Day: November 23, 2016

Its all in the language – Hiero: phant, glyph archy, ocrasy… Divide and Conquer

November 23, 2016 Alison Bell 0

This is a continuation on my ruminations about how language is our arbiter of reality. I’ve thought about this my whole life, but the new movie ‘Arrival’ really sparked some new thoughts. Plus I’m not as smart as Laird Scranton. -A Important definitions used in this article hiero- Word Origin  a combining form meaning “sacred,” “priestly,” used in the formation of compound words: hierocracy. also, especially before a vowel, hier-. ( in french meaning YESTERDAY) Origin of hiero- From <http://www.dictionary.com/browse/hiero-> hiero- or before a vowel hier- combining form: holy or divine: hierocracy; hierarchy. [from Greek, from hieros] Collins English Dictionary – Complete [-MORE-]

the Corn Bread

November 23, 2016 Alison Bell 0

Kolo’s mom died years ago. He loved her corn bread. It’s taken a while and some duds, but here is the recipe. Lols Jimmy… I’m still giggling! Corn Bread 1/2 cup white corn meal 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1 cup flour all purpose is fine 1/4 cup sugar 2 teasp. baking powder 1/2 teasp. salt 1 cup milk 1/4 cup veg oil  (or lard…lols) 1 egg   This is best done in a cast iron skillet in the oven. Oil the pan with veg oil or lard…lols Combine all ingredients and pour in the pan 400 degrees 20 30 min.