Wedding anniversary years have well-established connections now common to most nations: 5th Wood, 10th Tin, 15th Crystal, 20th China, 25th Silver, 30th Pearl, 35th Jade, 40th Ruby, 45th Sapphire, 50th Gold, 60th Diamond, and 70th Platinum. In English speaking countries the first, wooden, gift was cut on the day of celebration and then presented to the wife as a finished article before the next two quarter days had passed. The modern tradition may have originated in medieval Germany where, if a married couple lived to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wedding, the wife was presented by her friends and neighbours with
Ballad of a Tin Man Ballad of a Tin Man Ballad of a Tin Man is a 2017 novel by John D. Kuhns. The book is based on actual events which took place during Kuhns’ career during the late 1980s. The book finds Jack Davis, the protagonist in this novel as well as Kuhns’s earlier novel China Fortunes, down-and-out. His investment banking business is going nowhere, and his girlfriend has kicked him out. Desperate for a deal, he gets an offer he can’t refuse from Dennis Costa, a business acquaintance from South Florida. Dennis’s company American Powerhouse is in the alternative energy business, something Jack