“The history of intellectual growth and discovery clearly demonstrates the need for unfettered freedom… the right to think the unthinkable… discuss the unmentionable, and challenge the unchallengeable… To curtail free expression, strikes twice at intellectual freedom… for whoever deprives another of the right to state unpopular views… necessarily deprives others of the right to listen… Read More Take a Bite out of History
“Under the… new hypothesis [of Continental Drift] certain geological concepts come to acquire a new significance amounting in a few cases to a complete inversion of principles, and the inquirer will find it necessary to re-orient his ideas. For the first time he will get glimpses… of a pulsating restless earth, all parts of which… Read More Continental Drift
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist Highwood, Illinois – Trying to get a group of people to agree on some place to go out… Read More Stained Relations
“Amaranthus, collectively known as amaranth or pigweed, is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs. Approximately 60 species are presently recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple and red to gold. Members of this genus share many characteristics and uses with members of the closely related genus Celosia. Although several species are often considered weeds, people… Read More One That Does Not Wither
“Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada…. Creole is New Orleans city food. Communities were created by the people who wanted to stay and not go back to Spain or France.” – Paul Prudhomme, Chef Buenos Aires – You’d think, given the constant harping about lack of… Read More How Y’All Are?
Oh Lord please don’t burn us don’t kill or toast your flock Don’t put us on the barbecue or simmer us in stock, Don’t bake or baste or boil us or stir-fry us in a wok…” – Monty Python New York City – So, all the rage these days is barbecue in New York. On… Read More Much Ado About Brisket
“The only thing I learned from his books is that once the word is written it’s going to be held against you for the next hundred years, … All along I thought this is not my story about living in Provence; it’s a woman coming to terms with changing circumstances against a backdrop that happens… Read More Lost Opportunity
Eating brunch I had a thought — Sometimes things Have a funny, light, watery Way of working Out – Mike Albo, Author, Poet Buenos Aires – Look, anyone who spends the time making bizarre butter curls is okay in my book. Obsessive, compulsive, a bit loony, but okay by me. I promised I’d share a… Read More Butter & Syrup