Tuesday wordle
A close call.
Eddie Murphy, 1st appearance on Johnny Carson Show
New Year’s Day, 1982. He was 21 years old. Don’t think he’d get away with some of this today.
Peggy Noonan on Kamala and John Fetterman memoirs
The former Reagan speechwriter who has had a Wall Street Journal weekly column for decades. She is a thoughtful person (and no fan of Trump). I have not read either book (and won’t be). Excerpts below the link. Kamala Harris’s memoir gives you little idea of what she believes. John Fetterman’s is better. I spent the … Read more
WSJ: “‘Deliver or Die’: Inside the Drug-Boat Crews Ferrying Cocaine”
The payoffs are so huge for the traffickers that they are OK with risking death. Excerpts below the link. “The high-seas cowboys who speed tons of cocaine to American consumers are now getting blown out of the water. They say it won’t stop them.” CALI, Colombia—They see themselves as the cowboys of the drug trade, … Read more
Here’s how happy the Chicago Bears coach was upon beating the Eagles
They beat them yesterday 24-15 in Philadelphia & now have the best record in the NFC. The coach is Ben Johnson. How cool is this?
Friday cocktail – Saturday edition! The Rum Old Fashioned
We are very fond of rum – it’s our Jamaica connection – and we continue to experiment with different bitters variations and other additives for our old fashioneds. But … always use Demerara syrup as per the video. Our recent recipe below. We have different ingredient proportions from the video – with half an ounce … Read more