As an american, I can confirm these are not our best and brightest. The best and brightest have either started leaving or they are seduced by big business and paid absurd (for working class) salaries to ignore the problems of the country.
Wow you definitely aren’t american as I’m scratching my head to even figure out what you mean by some of these. The average grill in america is a standalone outdoor cooking station with a metal grate used as the cooking surface. They are also found in restaurants but usually they are in a bit of a different form that what the average American thinks of as a grill. the grates give the characteristic lines of grilled food that many seek. A griddle is a grill where the grate has been replaced by a flat piece of metal, often used for small or runny foods that would fall between the grates of a regular grill.
We also dont typically have standalone broilers. Most american ovens have a broil option where the top heating element becomes very hot and can be used to brown the food.
The main difference between grilling and broiling, in my american eyes, is how they are used. Grilling is a technique for cooking food from start to finish. Broiling is a technique used at the end of cooking something to brown it or something to that effect. I wouldn’t use the broiler in my oven to cook a whole meal, and I wouldn’t turn on the grill or griddle just to brown something.
In my eyes saute is when you use only enough oil to keep something from sticking or burning, while frying is when you use enough oil that it starts to really add to the flavor of what you’re cooking.
I think the worst thing Americans have done is the air fryer though. Its just a fucking tiny convection oven, there’s no frying going on at all. They just know us fat Americans are conditioned to salivate when we hear the word fry and cower in terror from big science words like ‘convection’ lol
It is what you think it is haha
Don’t really know what it is but I like it. I’ve lived kinda near the beach my whole life, so its interesting to see a depiction of the beach that makes it feel alien without being downright unfamiliar.
They are talking about giving to charities, not directly to the homeless. Even if they were talking about giving directly, the drug argument is very silly. If they’re hungry they’re gonna buy food first. Maybe they’ll try to buy less than they need so they can use the leftover for drugs, but that’s their prerogative.
I work with the homeless and the vast majority are just worried about meeting their basic needs and being treated like a human.
I finished a 3+ year long weekly Stars without Number campaign this week. An amazing experience as I have never experienced a campaign from start to completion on either side of the table. It’s almost left a hole in me as I started this campaign with the goal of running to completion and now I’ve done it and am not sure where to go.
Wasn’t the most climactic or dramatic ending but the game was run as a sandbox with this being the ending to a goal they have been working towards for a long time. Felt rewarding regardless.
I also co-dm a 40k dark heresy 1e campaign and play in a torchbearer campaign but neither of those had particularly notable sessions compared to my game that ended.
Finally it’s not playing, but I have been thoroughly reading Lancer to prep for my next long term campaign.
Saw them live in Boston! They’re fantastic musicians and if you have the opportunity to see them do their shit live I would highly recommend.