Veterans Among Us: Terry Hunt
“My tour in the Navy also allowed me and my family to see parts of the world that none of us would ever have seen, otherwise.”
Opinion
On My Plate: Cantaloupe
I didn’t learn why the town – as well as the melon – was named for two common Italian words, “canta,” which translates to singing, and “lupo,” which translates to wolf, that have nothing to do with agriculture.
Observations: Rachel’s wedding
She became a part of our family, more so than any of the other African students in our orbit.
Media Matters: Presidents, publishers and ‘Citizen Kane’
“You know, Mr. Thatcher, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.”
– Charles Foster Kane
On My Plate: Eggplant
Eggplant was first domesticated in Asia around 4,000 years ago in either South Asia or East Asia (sources disagree). Eggplant cultivation moved westward from India to Persia, Mediterranean lands, across Europe and to the Americas (possibly brought by Thomas Jefferson).
In defense of some processed foods
Unless you are knee-deep in an Alaskan stream eating a raw salmon while a grizzly judges your technique, you are, in fact, engaging in some level of processing. And that is a-okay.
On My Plate: Okra
“Okra is spiritual, and that’s why it’s not for everyone.”