In a bit of a pickle? Perfect, because today is National Pickle Day. Celebrated annually on 14th November, this is yet another calendar day that originated...
Revisited the Brainstorm (using slightly sweeter 7:1:1 proportions & Teeling Spirit of Dublin whiskey) on my birthday, which I share with P.J. O'Rourke, Jawaharlal Nehru, Charles III (who didn't even rate a mention by Difford), Leopold Mozart (Wolfgang's dad), Johann van Beethoven (Ludwig's dad), Ellis Marsalis Jr. (Wynton & Branford's dad), Aaron Copland, Claude Monet, Mamie Eisenhower, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Condoleezza Rice, and Yanni. Now that's a cocktail party I wouldn't miss for anything!