Enquire and inquire are often just
different spellings of the same word. Where the two are used for the same
purposes, inquire is the more common form. This extends to derivative words (inquiry, inquirer,
etc.), and it is the case throughout the English speaking-world. There is one qualification to this. Some Britons make the distinction that enquire and
its derivatives apply to informal queries, and inquire and
its derivatives to formal investigations. While this distinction appears widely borne
out in more carefully written British texts, it is less pronounced in more
informal types of writing (some news websites, some blogs, web comments). http://grammarist.com/spelling/enquire-inquire/
Either spelling can be used, but many people
prefer enquire and enquiry for the general sense of
“ask”, and inquire and inquiry for a formal
investigation: I enquired his
name. The first enquiry in
my inbox today was about lost property. We
are going to inquire into the incident. The lawyers asked when the inquiry will
be completed.
Read about successful Los Angeles Public Library
ventures including the 30th annual
Stay Home and Read a Book Ball and the Literary Feast with simultaneous dinners
held in fifty homes at http://lfla.org/wp-content/uploads/Final_Winter2017-18.pdf
"Goat meat is like soccer,” says John Larson, founding partner at
Andrew Zimmern Restaurants, the guy behind the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods”
show. “It’s enjoyed by a billion people
all over the world, but Americans haven’t been exposed to it.” But they should be, insists Larson: "Goat meat is delicious, healthy,
low-fat, flavorful and not overpowering.
It has a tremendous amount of good things going for it.” Goat meat is also rich, with great texture
and a sweet grassy flavor. To get your
goat going, Ian Gray of Minneapolis food truck The Curious
Goat recommends starting with ground goat, swapping it out in place of
ground beef or chicken in any favorite recipe.
“Don’t be scared, and give it more than one shot,” he urges. While it's lower in calories, total
fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol than most animal
proteins, goat meat's high iron and protein content make it a hearty and
satisfying centerpiece of many comforting one-dish meals. Goat meat does well with the long, slow
braises of many classic curry and stew preparations. Link to many recipes at https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/22479/meat-and-poultry/goat/
Five-Hour Goat Henry Alford 8 to 12 servings--takes
5 1/4 to 6 1/4 hours Adapted from “Les Halles Cookbook,” by Anthony
Bourdain (Bloomsbury, 2004) https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012472-five-hour-goat
See five goat recipes including Goat Ragù
with Fresh Spaghetti that can be refrigerated for up to three days, making
it a perfect make-ahead meal https://www.foodandwine.com/meat-poultry/goat-recipes#1
'Hoity-toity'
means pretentiously self-important, haughty or pompous. Many dictionaries also give a second meaning,
that is, given to frivolity, silliness or riotousness. That was the original meaning of this term,
but has now almost completely died out.
Our view of what is hoity-toity now is defined by the 'looking down the
nose' manner adopted by characters like Lady Bracknell, as performed by Dame
Edith Evans, in the stage and film versions of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of
Being Earnest. As with many reduplicated
phrases, one word carries an existing meaning and the other is present for
emphasis. In this case the earlier
meaning of the term came from the word hoit.
This is a now defunct verb meaning to indulge in riotous, noisy
mirth. That in turn was formed from
hoyden--a boorish clown or rude boisterous girl. The change from one meaning to the other
seems to be due to the pronunciation of hoity as heighty and the subsequent
allusion to highness or haughtiness.
The Menil
Collection, located in Houston, Texas, USA,
refers either to a museum that houses the private art collection of
founders John de Menil and Dominique de Menil,
or to the collection itself of approximately 17,000 paintings, sculptures,
prints, drawings, photographs and rare books.
While the bulk of the collection is made up of a once-private
collection, Menil Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt, nonprofit, public charity
corporation formed under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally the Menil receives public funds
granted by the City of Houston, the State of Texas, and the federal government
through the National Endowment for the Arts.
