Judy Guion posted: "After my Uncle Dan (Daniel Beck Guion) passed away in 1997, I realized that first-hand accounts of this particular "Slice of Life" would only continue to diminish over time. I needed to record the memories of my Aunt Biss and her brothers and share them w" "Greatest Generation" Life Lessons
After my Uncle Dan (Daniel Beck Guion) passed away in 1997, I realized that first-hand accounts of this particular "Slice of Life" would only continue to diminish over time. I needed to record the memories of my Aunt Biss and her brothers and share them with the family. This culminated in the idea of a Blog so that I could share these memories with anyone who would be interested in the personal histories of some members of The Greatest Generation.
Over a period of several years, whenever possible, I recorded the memories of my Dad and his siblings.
I am beginning with the Memories of my Father, Alfred Peabody Guion, the oldest, and will continue each weekend with his Memories. Then I will share the Memories of his siblings, oldest to youngest.
Alfred Duryee Guion (Grandpa) holding Alfred Peabody Guion after his Christening.
I was born in New York City in 1914, then I lived in Yonkers for short time. When I was about one, we moved to 91 Dell Street in Mount Vernon, New York.
My mother, Arla (Mary Peabody), was nineteen years old when I was born and she was the oldest Peabody girl. Burton was ahead of her. Then there was Arla, Helen, Kemper, Anne, Dorothy and Laurence. There were seven of them.
By the time I was three, I was quite interested in mechanical things. I remember taking an alarm clock, taking it all apart and putting it back together, but I had one gear left over when I finished. It didn't keep very good time. It was fast. I never could find out where that year went.
We had a woman who did the cooking and took care of the house. One of the things we had in the kitchen was a dish washer that was hand operated. It had a big handle on it and we pushed and pulled, and I remember liking it, I enjoyed doing that.
I don't know why my father started calling me Lad and gradually it got to be my nickname.
I don't remember much about my Dad in Mount Vernon or Larchmont. He was always busy working.
Alfred Peabody Guion and Daniel Beck Guion
When I was five, Dad and Mom were building a house in Larchmont. They had a contractor build it and it was on Lansdowne Drive in Larchmont Gardens. I accompanied them, well, maybe three or four times when they went out to look at it. Mom told the carpenters what she wanted changed. She was quite conscious about what she wanted.
When we moved in, there were two houses on Lansdowne Drive, ours and another one at the top of the hill. When we left in 1922, there were probably eight or ten houses.
It took four days for the workers to build our garage. The neighbors put theirs up in one day. Later, a strong wind came up and blew down the neighbors garage but ours stood strong. Roger Batchelder was that kind of guy.
I think he had a garden in the backyard with green beans growing. Dan and I each took two or three green beans and we walked around and around his house, with the beans rubbing on the house, wearing them down until they got short. Then we threw them away and got some more beans. So Roger was kind of upset about that.
Tomorrow, I will post more Early Years - Memories of Alfred Peabody Guion - 1914 - 1922.
Admin posted: " Guys. We did it.Not only did we find a pumpkin spice latte engagement ring with a dollop of diamond whipped cream on the top, but we officially have pumpkin spice trash bags. Essentially, this is the cinnamon broomstick you'll find in many a New Engla" Exclusive Global News
Not only did we find a pumpkin spice latte engagement ring with a dollop of diamond whipped cream on the top, but we officially have pumpkin spice trash bags.
Essentially, this is the cinnamon broomstick you'll find in many a New England home that bludgeons you with the overpowering smells of the season, except now it's in trashbag form. From now on, the hearty aroma of clove and faux pumpkin will waft from your trash receptacle, and you can rest easy knowing that Hefty will make your rotten leftovers and unused plastic bags of spinach smell just a skosh better.
Are you not delighted? Want to read more? Well, our pal Rudy covered it here.
Anywho, here are your links.
The Kids Are All Right
Last, year, we wrote about how it's OK for weed brands to celebrate stoner stereotypes and tropes and all of the juvenalia and baggage that comes with it. After interviewing many a cannabis CEO that wants to look more Polo than Poprocks, the quest for legitimacy has left some cannabis firms looking blanded and tired.
Kudos to Jason Diamondfor his piece in Curbed about "tacky weed bodegas" popping up like a roided-out Starbucks in NYC circa 1997, as I 100% support murals of Rugrats or Doug characters doing bong rips:
Bubble tea might be having itself a nice little moment, and from all signs, you can find cans of the stuff at some of your favorite retailers now, which, according to our own Chloe Gordon, feels a little bit like cheating since part of the magic is seeing those snotty little balls of wonder.
