Comments for Good times and bad

Comment on Breaking News. Really. by Cousin Helen

Cousin Helen — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:31:23 +0000

Thank God we no longer have to worry with this one, thanks to a sharp-eyed Seattle policeman.

Comment on I sure didn’t know that. by Cousin Helen

Cousin Helen — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:29:23 +0000

I just watched a show last night on how they make Campbell’s Chicken Noodle soup and they also mentioned the 32 feet of noodles. They failed to mention the 1/2″ of chicken that is in each can in that tiny bit of space unoccupied by the 32 feet of noodles. They should call it “Noodle Chicken”.

Comment on better get your tickets. by Bro

Bro — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:54:02 +0000

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on So how long are you going to live? by MJ

MJ — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:13 +0000

Hmmm…I am going to live into my 90’s?! Interesting.

Comment on Happy Anniversary to me. by MJ

MJ — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:48:14 +0000

And now, a little over a year since I met one of my most favorite and special patients. Your great recovery makes me most happy, Gordan. I pray that strong and cleaned up version of your heart beat on for years to come. Take care and a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Comment on No wonder the auto industry is broke. by Bro

Bro — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:34:12 +0000

Actually, the auto industry isn’t broke….only the ones with plants in non “right to work” states and staffed by the UAW….

Comment on No wonder the auto industry is broke. by Bro

Bro — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:13:00 +0000

The “Auto Industry” isn’t broke…..only that part of it which is run by the UAW is broke. That part of it would be gone completely except for the charity of the taxpayer and the corruption of the union bought government. They will be back in bankruptcy within 2 years.

Comment on No wonder the auto industry is broke. by Tim

Tim — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:28:31 +0000

I understand exactly what you are saying. I’m 54, would love to retire at 55, will be extremely lucky to be able to retire at 66 and 2 months (my social security retirement age). Guess I went into the wrong business.

Comment on I really lead an exciting life. by geetwo

geetwo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:42:12 +0000

I was totally ignorant about the sweet potato until this spring. The plants sold to me were Louisiana sweet potatoes and not yams but there is a caveat to that statement. I went to a website

http://www.foodreference.com/html/fsweetpotatoes.html

and found the following:

Despite a physical similarity and a frequent confusion with their names, yams and sweet potatoes are not even distantly related. They are in two different botanical families. Yams are actually related to grasses and lilies

With that said,
African slaves in the South called the sweet potato “nyami” because it reminded them of the starchy, edible tuber of that name that grew in their homeland. The Senegalese word “nyami” was eventually shortened to the word “yam”.
“Yam” also refers to sweet potatoes that are grown in Louisiana. When the orange-fleshed, Puerto Rican variety of sweet potatoes was adopted by Louisiana producers and shippers, they were called “yams” to distinguish them from the white-fleshed sweet potatoes grown in other parts of the country. The yam reference became the trademark for Louisiana-grown sweet potatoes.

Comment on I really lead an exciting life. by Greybeard

Greybeard — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:47:53 +0000

Don’t be confused now…
Sweet potatoes (thanks Dan Quayle) and Yams are two decidedly different critters:

http://homecooking.about.com/od/howtocookvegetables/a/sweetpotatodiff.htm

Sweet potatoes are difficult to find in today’s world, and have much higher food values than Yams.
Which are we looking at in your pic?