Are You Kidding Me?

A few nights ago, my wife tried a new recipe for potato soup. The result: Let's just say the recipe will be in our family for years to come. There's nothing better than a hot soup on a cold day to warm your bones.

Here's something you might not know. According to The Amazing Book of Useless Information, "When potatoes first appeared in Europe in the seventeenth century, it was thought that they were disgusting, and they were blamed for starting outbreaks of leprosy and syphilis. As late as 1720 in America, eating potatoes was believed to shorten a person's life."

Just in case you're wondering, I have no medical issues to report days after consuming the potato soup. I'm not sure about life expectancy but I really feel fine.

Have a great day. And if you get a chance, eat a potato.

Holiday Cookies

One of my favorite cookies this time of year is gingerbread. There's nothing better than a glass of milk with a gingerbread cookie just out of the oven. To borrow a phrase from the old Lay's commercials, "You can't just eat one." In fact, I've indulged too many times in the sweet cookies and see the lasting results.

According to The Amazing Book of Useless Information, "The world's largest gingerbread man was baked on February 21, 2006 in Rochester, Minnesota, and weighed 466 pounds, 6 ounces."

On second thought, maybe I could eat just one. Any holiday desserts that you sense an over indulgence?

Who's The Fool?

True stories:

On an American Airlines packet of nuts -
INSTRUCTIONS: OPEN PACKET, EAT NUTS.

On a Swanson frozen dinner -
SERVING SUGGESTION: DEFROST.

On a Sears hair dryer -
DO NOT USE WHILE SLEEPING.

Who exactly are the fools here? Is it the consumer? Or is it the companies who pay individuals to write the instructions?

Information You Can Uh....Use?

Congrats goes to Cheryl who used the printing of the Eskimo Bible in a conversation. Here's the next challenge:

Being that it's the Fall season, did you know...

"The number of seeds in a pumpkin can be accurately determined, give or take 10 seeds, by multiplying the number of fruiting sections by 16."
- The Amazing Book of Useless Information

1) Impress the produce manager with your new found knowledge.
2) Consider who has time to check out the validity of this claim.

Have fun!