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82 responses to “A Light Nap”
EMB:
Except for the new topic of autism, I am aware of the various valid criticisms of Thoreau; I used to be a teacher of literature.
However, such observations do not necessarily invalidate his point that simplifying can have benefits.
The degree of simplification is the real question.
Perhaps Arlo said it best when he asked Janis as she poured coffee from a turkey-shaped dispenser, “Can we agree that we have enough stuff?”
With a bit of luck, perhaps the former poster who now has a tiny house will someday let us know how things are going for his wife and him.
Sideburns:
Yep.
From what I have read, many sites/services also do it, but FB is the master.
I put a tiny house I’m my baxkyard, actually two. One for my dogs which is a walk in doghouse and the second a garden house which I am putting a twin bed and basic furniture for guests.
EMB,
Trucker Ron covered most of the points on grits vs cornmeal, except grind size and corn type. Grits are typically coarser. They are most often made from dried white corn hominy and the seed coat is removed with lye or other caustic base which allows the endosperm to fluff up. Also, the corn types normally used (dent) have a softer starch, so the end product is smooth and creamy. My understanding is that corn meal/flour types have a very thin seed coat. A third type used for polenta has harder starch and retains a graininess even after cooking. Dent corn is the type also typically grown for livestock feed. In earlier days it allowed farmers to use the same crop for two purposes– for man and beats. By treating to remove the heavy seed coat, it could be consumed by people, untreated or just cracked it was a great source of calories for stock.
TIP BlogSpot: NB, this is Debbie, not Debbe. Also, it looks like she is actually doing what TIP says she is. Peace, emb
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More bad news from the entertainment world. Actor Alan Rickman dead at 69, of cancer.
emb
Thoreau was a writer
enough said