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Origins: Navigating the Generational Divide

On my mother’s side of the family equation, I can trace my roots back to both the Southern gentility and Southern working class, in the form of Alabama stock. My Papa (grandfather), grew up in a farming community just outside … Continue reading

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Rum & Revolution

I just finished reading Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba by Tom Gjelten. It tells the story of the Bacardi family, whose history is tied not only to Cuba’s rum but to the history of the nation. When Justin … Continue reading

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