Beef Stroganoff
My mother found the original recipe on a can of Campbells® Tomato Soup in 1957. It’s been a bit modified since then. Ingredients (as organic and free-range as possible) 1 pound round steak (the cheapest cut you can find) ¼…
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Bugs Bunny Killed My Pet Rabbit
Movies are not reality. I’m pretty sure this is a good place to start. Unity. We can all agree that movies are not real. We go to movies to escape reality. And in doing so, we simply suspend our disbelief…
Just How Dangerous Are Conspiracy Theories — An Historical Perspective
By Jared Yates Sexton (Originally posted as a thread on Twitter) For people who want to know just how dangerous conspiracy theories like Qanon are, and want to know how and why we must defeat them, let’s talk about the…
Spicy Indian Eggplant
Brits call eggplant aubergine, and it’s a very healthy food, providing fiber, antioxidants, and bioflavonoids. Although we refer to it as a vegetable, when you cut into it and see the pattern of seeds, you realize it’s actually a fruit.…
The Parable of the Two Maggots
This is an old story I found and wish to share. I did not write the original story. Oh, and the cover photo is just fun. There was a fly circling some geese looking for a place to lay her…
Language is the Furniture of the Mind
This is a very important concept, because the language we use, the words that float though our minds like letters in alphabet soup, really do determine how we see the world. And if you want to redecorate your world, you…