MacDaddyPaddy: December 2016

Thursday, December 29, 2016

K.T. Palmer's house

$2,000,000

A true icon in Carefree. This Gerry Jones designed home on a wonderful 5-acre view lot is nestled on the east face of Black Mountain. Built for Carefree Founder, K.T. Palmer and featured in several magazines. Enjoy stunning views in all directions from the home, decks, and patios. Main home and guest house combine for 4500 sq ft with 4 bedrooms, 4 baths. Wonderful formal living and dining room area with massive windows on each side. Fireplace and columns are built from stones collected on site. Remodeled master suite is on the main floor. Downstairs has 2 guest bedrooms, and through the breezeway is KT's home office, now a lovely guest house built into the natural boulders. Pool features a massive waterfall from the natural boulders as well. 4-car garage with plenty of workshop space, too!

Raise your SOLO cup.....

The investor of arguably the most famous cup in the world has died.

Robert Leo Hulseman, who invented the Red Solo Cup, such a popular party staple it even has its own hit song by Toby Keith, died December 21 age 84 surrounded by his large family in Northfield, Illinois.

Hulseman worked at Solo Cup Company for 60 years, according to his obituary.

His father, Leo Hulseman, invented a solo cup, a paper cup he made in his home and sold to water companies in the 1930s. It's unclear whether this is the first party cup, but Solo Cup spokesperson Kim Healy said in 2011 it was 'one of the first,' according to Slate.

In 2004, Solo Cup acquired Sweetheart, another cup company, but founded on $1.1 billion in debt, with Moody's lowering the credit rating on its bond, according to Forbes.

In 2012, the company was acquired for around $1billion by Dart Company.

Hulseman had 10 children, nine of whom survive him. He is also survived by his wife of 60 years, Sheila.