Notes

Got my first shot #HousePfizer !

I've of the things I have to deal with in Spanish: 'sombrero' means 'hat', and I sort of already knew this, but I always associated it with a very specific kind of hat, not hats in general.

First practical duolingo result: I now understand that the chihuahua was saying "I want Taco Bell"

Zack Snyder's Justice League.  A better movie, but not a good movie.

Thinking of trying eleventy.  But I've put some much effort into my pelican setup.  Hrm.

I apparently own all six cancelled Dr. Seuss books

I love how the media is covering this impeachment trial as if a conviction were an actual possibility.

TIL that the chinese word for penguin literally translates as "business goose".

My my, that duolingo owl is aggressive, isn't it.

Okay, so duolingo is kind of fun.

I like egg nog way too much

TIL about George Appel, a convicted murderer executed by electric chair in 1928, who's last words were "Well, gentlemen, you are about the see a baked Appel". A tip of the hat to you, sir.

So, Constable Crabtree invented Red Bull?

Did anyone else learn where Pennsylvania was just this week?

I learned the word "magniloquence" today and I'm warning all of you, I will be using it frequently.

Finished season 2 of Ozark and I guess Wendy is Walter White, not Marty?

I never fully understood how spot on Maya Rudolph's impression was.

I seriously don't understand the point of the time limits in these debates.

Does anyone else have a problem with the song "You're So Vain"?  The song is not supposed to be about him and yet it's totally about him, right?

I have just realized that "I'd be down for that" and "I'd be up for that" mean the same thing 😮

I don't think I'm ever going to be a fan of polenta.

TIL about chicken pudding, a dessert popular in Turkey, made with milk, sugar, vanilla...and actual shredded chicken breast.

It's funny how I can suspend my disbelief about most things in movies or on TV except when people in restaurants order "a beer" or "a whiskey". People never do this! They're always more specific.

TIL about Sardinian maggot cheese.  I...am not sure what else to say about that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu

TIL that blackstrap molasses is not the same as fancy molasses.  NOT AT ALL.