"Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!"

we went to the zoo, all ages were entertained!

trending:

tall socks/knickerbockers
rollerderby
snot rockets
high-end mead
the cool kids leave facebook
mainstreaming of diy/craft culture
vikings become the new pirate/ninja/monkey
top meme of the year: Dog Fort
top kid thing you won't get: FRED

Bonus points:

What actually changed in 2010 that wasn't predictable and/or had a huge impact overall or in a given domain?
Justin Bieber

my trick is to not cut the root of the onion off. work from the top-side of the onion, leaving the root-side untouched and unpeeled.

I really enjoy Rebecca Pearcy's work at http://www.queenbee-creations.com/

The best pasta I had this year was the "special" 5-cheese Bacon macaroni I made on 4/20.

Rusty Screwdriver:

1 part Vodka

1 part Orange Juice

1 part Mountain Dew

serve on the rocks

for authenticity, mix with an actual rusty screwdriver.

"If you had some dough left (and didn't want to make more pizza) what would you make with it?"

GARLIC KNOTS!

take the leftover dough, roll flat and separate into 1/2"-1" strips, tie a knot in them and throw them on a sheet. sprinkle lightly with some coarse salt, then bake at approx 450F for 10 minutes.

pull them out and coat or toss them in melted garlic butter.

BOOM. IN YOUR MOUTH.

edit: I did not see the caveat that it be set in World War One/ I apologize.

I'm a huge Neal Stephenson fan, so I can't resist suggesting Cryptonomicron, it follows a couple different families, set both in present day and during WWII. There is Nazi gold, submarines, codebreaking, secret bunkers in the Philippines, digital currency, telecom mega-conglomerates, etc.