Moonshine, Miss Marple, and tea
It's an odd thing to see an article or song about moonshine while listening to an album of Prohibition-era music and realize that the two bastard stepchildren of Prohibition were a stronger organized crime... and Nascar.
Also? I'd like to say that reading Murder at the Vicarage, Fer De Lance, and Thin Man (Miss Marple, Nero Wolfe, Nick & Nora Charles, pub. 1930, 1934, and 1934, respectively) within a few weeks of each other can instill some massive cognitive dissonance in terms of behavior, tone, violence levels, usage of slang, and what women were and weren't expected to know, notice, understand, or discuss. (Although I think that once Miss Marple got a grip on Nora Charles' slant of humor they might get along very well indeed.)
Last, without including decaf versions, I now know of four, maybe five Earl Grey varieties: Earl Grey, Earl Greyer, Lady Grey, and Earl Grey Moonlight (my favorite of the four). There's also a green and black Earl Grey variety, although I don't know if that counts.
This post brought to you courtesy of procrastination over deciding what, precisely, set off a murder. I suppose I'd better go write now.
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Also? I'd like to say that reading Murder at the Vicarage, Fer De Lance, and Thin Man (Miss Marple, Nero Wolfe, Nick & Nora Charles, pub. 1930, 1934, and 1934, respectively) within a few weeks of each other can instill some massive cognitive dissonance in terms of behavior, tone, violence levels, usage of slang, and what women were and weren't expected to know, notice, understand, or discuss. (Although I think that once Miss Marple got a grip on Nora Charles' slant of humor they might get along very well indeed.)
Last, without including decaf versions, I now know of four, maybe five Earl Grey varieties: Earl Grey, Earl Greyer, Lady Grey, and Earl Grey Moonlight (my favorite of the four). There's also a green and black Earl Grey variety, although I don't know if that counts.
This post brought to you courtesy of procrastination over deciding what, precisely, set off a murder. I suppose I'd better go write now.
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