Lou, a co-worker who has the cubicle next to mine at the newspaper, has a stunningly expansive collection of coffee mugs from all over the world. He recently decided to take inventory, and the following archive resulted. (I have xxx'ed out the names to protect the innocent).
A. Places in U.S.„
1. Alaska Indians / from xxx xxx„
2. Elvis mug from Memphis / gift from xxx„
3. xxxy's / From trip to Maine for xxx wedding„
4. Charleston, South Carolina / from xxxx„
5. Cleveland / from xxxx„
6. St. Louis arch / From xxx visit„
7. Don't Mess with Texas / from xxx„
8. Acadia National Park / From a xxxxx??„
9. Roycroft Inn / From xxxxx„
10. Wrigley Field / During Princess Magogo visit / at
airport„
11. National Air and Space Museum / From xxxxx's
class trip„
12. Historic Market Street / Corning / from xxxx?„
13. Jello birthplace Leroy NY / from xxxx„
14. East Aurora, NY / 5 & 10 „
15. Verde Canyon Railroad / From visit to Arizona„
16. Glacier Country, Montana / xxxxx „
17. Beale Street from Memphis / xxxxxback from
funeral„
18. Portland, Me., railroad (from bar mitzvah visit)„
19. Lilac Festival 2005 „
20. Fargo ND Salvation Army / Sent by xxx xxx
21. Rochester ... where the sun always shines _ above
the clouds
22. Arizona / From someone's trip
B. Foreign places
23. Jerusalem, Israel / gift from xxx
24. Museo del Cafe / from Antigua, Guatemala / From
xx and xxas a thank you for caring for
their cats.
25. New Zealand / from xxxx xxx's sister xxx
26. Brazil / From whom?
27. Namibia / from xxx
28. Cozumel etc. / Mexico / purchased by xxx
29. China mug with a cover / A xxx
30. The Caribbean / Not sure
31. Hebron / Recent mug from xxx
32. Venice, Italy, from xxx xxx
33. London mug / xx? / xx?
34. British Flag / From xxx, I think
35. Wooden mug from Cuba / xxx
36. Belize / from xxx
37. Romania / from xxx
38. Croatia / from wedding xxx went to
39. Barbados / from whom?
40. Brazil / From xxxx ?
41. Honduras / from xxx???? /
C. Odds and Ends
42. Albany Attack / purchased at game
43. American Express / gift from xxx
44. DAI / xxx's company / from xxx
45. Race for the Cure / From xxx awards dinner
46. United We Stand / Post-911, purchased on Thruway
47. Caffe Lena / purchased at 2005 concert
48. Straphangers Campaign / from xxxx
49. Soup cup from xxx
50. Sirsi / from xxx
51. The Ultimate Drive / BMW for cancer gift
52. LOU / mug from xxx
53. QV2021 / Jewish Home of Rochester / from xxx or xxx
54. Tabasco / Gift from xxx from New Orleans ALA
convention
D. Newspapers
55. Gazette reaches 100
56. The Post-Star / from lunch visit with xxx
& xxx
57. The Sunday Gazette / from arrival here
58. The Bridgeport Post and Telegram / Initial office mug
59. The Post-Standard / From Syracuse visit
60. I am / under / paid / [and] over / worked
(xxx mug from The Post-Star)
61. Hartford Courant white mug
62. The Gazette white mug / was given to golfers
63. Gazette Newpapers reach 100
64. Hartford Courant reaches 225 / from first week on
staff
E. Colleges etc.
65. Haverford / purchased at xxxx's graduation
66. University of Wales Swansea / From xx
67. Culinary Institute of America / From xx
68. Albany Law School / Purchased there
69. MCC / from xxx
70. St. Louis University / From xxx
71. University of Rochester / purchased at a reunion
72. University of Maryland / xxxx gift
73. Harvard University / from visit to xxxx
74. Union College / from lunch with xxx
F. Music
75. Chicago Symphony / from visit for xx and
xxx's wedding weekend.
76. Metropolitan Opera / Purchased at Met with xxx
77. Mostly Mozart / xxx's mom
78. Boston Early Music Festival from Tanglewood offering
G. Organizations:
79. READ / American Library Association
80. ACES / Blue mug from Louisville
81. SND mug / from Barcelona convention
82. ACES / from Chicago convention
1 comment:
I still have the mug Nancy brought back for me from Prague.
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