Weekend Linkages: Christmas!

...Well, this certainly does sound like an…unusual Christmas party Christmas gift ideas from medieval manuscripts A sensible seeming Twitter thread on where we’re at Covid-wise Takeover: when the Young Lords took over a hospital in the Bronx Caffè Shakerato (Italian-Style Shaken Iced Coffee) Recipe Sonoma County farm strikes black truffle gold after 9 years of waiting Some very cool trains...

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Nasturtium Powder

...re: lots of leaves, not just one.) Put the dried leaves in a spice mill or coffee grinder and pulse until ground. Think of nasturtium dust as a kind of zombie apocalypse pepper replacement. Or as a salad dressing ingredient. It is surprisingly tasty–better than fresh nasturtium, and without that bite. It would be fantastic combined with a little good salt. We’re still trying to figure out exactly how to use this magic powder. We may just keep it o...

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McDonald’s Corporation Headquarters Used to Have a Suede Waterbed Think Tank

...mail room, where rock music blasts from a radio, the cafeteria, where free coffee and nickel Cokes are available to all, employees, and “the tank” where’ with a reservation any McDonald’s clerk, secretary or executive, can escape to relax, write, or recharge their energies. Entered through a hatch and hallway maze, the tank has total silence, indirect lighting, temperature controls, soft beanbag chairs, and an area for pacing. Up a few steps and t...

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Cook With Internet Shaquille

...frugal and to the point cooking videos covering everything from hummus to coffee. https://youtu.be/MWveIltRyYc I’m partial to his take downs of expensive pre-made meals such as smoothy purveyor Daily Harvest, https://youtu.be/2GQmlZHNA28 and Scam Like Me, Get Blue Apron for Free. https://youtu.be/osv72OeCpR0 He’s also got some solid advice on how to make a restaurant quality burrito at home. So let that YouTube algorithm lead you down the Interne...

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