2011 — Page 2 of 211 — Being John Curtas

ELV’s Thought(s) for the Day

December 30, 2011December 30, 2011

In victory you deserve Champagne; in defeat you need it. – Napoleon Bonaparte

My only regret is that I did not drink more Champagne. – Lord John Maynard Keynes (on his deathbed)

Time Worn and Treasured – Toasting on KNPR

December 30, 2011December 31, 2011

ELV note: We recorded this at KNPR in December, 2004, and you can listen to us perform the script in the mellifluous, whimsical and melancholy tones for which we were known by clicking on the link below. Happy New Year 2012!

You’re Toast!

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Happy New Year, Great Saturnalia, Season’s Greetings or Yumpin’ Yule– however you celebrate the shortest days of the year, I’m sure food (and especially drink), has a lot to do with it. And since all holiday celebrations begin or end with a toast, I thought some information about how all that clinking of glasses came about, might be fun, and provide some good conversation fodder should you find yourself trapped behind a punchbowl with nothing witty to say.

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