Okay @USAA, I've had enough. I've got a simple water damage claim that needs to be resolved but my adjuster has been MIA for months. He will not return my calls or emails; I'm at my wits end. Living in a construction zone since the 1st of March isn't it. Send reinforcements.
Huh. So, this book has no author... it's apparently a collection of essays written by historians and edited together - somehow affiliated with the university of California.
They're throwing shade.
I'm reading a book on the history of taste. It's fascinating. 🤓
TIL ancient Romans used lead pots to concentrate sauces *because* the lead added a sweet flavor. 🤔
Because I'm a huge nerd and this has been bothering me since I tweeted...
It's not the lead that's sweet. The acid in the food reacts with the lead and creates a crystalline - lead acetate. That's actually what's sweet. 😌
Me, at a bar: I want a cider
The Bar: undefined shenanegans happening.
Bartender: making a new drink "here, you wanna try this!?"
Me: Why not!?
I am now drinking a Pumpkin Spice Vanilla Martini. Somehow, this is both my favorite and least favorite thing of the day.