It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon, so I took another shoe box out of the closet to see what random treasures it contained. Here we go……

An iron-on patch from the 1973 Nixon-Agnew inauguration. I wonder how this duo turned out over the next few years.

January 1974. Herb Franklin and I become members of Frosh, Lane and Edson, P.C. Jack Betz became a member a year or so later, then left the practice to become the owner of a bread and breakfast inn in Pocomo MD. After getting tired of the hours, he went back to school and became a Lutheran minister. Herb, when the law firm disbanded in 1989, ran the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. Sadly, neither are still with us.

This from the St. Louis Bar Journal in June 1976 when I, along with both of my parents, got sworn into the Supreme Court bar together. My parents’ Congressman (I think then my mother’s law school classmate, Tom Curtis) was out of town, so we got Hungate, who I recall represented places like Hannibal.

We took our first trip to Israel with six other couples in 1999. Included was a journey to Petra and Madaba, in Jordan. This is, sort of, proof that they let me in.

Edie and I married in 1976, and honeymooned in Haiti. No, I wouldn’t suggest doing it today. One of the places we stayed was the Hotel Roi Christophe in Cap Hatien. A nice spot, with a beautiful pool with an excellent view, and a wonderful restaurant. I doubt it’s there today. Oh, this is a book of matches. Unused. The honeymoon deserves a post of its own.

My name tag from the 25th Harvard College reunion. The entire family went. We stayed in Wigglesworth Hall. This, too, deserves a full post.

Another iron-on patch. I am sure Edie had an illustrious intramurals career, and that they still talk about her there today.

Now, we get really random. A brochure for 1949 Kaisers. I have never been in a Kaiser. Then, a wooden coin from a non-existent university. The backside says “Some gave all. All gave some.”

And, finally, two letter openers. One is Italian, and the other says “University Drug Store. University Club Bldg.” The University Club Building is up the street from the St. Louis University campus. This letter opener has a separate knife embedded in the handle. Tough neighborhood,  I guess.

More to come from this box. Bet you can’t wait.