I have personally found it interesting the vast references to dragons throughout the world. In different societies that have no known interaction, they all reference dragons. The descriptions and depictions of these dragons are...
Category - Brain Fart
Great Britain is widely lauded in history for abolishing slavery in its Empire in 1834 via the 1833 Anti-Slavery Act. Although it is not as all encompassing as one would think, with exemptions for those owned by the Honourable...
In theory, I understand the attraction of Term Limits for politicians. After all, it gets rid of entrenched politicians and bring in new blood. My only issue has been that Term Limits have always been available by voting the...
I finally figured out what Invasive Species really means. It is any species of flora or fauna that overwhelms and interferes with the viability of the non-native flora or fauna that man has introduced into the local area to...
It seems to be the height of fashion for men to have a short beard now. Maybe three days to a week of beard growth. It is not an accident as everywhere you look people are sporting this “fashion” and it has been...
I haven’t been posting much lately. I would like to say it was because I was too busy but that would be a lie. I have been lazy. The funny thing is that having this site is a cathartic thing unto itself. I have little...
We all inherently know that Brussel Sprouts are just little cabbages but look how we treat them differently. During the holiday season, Brussel Sprouts have become the ubiquitous, go-to, vegetable. One of the most frequent...
All of a sudden Kale has become the superfood. Everywhere you look, you are getting kale-this and kale-that. They even have cooks and chefs telling you how to properly “bruise” kale so that you can eat the darn...
I watch cooking show – a lot. In the past few months I have heard more than one “chef” use the term “Dry Brine”. What they have done is heavily salt the piece of meat (usually a chicken or...
I recent had a non-run in with a new neighbor. The gist of it is self-explanatory in the letter below. I had planned on posting this on the mail kiosk. I didn’t for reasons I will explain after the letter. To my new...