The Cake

Tom's of Maine's Birthday

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June 2nd 2010
June 1st is my brother-in-law’s 50th birthday. When I first met Tom I had little faith that he would ever reach this milestone. A charming and reckless youth with a proclivity to tempt fate his longevity was questionable at best. I knew this as I had walked a parallel path at the same age and beyond. But like other men of good fortune we married women armed with common sense and the ability ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more