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It’s the week of Christmas and we thought it would be fun to chat about some of our favorite Christmas albums! After all, we have Josey Records right here in the building and we’ve been listening to the good stuff for the last several weeks. We’re sourcing these album sales from who else but Rolling…

Since the beginning of time, people have been celebrating. Back then, they celebrated rain coming down, food growing in their fields, protection for their families, etc. Nowadays, we celebrate, well, everything. Pregnancy, births, birthdays, promotions, winning, purchases–you name it! Hell, we even reward and celebrate losing. But, we’ll save that rant for another day. We…

The history of brunch dates back to the late 1800’s. While there are many theories on how brunch actually came to be, we know the first publication using the word brunch came from Guy Beringer who wrote an article in Hunter’s Weekly. Beringer was tired of heavy, loaded lunches after church and wanted something around…

Since today is Thanksgiving, it only seemed appropriate to give a brief history of this amazing holiday where we all sit around (some hungover), Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in the background, stuffing our faces, watching football, and trying desperately to snag the last of the deviled eggs. Why is there never enough deviled eggs? It’s hard…

In 2017, the phone of Archeologist Adam Brumm buzzed–indicating a message with an attachment. He opened it up to see a fairly bizarre image of three little pigs that appeared to be leaping across a limestone wall of a cave found on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi. It is believed that this display (painted on…

If you’ve been around here for a while, then you know we mentioned the Red Cross in one of our very first blogs. That’s because there’s a large photo hanging in our bar area that you really should come to check out. What is pictured is Lamy’s Manufacturing Auxillary Red Cross volunteers along with historic…

We know, we know. It’s the name of our blog and we’re using it as a title, but in all actuality, there’s no better time to talk about company than as we head into the Holiday Season. The idea of gathering together for anything and everything isn’t new, is it? People were created to be…

Let’s just face it and call the spade a spade. No one likes losing. Have you ever met someone that was just thrilled to be a loser? No, those people don’t exist. Or not in our circles, and our circles are fairly large. We enjoy winning. In life, in sports, and around the table. Do…

Have you heard the latest in Levi’s denim? I’m sure you have, but we’re sharing it here, anyway. This week, a pair of Levi’s jeans from the 1880s (that had been found about 5 years ago in an abandoned mine by a “denim archeologist”) went up for auction. They were then purchased by 23-year-old Kyle…

Oh hey there, fellow wine-o’s! We can’t wait to talk about the history of wine with you. If you want to know how far back wine goes…well, it was Jesus’ first miracle. So, it’s a bit of a big deal, you could say, dating back to Biblical times. The American love affair with wine wasn’t…