On this Independence Day, let us be grateful that we have such words and such examples to follow… that others were willing to sacrifice so much to create a land in which liberty and law can be protected. Let us not destroy our history. Let us learn from it by preserving and celebrating what was […]
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Never ask a woman who is eating ice cream straight from the carton how she’s doing.~ Nitya Prakash The topic of ice cream has come up a number of times in the past week. Of course, two of my grands were in town, and that might account for conversational bents. Before you start thinking this
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To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. ~ François de la Rochefoucauld Sometimes I understand why hermits built shanties deep in the woods and disassociated themselves completely from information that might be disturbing. A few weeks ago I either heard or read that the order of food consumption can make a
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The quote today is the Free Dictionary’s definition of the phrase “one’s way out of a wet paper bag”: A phrase used to emphasize that one is particularly dimwitted, unintelligent, incompetent, or unable to do something basic, simple, or straightforward. It’s me. I can’t find my way out of anywhere I have to say I take exception to the above definition since I get lost quite easily. Perhaps I could, in fact, find my way
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Cotton candy is the most amazing form of caramelization ever invented by man. ~ Jose Andres I don’t remember the first time I tasted the sweet, delicate flavor that defines cotton candy. I don’t even know what made me start thinking about it last week, but I’m glad I did. Learning new things about old
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