I love cooking, though I don’t get to cook much. For some reason spices interest me. Did you know Black Pepper has been used as: currency sacred offering to honor the gods pay taxes pay ransoms More later!

DISCLAIMER Just a friendly reminder that this information I collect is just that, information I collect. Seriously, don’t consider this post as containing any kind of advice. Before taking any actions based on interesting information here you should speak to a qualified specialist (doctor, dietician, etc..) On to the fun part! Comment from reader Eyebee [...]

HISTORY Cinnamon has an interesting history and a variety of uses including uses as a spice, medicinal uses and even as an embalming agent in ancient Egypt. It emerges into history from the earliest Chinese texts on the subject of botanical medicine about 2700 BC, and more recently in the bible as early as about [...]

It was getting late and I’d decided to shut down for the night when I realized I hadn’t checked my RSS articles lately. I started reading and ended up reading a friend’s humor website bingbongoo fun. Among the jokes I read (I won’t spoil them) was a “guy walking into a bar” joke, and a [...]

I remember hearing about the iPhone’s release, about people crowding the stores. Waiting in lines. People walking out in wonder with their shiny new phones. I couldn’t tell you exactly when they came out, but I remember thinking I could use the money for something else, maybe another car? Seriously, here’s a tidbit I found [...]