A New Voyage Begins
I’m in a good spot. Mentally, physically. As I sit here on my porch, sipping an Eventide Gin Cocktail as Claire prepares the evening meal, the rigamarole of the past…
The End of the Pesky Day Job
(Me at Work: 2009) This week marked the end of a 25 year career run across six companies. The last one, Qualcomm, decided to let quite a few very experienced…
Québecois Heritage: Marie Rollet
Who Was Marie Rollet? Marie Rollet was born about 1580 in Paris, France. She was the daughter of Jean Rollet and Anne Cogu, an upper-middle-class family. As part of her…
Québecois Heritage: Louis Hébert
Who Was Louis Hébert? Louis Hébert was born in Paris, France in the parish of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois about 1575. His father, Nicolas, was an apothecary and Louis continued the family tradition.…
Widow’s Kiss: Cocktail Recipe #4
The Recipe The Description The recipe for this cocktail first appears in George Kappeler’s book, Modern American Drinks, published in 1895. It is an enticing blend of three French liquors.…
Irons in the Fire
The drawback of having so many interests is that I keep myself way too busy. The challenge is knowing what to prioritize. Brick Mill Games, LLC The work at Brick…
Monte Cassino: Cocktail Recipe #3
The Recipe The Description This cocktail was created in 2010 by Damon Dyer, a bartender at (the now defunct) Louis 649 in New York City. Damon won the Bénédictine 500th…
The Last Word: Cocktail Recipe #2
My Recipe The Description The Last Word is a Prohibition-era cocktail originally developed at the Detroit Athletic Club. The first publication in which the Last Word appeared was Ted Saucier’s…
Remember the Maine: Cocktail Recipe #1
My Recipe The Description The original version of this recipe can be found in Charles H Baker’s classic 1939 book “The Gentlemen’s Companion, Volume II: Being an Exotic Drinking Book…
TOCS Milestone
As some of you might know, I’m a partner with Brick Mill Games, LLC. We are building an on-line wargame system in a double-blind, limited intelligence environment. We reached a…