“[My uncle] would pick me up in the driveway after I’d gotten off the bus and take me to the grapevines and put me on his shoulders,” she explains, “and I would pick the muscadines and fill up a shoebox and then just eat them until I got sick.” ~ Chef Vivian Howard The heady […]
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Rice is great if you’re really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something. Mitch Helberg I personally think rice is always great, and this quote makes me want to see how many grains I can get on my next forkful. Not everyone agrees, and there are naysayers who wish we would change our
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Head Vs Heart: A crowded mind leaves no space for a peaceful heart. ~ Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom Clearing our heads can be challenging, and we sometimes need to pursue environments that support our efforts in that direction. I’ve been forthcoming about what offers me that framework, but
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When we developed written language, we significantly increased our functional memory and our ability to share insights and knowledge across time and space. The same thing happened with the invention of the printing press, the telegraph, and the radio. ~ Jamais Cascio One day, I’ll research the claim about functional memory, but not today. For
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You look like the Fourth of July! Makes me want a hot dog real bad! ~Jennifer Coolidge, as Paulette in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blue Americans of the U.S. variety have celebrated Independence Day with hot dogs since for over 50 years *, and we have two parties to thank for that. The