Notes

Drambuie has a bad reputation, but for what it is worth it's pretty good in a sour - 2 parts Drambuie, 1 part lemon juice, shaken over ice and strained.  This is from a guy who actually likes Rusty Nails.

I find the Spanish tendency to drop the subject of a sentence when it's implied by the format of the verb to be both jarring and admirably efficient

The Expanse is an awesome series of books but am I the only one who loves the fact that each and every chapter is almost exactly ten pages long?

Helen Keller died less than 10 years before I was born. I am ancient.

Dose number dos!

Watching Domina on Crave made start watching I, Claudius, and it's super interesting to see the same historical figures portrayed on two entirely different shows, with two entirely different agendas

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?