Yesterday, Sameer Mishra of West Lafayette, Ind., correctly spelled "guerdon" making him the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion in Washington, D.C.
The word appropriately means "something that one has earned or gained.
Love that.
Sharing entrepreneurial family life in the Midwest.... I never dread waking up in the morning, and I never ever dread Mondays.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Phrase of the Day: "ad hominem "
adjective....
Meaning:
1.
appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason.
2.
attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument.
From Rogets Dictionary
Meaning:
1.
appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason.
2.
attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument.
From Rogets Dictionary
Saturday, May 17, 2008
How to Cook Corn on the Cob
I found this website today. Boy do I ever need it! I screw up the corn every time.
I usually don't cook it long enough - nothing like raw corn - yuk!
Other times, I cook it to death - mushy corn - double yuk!
How to Cook Corn..... plus a few other nice tips that most people don't need but I do.
Like, how to make good hamburgers, how to open a coconut, how to cut a pineapple (I do know how to do this...), how to bake a potato (I can do this one too).
I usually don't cook it long enough - nothing like raw corn - yuk!
Other times, I cook it to death - mushy corn - double yuk!
How to Cook Corn..... plus a few other nice tips that most people don't need but I do.
Like, how to make good hamburgers, how to open a coconut, how to cut a pineapple (I do know how to do this...), how to bake a potato (I can do this one too).
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Nutritional Anthropologist: Career Path of the Day
So I heard this term on Alton Brown's "Good Eats" today.
He had an expert on his program - someone called a "Nutritional Anthropologist" talking about the history of onions as food.
As usual, the show was full of kitchen science - which is why I love it so much. And the whole concept of someone who studies why we eat what we eat, and why people ate what they ate down through history is massively fascinating to me.
If I'd heard of this field of study when I was 19 or 20, I feel certain I would have pursued it in college - at least have given it a try.
Here's an article from the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition to learn more:
http://www.cellinteractive.com/ucla/center_overview/nut_anthro.html
He had an expert on his program - someone called a "Nutritional Anthropologist" talking about the history of onions as food.
As usual, the show was full of kitchen science - which is why I love it so much. And the whole concept of someone who studies why we eat what we eat, and why people ate what they ate down through history is massively fascinating to me.
If I'd heard of this field of study when I was 19 or 20, I feel certain I would have pursued it in college - at least have given it a try.
Here's an article from the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition to learn more:
http://www.cellinteractive.com/ucla/center_overview/nut_anthro.html
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