: “Black Monday” on Wall Street
Posted on October 19, 2010 | 1 CommentToday in 1987, stock markets around the world, beginning with Hong Kong, began to crash. The damage spread through Europe and by the end of the trading day on Wall...