Now, Heinz is getting in the game with the boba brand Gong Cha, and yes, the packaging looks exactly like their ketchup bottles. The limited-edition flavors include Berry Mary and Pomato Bomb, and I would totally throw this in a Bloody Mary and be perfectly content.
Start Wearing Purple
There's a new purple M&M, and she only listens to Rent and Dear Evan Hansen. There's no purple flavor making its way to the candy display, just a new color meant to represent "acceptance and inclusivity." Because, yes, theater nerds need love too.
You Really Don't Need This
"SUCH AND SUCH is the world's first Web3 lifestyle beverage company" is a phrase I have read far too many times in the past two years. This one just so happens to have Bored Apes on it.
Now, we have Bored Ape Water, and it's being sold by someone advertised as a "visionary" and "the new Scooter Braun." Or at least, that's the person who owns this particular Ape that appears on the packaging. The canned water brand comes on the heels of other BAYC IP-owners schilling Bored Ape burger chains, Bored Ape Old Navy t-shirts, and Bored Ape weed. I am assuming other moneyed Ape-owners prone to hyperbole will also feature heavily on the cans in future drops. In a press release touting their first limited-edition water drop at Fred Segal—with a line around the building—one of the co-founders remarked that "plastic is canceled." That comes from a Web3 proponent who has likely heard that NFTs are bad for the environment and use a lot of energy.
I genuinely don't care about the apes, and I think they are a visual eyesore, and I know that I should probably just shut up about it already. And, yes, I realize I just advocated for Chuckie and Tommy smoking weed off a crushed soda can with a few pinholes in it, but life is chockful of contradictions, and I can't help you there.
Nuthin' But a G Thang
Shout out to Center for the "G" butt in Gente, definitely one of my favorite pieces of type I've seen this year.
I've been working up a theory on how the world needs more horny brands. Not in the form of cringe INCEL tweets on Twitter from the likes of Wendy's or Radioshack. Instead, it needs to be a more frank, direct, and inclusive brand of sexuality that isn't so backwards, particularly as the rightwing of the country continues to push its evangelical will upon plenty of folks that want nothing to do with it.
Point being, Gente really nails this.
One Frida Isn't Cool. You Know What's Cool? 10,000 Frida NFTs.
Speaking of further adventures in NFT hijinx, entrepreneur Martin Mobarak set fire to a Frida Kahlo drawing worth around $10 million in front of a cheering audience, according to Vice. Mobarak then turned the drawing into 10,000 NFTs, which, somehow, sounds even worse when I type it out.
"People may see it as I destroyed it. But I didn't," Mobarak explained to Vice. "This way, I am bringing it to the world. I am letting everybody see it. I think it does more good for the world and makes a statement rather than just sitting in someone's private collection."
Admin posted: " [Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Hocus Pocus 2.] The witches are back! Sanderson sisters, Winifred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker), and Mary (Kathy Najimy) are reuniting once again for Disney+'s long-awaited Hocus Pocus seq" Exclusive Global News
Below, we're examining the possibility based on hints dropped in Hocus Pocus 2, so beware of major spoilers ahead.
As fans of the Halloween-y franchise have come to know, the Sanderson sisters are summoned from beyond the grave when a virgin lights a black flame candle. In the first film, that's Max (Omri Katz), and in Hocus Pocus 2, it's Becca (Whitney Peak). What follows is the witches wreaking delicious havoc on their old stomping grounds of Salem, Massachusetts.
(Credit: Disney+)
In the new film, Becca is tricked into lighting a black flame candle by magic shop owner Gilbert (Sam Richardson) who gifts her the item for her sixteenth birthday. His wish to bring back the Sandersons is fulfilled, but not without consequence as the witches put him under a deadline to retrieve spell ingredients.
Ultimately, Becca discovers a power within herself, finding a connection with the Sandersons' identity as witches, but also choosing to do good with it. When Winifred's spell to become all-powerful backfires, she's left to face a potential life without her sisters, and so she relinquishes her book to Becca and has her wish to be reunited with Sarah and Mary granted, seemingly disappearing from the living world.
As Becca urges that Gilbert stay away from black flame candles, he promises to do so, but a post-credit sequence reveals a box on his store shelves labeled, "B.F. #2 Candle," suggesting he has another summoning item in his midst. Is it a hint that Hocus Pocus will return for another sequel? Gilbert's black cat Cobweb throws a seemingly knowing glance at the camera before it cuts back to credits, leaving us to wonder.
Perhaps the cat's likeness to the first film's fan-favorite talking feline Binx (Jason Marsden) is a sign of things to come? With a black flame candle and the potential for an unwitting virgin to come along and light it, the possibilities for this beloved franchise seem endless. Let us know your thoughts on the post-credit scene and its implications in the comments section below, and relive every fun moment from Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 anytime on Disney+.
