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• Devil's Dictionary
  DAWN, n. The time when men of reason go to bed. Certain old men prefer to rise at about that time, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach, and otherwise mortifying the flesh. They then point with pride to these practices as the cause of their sturdy health and ripe years; the truth being that they are hearty and old, not because of their ha […]
• Oblique Strategies
  Question the heroic approach […]
• Greta's Vocabulary Words
  vapid […]
• Dates
  today is -- Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:49:01 -0700 (2455443.03403935) ddate -- Today is Sweetmorn, the 27th day of Bureaucracy in the YOLD 3176 emacs dates -- Astronomical (Julian) day number (at noon UTC): 2455443.0 Computing Chinese date... Chinese date: Cycle 78, year 27 (Geng-Yin), month 7 (Jia-Shen), day 25 (Bing-Chen) Coptic date: Misra 28, 1726 Day 246 of 201 […]
• Tune Time
  Play It! F Major / F G A Bb C D E F / 1b Bb -- D minor / D E F G A Bb C D / 1b Bb -- […]
• Cooking Tip
  Italian vs. Thai Basil Can I use Italian and Thai basil interchangeably?During the recipe development for our Southeast Asian-Style Spring Rolls, we discovered that most recipes called for Thai basil. Wondering if this special breed of basil would indeed make a difference, we pitted it head-to-head (or, in this case, roll-to-roll) against the more commonly f […]
• La palabra del dia en espanol
  prendarse Significado to become enchanted, to fall in love (with a thing) Ejemplo La popular cantante y su marido se prendaron del país. Traducción The popular singer and her husband fell in love with the country. […]
• Zen Saying
  A monk asked Pao-chi: “What is the Tao?”     “Come in,” said the master.     “I don’t understand,” said the monk.     “Get out!” replied the master. ZEN MONDO […]