The Story of the Extinct Salish Wooly Dog, in several links.
I Tried the Viral “Christmas Tree Cocktail” Trick and It’s the Only Way I’m Serving Drinks All Month.
How Christmas Murder Mysteries Became a U.K. Holiday Tradition.
A lead curse tablet invoking Satan and two other devils has been discovered in a 15th century latrine in Rostock on the north coast of Germany. (via Strange Company)
The Many Myths of the Boston Tea Party. Contrary to popular belief, the 1773 protest opposed a tax break, not a tax hike.
The upcoming video game Mouse looks a lot like Steamboat Willie, but that's okay because the earliest version of Mickey Mouse enters the public domain in a couple of weeks.
The Christmas Skeleton Horse.
The Divided Church of Gmünd. It has two parts, with a road running between them.
Ferrari the Movie Is as Real as Hollywood Will Ever Get. Don’t let your knowledge of the subject interfere with your enjoyment of the film.
That Christmas Tree Cocktail is TOO cute!
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas tree cocktail story had a link to another made with rosemary held up straight with ribbon then the water added to freeze it in place. But before it's frozen she adds something white and stirs it to make the ice white but doesn't say what it is. In the comments several people mentioned it looked like mayo but still didn't say. I blew up a screen shot and reading between her fingers I think it was cream which doesn't help the ice any.
ReplyDeleteNow a bigger concern, the Boston Tea Party.
“By May 1773, the EIC was in such dire financial straits that Parliament stepped in to save it with the Tea Act, which allowed the trading corporation to ship tea directly to North America instead of routing it through England, where it was subject to additional taxes.”
I’d assume that meant shipped from India/China/far east where it originated.
“...poet Phillis Wheatley, who had recently been emancipated from slavery, fervently wanted the Dartmouth’s cargo to be unloaded, as the ship held not only chests of tea but also copies of her first book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.”
If the ship came directly from the far east how did it have her books on board? Printed in the far east? Carried all the way from England to the tea port then all the way back to Boston?
Curiouser and curiouser.
xoxoxoBruce