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Memo to the World #1: Remove the Tails from the Shrimp!

admin | October 21, 2009

Mini-article #0903
They say that form is supposed to follow function, but too many food designers haven’t read the original memo.
Time and time again, I order a shrimp dish, drenched in sauce, and the tails are on! I know there is meat under that shell-of-a tail, but there is no delicate way to get to it. [...]

Awkward Family Photos

Denise Miller Holmes | June 22, 2009

Mini-article #0902
Pristine, beatific faces stared back at me as I gazed at the portrait photograph of my family. It had been taken in the ’50s, and my brothers and cousins looked so young.
My mother told me how long it had taken to get that perfect photo. In order to get this portrait done professionally, the [...]

Havin’ Fun with Language

Denise Miller Holmes | April 23, 2009

Mini-article #0901
Arr, me hearty blog readers. I wanted to share with ye about how I be havin’ fun with a grand and magical language!
If you are like me, a totally foreign language is too hard to learn quickly, (Rosetta Stone is still work). But, what if you learn a new and magical dialect? A marvelous [...]