Fake news has been around for hundreds of years. In 1690, British officials forced the first newspaper in North America to shut down after it fabricated information. [Ref] Then there are opinions and perspectives. Opinions can vary. Perspectives vary. There…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Late Summer 1970 Right after our incursion into Cambodia, we conducted a good number of Hunter-Killer missions along the Cambodian border. A Hunter-Killer mission consists of a scout flying around on the deck (near the ground) looking for trouble, and…
This is low carb and crustless. Yes, our pies here are crustless because the crust of a pie is the most unhealthy part of the pie. You can make a healthy crust using flax and chia, but in this recipe,…