Cindy vs April: Technical Masterclass! (And stories.) (Patreon)

Hi! Here's a new/classic match for you. I'm loving finding these! The commentary is horrible, so...fair warning.

Are you enjoying all the videos and commentary from visitors here in the USA for the World Cup? I think it's the best thing on the net lately! So much fun! For so long, the media has put all this divide, hate, and detest around America and Americans - and the social media posts coming out right now from tourists are dismantling all of it.

Europeans & Scots here for the Fifa World Cup: "Mate, this place is ahhhhh-mazing! Air conditioning! C'est magnifique! Waffle House! Friendly people! FREE refills! FREE! Real service at restaurants! They come back and check if you need anything and bring free refills! You can criticize on socials and not go to jail!! Shops open late and food all day! Look at the size of these biscuits! Pure dead brilliant."

It's truly heartwarming to see all the posts from people visiting discovering "real America" from road trips, food, stadiums, and their experiences and interactions with every day Americans. If you're part of this group, thank you! You're creating a wonderful vibe. If you wish to see something positive, go check these posts out on Insta and TikTok.

I did something similar when I was on tour overseas - because, OMG. The bread. The Christmas markets. The castles. The healthcare... There's so much we don't have that is amazing across the world....and we should "steal" some of it and call it our own, just like we did with pizza, haha!I just got back from W NC, where I tried to take a week offline so I could have "unbusy" brain and think. Being offline and in nature helps with that for me. During that time, the pre-taped podcast was deleted WHILE we were streaming, so I had to figure that out. Wasn't as much of a break as I'd hoped for, but I still ended up working on crappy mountain internet, which is somewhat faster than dial-up, but not by much.

My podcast producer and cousin, Eva, is moving this week and i've been "volunteered" (cajoled? bullied?) into helping. Moving in summer in FL at 98 degrees is such fun! Also got several not-so-friendly notifications from my HOA about trimming trees/bushes (Trim my bush! OK, just wanted to write that), becaue who doesn't absolutely love living in an HOA? So, I have to get moving this week and jump right in. That said, the much awaited Part 3 of The Lonely Chef is coming, along with several other updates...stay tuned!

Enjoy the match!And...any experts in trimming my bush out there? ;)

W NC Toe River: Summer, Winter, Autumn.

These are the areas devistated by Helene 2 years ago. They're still building back and will be for a while. I put a couple of short films up on Youtube when everything happened. Progress has been slow, but it's happening.