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Video Wednesday

Video Wednesday: Germany vs USA – Military, Patriotism

February 11, 2009

While surfing YouTube, I came across walkaboutlanguage’s Germany vs. USA series of videos.  The videos are created by a group of friends from Mississippi, San Francisco and Germany and in each episode they pick a topic and discuss the differences between the US and Germany.  They just reached 2000 subscribers and are donating 5 cents [...]

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Video Wednesday: History

January 21, 2009

President Obama’s Inaugural Address in two parts I also encourage you to check out the new kick-ass WhiteHouse.gov website. Yesterday was an amazing day. Lately I’ve been really exhausted though and have had trouble getting much accomplished. Must be fighting off a bug, or something. Either way, there may not be a lot of blog [...]

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Video Wednesday: Thai Red Curry with Chicken

January 7, 2009

Here’s the second installment of my Thai cooking lesson series. In this video, I’m preparing my Kaeng Phed Gai or Red Curry with Chicken recipe. Don’t forget to cast your daily vote in the 2008 Weblog Awards! After one day of voting, I’m in third place with less than half the votes of the blog [...]

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Video Wednesday: Thai Cooking Lesson Part 1

October 15, 2008

This is part 1 in my new series of Thai cooking Video Wednesday’s starring my mom and I. Today it’s all me, baby. Thanks to Cliff of Regensblog for being the camera man. Today’s recipe is Thai Chickpeas with Sweet Mustard and Pickled Ginger. It’s a vegetarian dish and is quite delicious. You can get [...]

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Video Wednesday: The Daily Show

September 17, 2008

I’m so not ready to get back to real life.  So, go watch an episode of The Daily Show.  Yes, that’s right, in case you weren’t aware, you can watch full episodes of The Daily Show online for free.  Check out yesterday’s show with the dollar bill wrapping paper for some Euro humor.

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Video Wednesday: Die Ärzte

September 10, 2008

Here’s the latest single from my favorite German band, Lasse Redn: Die Ärzte – Lasse Redn Hast du etwas getan, was sonst keiner tut? Have you done something that no one else does? Hast du hohe Schuhe oder gar einen Hut? Do you have high heeled shoes or a hat? Oder hast du etwa ein [...]

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Video Wednesday: Tokio Hotel

September 3, 2008

Here’s the band that makes teenage German girls’ heads explode. Check it out and tell me if you get it. I don’t quite understand the whole appeal of androgyny now, but I guess I shouldn’t talk, I’ve still got my old Poison LP, the first record I ever bought (egads), back in my childhood room [...]

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