The museum's holdings are diverse, including early to mid-twentieth
century works of Yves Tanguy, René Magritte, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, among others. The museum
also maintains an extensive collection of pop art and contemporary art from Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Robert Rauschenberg, Vija Celmins and Cy Twombly, Jr., among others. Also included in the museum's permanent collection
are antiquities and works of Byzantine, Medieval and tribal art.
The Renzo Piano-designed museum opened to the public in June
1987. It is governed by The Menil
Foundation, Incorporated, a non-profit charitable corporation established in
1954 whose stated purpose was to promote understanding and culture, primarily
through the arts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menil_Collection See also http://houmuse.org/visit/the-menil-collection/
Sweet Corn Risotto by Sarah E. Crowder Risotto is
one of my favorite things to make with the homemade
stock from our weeknight
roast chicken—both because risotto is one of my husband's top five favorite
foods, and because this dish gives the flavorful stock a chance to really
shine. I make seasonal variations of our
weeknight risotto to keep everyone happily anticipating the time we make
it. I'm not exaggerating when I say this
late-summer variation is my best yet—the whole family concurs. The trick is to simmer the stripped corn cobs
in the stock so the final dish is infused with the intense flavor of sweet,
fresh corn. Remove the cobs, scraping
along the length of the cobs with a spoon or spatula to remove any extra
liquid. Find recipe at https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-sweet-corn-risotto-223074
A polymath and a
provocateur, Tomi Ungerer is perhaps
best described by his motto: ‘Expect the
Unexpected’. His life and work defies easy categorization. Although best known as an author and
illustrator of children’s books, Tomi Ungerer’s oeuvre encompasses diverse
practices including illustration, advertising, writing, collage, sculpture and
architectural design. From the beginning
of his career in the 1950s to the present day, Ungerer’s work challenges social
norms and conventions with breath-taking originality. Born in Strasbourg in 1931,
Ungerer has worked in New York, Canada and Ireland as well as his place of
birth. He has published over 140 books
which have been translated into 28 different languages, ranging from his acclaimed
children’s stories to autobiographical accounts to controversial volumes of
social satire and adult themes.
https://www.tomiungerer.com/ French artist and a writer in three
languages, Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer was
born in 1931.
HONEY BAKED PARISIAN CARROTS WITH ORANGE + THYME by Emilie Parisian carrots are an heirloom variety originally
grown throughout parts of Europe.
They’re commonly known as Tonda di Parigi--carrots from
France with an Italian mother (feisty!). Unlike baby carrots, Parisian
carrots are not shaved or shaped; they grow just like the regular ones with big
leafy tops. They are about the size of a
small radish and are incredibly sweet. I
prepared them à la Jamie Oliver, a method which involves steaming the
carrots first and then roasting them off to finish. I flavor mine with fresh clementine juice and
thyme. Once all of the liquid has
evaporated and the carrots are cooked through, I drizzle them with honey for a
lacquered glaze. It’s all done in one
pan. They’re best served warm with a little extra olive oil and a dusting
of flaky sea salt and black pepper. See
pictures and the recipe at http://www.theclevercarrot.com/2014/04/honey-baked-parisian-carrots-with-orange-thyme/
PROMISES, MADE PROMISES KEPT President Bill Clinton and his vice president Al Gore used the slogan in their
re-election campaign in 1996. Michigan
Gov. John Engler in 1994 also used "Promises
Made, Promises Kept" for his re-election campaign. The phrase was used in 2012 by Montana
Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, for a "tribal relations report"
published by his administration. Trump
began using the slogan in September 2017.
Rebecca Morin https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/21/trump-criticize-de-blasio-790443
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 1939
August 22, 2018 Thought for Today Love is
like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays in the palm;
clutch it, and it darts away. - Dorothy Parker, author (22 Aug 1893-1967) Word
of the Day Quicksilver may
refer to the chemical element mercury.
Find its many uses in arts and entertainment at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksilver
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