One of my relatives was the first person in New Jersey convicted under Prohibition. It was later overturned, in a ruling that pretty obviously resulted from someone being paid off. He also testified in the Lindbergh baby trial, and as far as I can tell, lied under oath.
Dawn: Any luck? Willow: If you define luck as the absence of success--plenty.
'Touched'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Sep 28, 2013 1:57:55 pm PDT #7077 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sue - Sep 28, 2013 2:01:11 pm PDT #7078 of 30000
hip deep in pie
One of my relatives was the first person in New Jersey convicted under Prohibition.
My grandfather sold booze to smugglers in St. Pierre during Prohibition.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 28, 2013 2:03:32 pm PDT #7079 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My mom is one of those "oops" babies, with siblings 17 and 16 years older; some people may have thought that about her. But my grandmother started young and had her at 38, so hardly an amazing late conception or anything. The timing probably works out to when my aunt and uncle would have first been out from underfoot and over at friends' places a lot of the time.
flea - Sep 28, 2013 2:11:21 pm PDT #7080 of 30000
information libertarian
I have an ancestor who was tried for murder (after a street jostling that resulted in swordplay) at the Old Bailey in 1723. He was convicted of manslaughter and branded in the hand. [link]
WindSparrow - Sep 28, 2013 2:18:42 pm PDT #7081 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
My mom is thirteen years younger than her older sister, who apparently was deeply embarrassed by the potential for people mistaking the relationship.
-t - Sep 28, 2013 2:20:21 pm PDT #7082 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Most of what I know about my ancestors is that they were pretty good at avoiding paperwork and official records, and when they do appear they were cavalier about how they spelled their names, or in some cases what names they used. It's a trial to my mother and her genealogical research. That said, I think it was ancestry.com that put her in touch with some sort of cousin in Australia who had a photograph of my great grandmother Benedetta, which is nifty.
Anne W. - Sep 28, 2013 2:23:05 pm PDT #7083 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
My ancestors on one side came from Ireland with a long stop in New Brunswick, CA, and did not exactly enter the U.S. legally.
On the German side, my great-great-great grandmother was shipwrecked twice on the way to her final destination. Her diary is infamous in our family for the line "all of my best children are dead."
Anne W. - Sep 28, 2013 2:24:22 pm PDT #7084 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
In other news, kitty!
I have yet to think of a name. On the short list are:
Lorenzo
Cecil
Sebastian
Finbarr
Suggestions are welcome. Unless you are my mom, who thinks "Crisco" would be a great name.
le nubian - Sep 28, 2013 2:26:43 pm PDT #7085 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yell each one out!
which sounds best?
Calli - Sep 28, 2013 2:29:08 pm PDT #7086 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
What a beautiful cat, Anne! I'd be leaning toward Sebastian, myself.