April 2009
April 28th, 2009
Written by Sticky Wicket in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,I sometimes find myself annoyed or threatened by the slang used by young people of different races. I don’t like it when I can’t understand what they’re talking about.~Can’t Understand in ClevelandDear Can’t Understand,The use of slang is as old as communication itself. Picture different groups of prehistoric humans, donning animal skin clothing, and carrying various weapons...
April 28th, 2009
Written by Jake Singleton in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
Compound interest is one of the most powerful tools we have working for us.
For example: If an individual invests $100 a month for only10 years starting at age 25, that investment will result in $185,320 by the time that person retires at age 65, assuming a return of eight percent. However, an individual who invests $100 a month for 30 years starting at age 35, will only accumulate $150,030 by...
April 27th, 2009
Written by Randy Mason in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Stereotypes can really lead you astray. Take Texas, for example. You may think the entire state is flat, hot and dusty. Then you haven't seen the Texas Hill Country. This lovely corridor covering some one hundred miles west of Austin and San Antonio is laced with limestone bluffs, streams and valleys that feel a lot like the Ozark lands of Missouri.As you navigate through its woods and...
April 27th, 2009
Written by Eun-Joo Park in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
While it may not be universally loved in any race or ethnic group, okra is nonetheless, loved by many. We have chosen okra as our first "food feature" because like a race or an ethnic group, you either love it, hate it, tolerate it, or have no experience with it at all.
Okra, often better known around the world as Lady’s Fingers, is best picked while tender and young, no longer than three or four...