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El Caminito del Rey (”The King’s Pathway”), is a narrow walkway clinging to the sides of a steep gorge in the Andalusia province of Spain. Seven hundred feet above ground, the walkway winds along limestone rock formations, leading to a base popular with climbing. It was built between 1901 and 1905, as a path for workers at a nearby dam. The concrete and steel platform, never more than one meter wide, sinks deeper into decrepitude with each passing year. Wikipedia:

“Some parts of the concrete walkway have completely collapsed and all that is remaining is the steel beam originally in place to hold it up and the wire that follows most the path. One can latch onto the wire to keep from falling. Many people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years. After four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government closed the entrances; however, adventurous tourists still find their way into the walkway.”

A different video, which travels further along the same path, is here.

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Amy Walker is the real name of an actress, whose video introducing herself in 21 accents is going viral. It’s a good video. We could quibble with some of the accents, but the poise and presentation are just too damned good. Hear it, especially if you love accents as much as we do! (Here’s Amy’s website, and more here.)

Who is this man?  George Washington, of course, the man without whom America could not have achieved independence (or kept it).  To honor our first president, we have chosen the above image, which is a life mask made of Washington and makes him come alive in the way that his many portraits (now irreversibly iconic in our minds) cannot, as well as this editorial in the Manchester Union Leader.  For the best short book about Washington, we urge you to read Founding Father by Richard Brookhiser.

The White Birch Girls are the vanguard of White Birch Vodka, the spirit of a winter’s night.

You never know where you might find us.  We might be at a club or lounge, or at an exhibition or convention.  You might even find us at a hockey game or your local pub…

Our mission?

To mingle with customers and potential customers of White Birch Vodka (and its sister, Old Russian), present the brands in a fun and wholesome way, and spread good cheer throughout the communities of which we are a part.

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On the anniversary of his birth, we salute Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” Amen.

Morning commute, parkour style.