One of the all time iconic lines from Apocalypse Now – “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” And the greatest cowboy actor? I loved him as a cowboy. The picture is from 2003, “Open Range”. The quote in the link below is from the WSJ, but the actual link takes you to … Read more
He had a long career with the Pittsurgh Pirates – was one of the very first specialist as a closer. Older Yankee fans will unfortunately remember him from the 1960 World Series… Face was one of the first major-league hurlers to make the closer job a specialty. Not an overpowering pitcher, he finagled outs with … Read more
First, 45 seconds; the end of his speech at the annual Munich Security Conference. Then a CBS report on the conference, also short. And this on CBS
Not to be confused with yesterday evening’s Valentine Eve cocktail! That was yesterday, this is today. Note that the guy is making a double … Farandaville recipe below the brief video. Faranda variation 2 oz. vodka 1 oz Chambord or any other raspberry liqueur 3/4 oz lemon juice 1/4 oz raspberry syrup is optional but … Read more
I got this off PerplexityAI so only our picture. It is a modified Bramble cocktail – ingredients below the picture; raspberry on the right looks pregnant. Faranda cocktail – also works very well as a dessert. 1.5 oz. Bourbon – we used Jim Beam; might work better with a slightly higher proof bourbon like Forester’s … Read more
I posted this cocktail back on November 21st. Here is the original recipe as per the 21st and it is mighty good. And the original 45 second video. However – here’s the update, my personal preference: 2 oz. bourbon – Jim Beam is fine, but a slightly higher proof bourbon like Woodford Reserve or Old … Read more