This AvE channel has been popping up in my feed, and even though I’m not very good with tools, I find something compelling about watching him work. I have to admit, he had me when he referred to “the land of 10mm sockets”.
“Oxy-Acetylene Cutting | Shake Hands With Danger!” Warning: there’s a lot of f–ks in this.
“Stupid Design Mistake | Stanley Tools”.
Bonus: Sizzler still exists! (As best as I can tell, the nearest one to me is in Gallup, NM.)
It is a little late for this year (although the Christmas season actually ends tonight), but maybe for next year: “The Original Victorian Christmas Pudding Recipe”.
Are you hungry yet? How about some Victorian gingerbread?
We can wash it down with “Charles Dickens’s Favourite Brandy Punch Recipe”.
And finally, “Toasted Cheese with the Dickenses”. Complete with Victorian cheese toaster. This is a real thing that exists, and I kind of want one now.
Another thing I’m trying to avoid using too much is the “Timeline – World History Documentaries” channel. But this popped up in the feed, and is relevant to my interests:
“How The Germanic Barbarians Annihilated Rome’s Legions”, a semi-short (49 minutes) documentary about the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest.
Bonus: To give folks a little variety, here’s a documentary about “The Black Ghost”, a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE with a 426 Hemi that was a street racing legend in Detroit.
I’m not a huge gearhead, and definitely not a big Mopar guy, but I have to say: that is one nice car, with a great story behind it.
I remember trying to roast chestnuts on an open fire in our fireplace when I was really young. Frankly, I didn’t care for the taste: I remember finding them really bitter and unpleasant. But: I have also found that my tastes have changed a great deal as I have aged.
(On a side note, I strongly suspect that is one thing many parents do not understand about children. I firmly believe that things parents like the taste of now, actually taste acutely unpleasant to their children. I suspect there is scientific research that will back me up on this. Main point being, back off on micro-managing your children’s eating. As long as they aren’t developing scurvy, I don’t think you need to worry. Nor do I think you need to cook second meals just for your children, to be clear.)
Bonus: I have a doctor’s appointment today, so you’re getting a sampler platter. Hope that’s okay.
“Neuschwanstein: Secrets of a Castle”, a documentary from Deutsche Welle. (Don’t worry, this is in English.)
Just going to add here: this is one of my desktop backgrounds when I’m using multiple monitors.
An air-to-air formation of four fighters participating in REFORGER ’82 fly over the cloud shrouded Neuschwanstein Castle on the German/Austrian border. The flight of three F-15 Eagles from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida is lead by a German Air Force F-104 Starfighter. Exact Date Shot Unknown
I’m hoping I won’t be doing this next Christmas. I’m hoping that we will be back to “normal” (whatever the new “normal” is) and that we won’t be scrounging for paper goods or wearing masks everywhere and that I’ll even be able to get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.
But in the meantime, I intend to have some fun with the Christmas theme.
“Rankin/Bass CBS Christmas Special W/Vintage Commercials”. Four hours of Christmas specials.
Bonus video: I had a video I was thinking about putting here, but she turned out to be dull. (And she had good material to work with, too.) So today’s bonus video is really a question for the huddled, wretched masses yearning to breathe free:
Is it just me, or does Alton Brown:
kind of look scarily like Walter White these days?
(I picked a season 2 clip because Lawrence and I have only gotten through season 2. The resemblance may be more pronounced in later seasons, but since we haven’t watched those…)
From the “Food Wishes” channel, a couple of things I’m bookmarking because I’d like to try them:
“Homemade Eggnog Recipe – How to Make Classic Christmas Eggnog”.
I just bought a bottle of 18 year old rum. But I’m lazy, so I may just purchase a good commercial eggnog (like the Promised Land Dairy one) and add rum to that.
Speaking of rum, “Hot Buttered Rum”.
Not food, just for grins: Mireille Mathieu sings “La Marseillaise” in 1989 at the foot of the Eiffel Tower for its centennial. And it has English subtitles. I am currently immersed in the French Revolution block of the “Revolutions” podcast, so this is relevant to my interests.
Last one: “No Regrets: The life and music of Edith Piaf”, a short (about 15 minutes) documentary from France 24 English.
