Happy Thursday morning, Columbus.
And welcome to the last day of March.
Was its 31 days everything you hoped they would be?
We had rain. We had snow. We had wind. We had sun.
A little something for everyone, no?
Here’s what else you need to know today and then some:
This Japanese staple is seeing a surge in Central Ohio. The newest addition is Kyushu Ramen Bar near Grandview Heights. Here’s what you can expect when you check it out.
Cardinal Health Inc. is replacing its longtime Obetz distribution center with one twice the size at Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park. Here’s why it needed more space.
Columbus Airbnb owner and photographer Shellee Fisher has launched The Blacklist, a roster of Black-owned short-term rental properties in Columbus. Here’s why Fisher hopes you stick to this list.
The owner of Newark’s iconic Longaberger basket building is facing a lawsuit filed by a potential buyer who says he made a $5.5 million offer. Here’s what we know about the suit and what it could mean to the owner’s long-term plans.
This Day in History
1880, a big day in staying current.
(That joke will make sense. Keep reading.)
On this day, Wabash, Indiana, claimed to the first town to be completely illuminated by electric lights.
Way to go Wabash. May your streets never go dark.
1889, a big day in big towers.
On this day, the Eiffel Tower officially opened in Paris.
It was built for the Exposition Universelle and stood at 984 feet, making it the tallest manmade structure in the world – at least for the next for 41 years.
Hé! Je peux voir ma maison d’ici!
1967, a big day in destroying a perfectly good musical instrument.
On this day, Jimi Hendrix first burned his guitar during a live show at The Astoria in London.
It would not be the last guitar to meet this fate at the hands of Hendrix.
Between Hendrix and Pete Townshend, so many guitars met a terrible fate in the late 1960s.
Let There Be Songs To Fill The Air
We are not celebrating destroyed guitars today. Nope. Not having it.
Instead, we are going to explore a cover tune of a Beatles song.
Over the years, there have been many a cover of songs written by Lennon and McCartney.
Some good. Some bad.
This one, recorded by the band Yes, is great. Really great.
The song, Every Little Thing, is on the 1964 album Beatles for Sale. The version by Yes was included on the band’s debut album, Yes, in 1969.
I love it because although the song is an homage to the original – as well as Day Tripper – it is totally unique and totally bananas, too.
The harmonies, the progginess, the drums … just bananas.
“When I’m walking beside her, people tell me I’m lucky.
“Yes, I know I’m a lucky guy.
“I remember the first time I was lonely without her.
“Can’t stop thinking about her now.
“Every little thing she does, she does for me, yeah.
“And you know the things she does, she does for me, ooh.”
Here is the original:
And here is the cover by Yes:
Weather Report Suite
Look for a high of 59 degrees today, blustery skies and an 80% chance of showers.
For more on your daily and weekend forecast, check out NBC4, where the weather experts are still trying to make sense of Wednesday.
The Last word
A good baker needs decent measuring cups and spoons. A good mixer is essential, too. And so are the right pans.
And the right ingredients are just as important as the recipe itself.
But let’s not forget the humble broom, wet-vac, paper towels and scour pads.
OK, so you never hear Paul Hollywood, Duff Goldman or Pierre Hermé talk about the best way to clean up a horrendous flour spill, burnt egg yolk or spilled milk.
I think those last two paragraphs give you a good idea of what kind of baker I am.
In fact, I don’t pretend to be a real baker.
Sure, I bake things now and then, but I wouldn’t call myself anything special in the kitchen.
I can follow instructions fairly well, know how to measure ingredients and how mix them together, but beyond the basics, I am no muffin master or soufflé savant.
And when I do bake, there is going to be a mess. A rather big one.
First, the good news. The the chocolate cake I whipped up on Tuesday for my birthday was simply wonderful.
I’m not being boastful when I say it was moist, sweet and covered with a smooth, silky chocolate frosting.
Getting there, however, was no easy feat.
First, let’s start with the flour.
We have a large glass jar filled with flour. It’s in a cabinet over our countertop.
Somehow, I managed to spill a good deal of it on the countertop while moving the jar from the cabinet. I don’t even remember removing the lid.
Next, I managed to let an egg – I needed two – drop to the floor. Of course it did what eggs do best and cracked, leaving a gooey puddle.
Milk? Yes. I spilled it. In three spots leading from the fridge to the countertop.
I also spilled a bit of vanilla extract, vegetable oil and baking soda.
Believe it or not, some of the ingredients made it into the mixing bowl. Speaking of mixers, I used a nice hand-held model that I lifted too soon after turning off the blades. That left chocolate splatter on the countertop, cabinet doors and my shirt.
I tried to clean each mess as I made them.
Once the batter was poured into the two baking pans – with only a bit spilled on the floor – and the pans in the oven, I turned my attention to the frosting.
The recipe called for three cups of confectionary sugar, which is not the easiest thing to work with. Every time I plunged a measuring cup into the bag, a cloud of sugar escaped and filled the air.
And of course I spilled a bit of milk again.
Finally, it was time to ice the cake. That went fairly well, but a good portion of the frosting ended up in my beard, on my shirt and in my hair.
And on the countertop.
The next 20 minutes were devoted to sweeping, scouring and wiping down everything in the kitchen that I had managed to splatter with one ingredient or another.
It was worth it. The cake is delicious.
Have a terrific Thursday.
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