Jello

Jello

My arena of influence has expanded into the Land of Eat, specifically the Province of Dessert. Who knew that such a thing could occur, especially in a human burned out long ago on the confection perfection demanded of/by a 4-H practitioner who achieved Grand Champion...
Zymurgy

Zymurgy

zymurgy MEANING: noun: The branch of chemistry dealing with fermentation, as brewing. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek zym- (ferment) + -urgy (work). Earliest documented use: 1868. NOTE: While zymurgy’s day job is raising spirits, it also moonlights as the last word in a...
Life is Improvisation

Life is Improvisation

I love improvisation, a theatrical situation in which actors play off of each other unscripted. They create little dramas and comedies just by speaking dialogue and acting out scenes they make up as they go along. I admire improv actors whose high-spirited goodwill...
No Fair!

No Fair!

Back home in Indiana I reveled in all things 4-H. It was a way to fill the long hours of summer in a very small town. Baking yeast rolls to perfection, stitching just so, and lumbering around in an old car taking ridiculous photos under the guise of art. Holiday...