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Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes

~LS~ — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:35:00 +0000

In honor of the day -- The difference between a yam and sweet potato can be found... Read more

The confusing magic of peeling hard-boiled eggs

~LS~ — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:11:42 +0000

Ages ago I had a dispute with a friend over peeling hard-boiled eggs. She swore by her mother's wisdom that the freshest eggs were the easiest to peel. I swore by my grandmother's wisdom that cold water does the trick. The debate was heated and... Read more

Merriam-Webster Online

~LS~ — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 06:57:00 +0000

Ok. I'm a geek. I really LOVE Merriam-Webster Online especially since I started listening to the little megaphone icons. Words are so COOL. *sigh* And the top ten favorite words. Too cool. I mean, I already know what defenestration and... Read more

List of Weird Stuff

~LS~ — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:00:29 +0000

Look what I accidentally ran across. Strange but true strange stuff. Like the fact that there are more cars in Los Angeles than there are people. Of course, how do you confirm all this stuff. Nonetheless, it's a... Read more

Ix’Chel

~LS~ — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:23:00 +0000

I ran into someone today online who goes by the handle Ixchel. Ixchel is the mayan moon goddess, which I have tattooed on my left forearm. But for some reason, this person didn't know about the name, so I did a quick google search and found a neat... Read more

French Kissing

~LS~ — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:27:00 +0000

I don't really remember my train of thought on this, but today I got curious about the origin of the term "French kissing." After some patient searching, I ran into an article on the use of the word "French" in a variety of slang phrases. French... Read more

Elmers Glue

~LS~ — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:14:00 +0000

Don't ask me the train of thought that led me to this link. Did you know that Elmer of the glue fame is Elsie the Cow's "husband." Where Did Elmer's Name Come From? Elsie the Cow became Borden's very popular "Spokescow" in the late 1930's.... Read more

Cuppa Joe

~LS~ — Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:04:00 +0000

Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the Fleet eligible for entrance into the... Read more

Cats and sweets

~LS~ — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:25:00 +0000

Randomly, I wondered whether or not cats can taste sweet things. According to this link, they cannot. Apparently they lack the gene and the taste receptors, whatever that means. Actually, my wondering wasn't so random. My cat keeps trying to get my... Read more

Butterball part 2

~LS~ — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:12:00 +0000

You can keep leftover turkey safely in your fridge for 3 days, according to Butterball.com. Bye bye... Read more