Today's Video Link

As I've mentioned here, I sometimes like to watch "how to cook" videos on YouTube for two reasons. One is that it's interesting to me to see how foods I eat are made. And the other reason is that most of these videos disabuse me of the silly idea that I could do what these expert chefs do. I do not have the patience to be a good cook and I will never have the time to learn how to do these things right.

The video today shows me some of the things I've done wrong when I've tried to prepare a steak at home. They've always come out lousy and I'm not trying again because I know I could never be anywhere near as competent as Brian Lagerstrom, who logged years and years learning his craft in restaurants and now makes videos like this one.

If you're a skilled cook, I envy you and you might learn something from this lesson. If you're like me, it's like watching Simone Biles or Elly De La Cruz. I see folks like them perform and I think "I'll never be able to do what they do" — and I'm right…