Eighty years ago today my namesake died in France. Murdered as a POW by elements of the 12th Panzer Hitlerjugend, probably on the orders of General William Mohnke.
@Woodswalked I am kidding. I grew up with this advice on tv shows. That and the fact that 200 cc’s of Ringers Lactate could solve any medical emergency.
I learned today, from reading the obituary of Lorne Greene’s son, Charles, that Bonanza was filmed in Incline Village Nevada. Which got me reminiscing about a fellow from there who came up to LaRonge to disappear in the wild. It didn’t go as he had it drawn up.
Given we were talking about cracks in the landfast ice, here’s a small one we were figuring where to cross. Two Polar Bears had strolled along it earlier looking for seal. #Nunavut#Arctic
Okay, hear me out. A Baking Show, but no one gets eliminated. The contestants help and learn from each other throughout the series and at the end of it they vote on who takes the top prize. Cooperation not Competition.