Jesse Jackson; gone at 84
Certainly an influential leader who moved the needle. Nice report on CBS.
Robert Duvall, gone at 95
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
Elroy Face, forkball relief pitcher
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
Sec. of State Rubio on working with Europe
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
The Valentine Day cocktail
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
Valentine Eve cocktail!
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