Why Boston Has the Best Tasting Tap Water in the Nation

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8. 16 kids and his mom and him and his second wife in a 2 bedroom house.

And about six businesses to feed all those mouths.

He had to take it out on someone. And he was probably grateful for those rides. At least they got him out of that house.

I have a friend--not a close friend, but a friend--whose mom is a descendant of Revere and, not Abe Lincoln himself, but someone closely related to Lincoln. (Two of Revere's daughters married two of the Lincoln brothers. Abe knew of the Massachusetts Lincolns, but thought they were no relation to him--he was mistaken.)

And then, there was a Rockefeller in the family as well. Not John D, but very close.

When I first met her mom, her mom said to me, "There was a lot of ancestor worship in our family." I replied, "I can understand why. I've worshipped several of your ancestors and I'm not even related to them." (I fell in love with Lincoln in 4th grade and never got over it I fell in love with Revere after I moved to Boston.)

I told my friend, if her family didn't exist, half the PBS American Experience series disappear.

Anyway, my friend refuses to visit the Revere House. She won't say why.

Thanks for the recommendation. If you've never read The Late George Apley, you might pick that up. It conveys the Brahmin mentality so very well. No mention of the Kennedys, of course, but reading it will give you an idea of why Kennedy could have had more money than God and never been accepted into that society. And now his family is referred to as "American royalty." Way to go, Joe!