Daily Quote
"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."
Epictetus
Writing Prompt
To What Company Would You Write a Letter of Complaint or Admiration?
Conversation Starter
What or who has taught you most of the information you use on a regular basis?
Joke of the Day
I hate negative numbers and will stop at nothing to avoid them...
Fun Fact
T-shirts were originally marketed to unmarried men who didn't know how to sew buttons back on collared shirts by themselves.
History Fact
Good Things Come in Small Packages
Ancient Greece was a strange place: For one, they believed that redheads turned into vampires after death. Okay, okay, so maybe they’re right about that one. They also thought that small penises were elegant, especially in comparison to bigger, er, packages, which they associated with “old men and barbarians.”
Weird Laws
GEORGIA
Those engaged in llama-related activities, such as riding, training, or goofing around at a county fair, are responsible for any personal injuries they suffer.
Food Thing
Bleu de Gex
Cow’s milk; blue; soft
Region of origin: Franche Comté
Here is another AOC- and AOP-designated cheese from the mountainous areas of Ain and Jura. Bleu de Gex is the work of the monks of the Saint-Claude Abbey in Franche-Comté, and today is still produced in small mountain dairies that employ the traditional methods that have been handed down from the 14th century.
Alpine pastures are crucial to this cheese’s flavor. The milk comes only from the Montbeliardes or Pie rouge de l’Est cows, which graze freely in the summer on the grasses, herbs and flowers in the Jura mountains.
Bleu de Gex is a lightly salted blue cheese with a creamy, smooth texture that is slightly crumbly. It has a characteristic nutty taste with a hint of mushrooms and vanilla. This goes to show that you needn’t love strong cheeses to enjoy a blue.
Movie/TV Trivia
Prometheus
Composer Marc Streitenfeld had the orchestra play his compositions backwards, and then digitally reversed the compositions for the final film. This made the music sound unusual and unsettling, which he felt was right for the film.
Movie/TV Quote
"Soylent Green is people!"
Soylent Green, 1973