Kiss with a Fist

The song is about violence. Lots and lots of mutual violence. On their MySpace page, the band Florence and the Machine claim that it's really about emotional violence in a relationship that thrives on drama and oneupmanship. Since there is no actual mention of anything in the song itself of something mental, emotional, or psychological, the song is not about that.

It's just a song that condone's domestic abuse and should not be endorsed.

Among many other places, you can find the lyrics here: http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858724512/

Romance language vs. romance novel

When the Romans invaded Spain, the country was known as Iberia and the people spoke Ibero. The Romans, being Romans, enforced their language onto the people so the people of Iberia began to speak Latin in addition to their native languages.

Through time, the language evolved and became known as Romanice ("ro-MA-ni-kay") and eventually romance. The people were really fond of love stories. Any book lying that wasn't written in classical Latin had a very high probability of being a love story. As with any language, slang takes hold and changes meanings. At first, they would have asked, "Is that a love story?" it eventually became, "Is that a romance?"

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Handshakes in Late 19th Century America

Around the time of the American Civil War, there were several different handshakes and each signified something different. When two men made a contract, such as buying property, they would each spit into their palm and then shake. As a greeting, they would shakes hands the same way that we do now.

Women had options when shaking hands with men; they could shake normally or present their hand to be kissed. If a woman presented her hand, she would hold her hand out about waist level with her palm down and wrist limp. The man would lightly hold her fingers, bend the wrist so the downward angle was more pronounced, bring her hand up while bowing to meet it, and give the lightest kiss to the back of her hand. If a man initiated the shake, the woman would place her hand into his to be kissed. If the woman wanted to be informal or as a slight to the man, she could change the kiss into a shake by how she positioned her hand.

If they wanted to flirt, the kiss could be more than a light brush. A more discrete way was either could give a squeeze while he as kissing her hand and no one watching would be any the wiser.

Of course, none of this would happen if either one was bare handed. Gloves must be worn by each before they could touch or it was highly improper.

If a man brushed a finger across the other man's palm while they were shaking, it meant he was propositioning him.

The Dole way to cut up a pineapple

I personally am afraid of pineapples because they will either bit me or make me sick, but for those of you who like them or just have to cut them up yourself, here is what Dole has declared the best way to get one into pieces. I'd take their word for it; those guys know their pineapples.

1) Hold the body of the pineapple in one hand and the leaves in the other and twist your hands in opposite directions to remove the top.
2) Cut the pineapple in half the long way, then in half again to make quarters.
3) Place a quarter cut-side down and cut out the core. Do this but making a diagonal cut to remove the core as a wedge.
4) Turn the pineapple so it is parallel to you. Place the knife and cut down and around the flesh, essentially scooping it out of the rind.
5) Remove the flesh from the skin and cut into smaller pieces as you see fit.
6) Repeat with the other sections.

Some people take the skin off first, but that ends up being very messy. Doing it this way makes less of a mess and makes the pieces you're dealing with more structurally sound for the longest amount of time so you are less likely to send slippery pineapple chunks shooting off in all directions.

Eat a nice, juicy chunk for me, okay?

Leftover Bread?

Don't throw out whatever bread you have left just because you don't know what to do with it. You paid for it and you can still use it. With the economy the way it is, you might not be able to afford to toss it out.

You can "recycle" the bread into something else. It's good for thickening soups, and can be turned into crutons or bread crumbs if you toast it first. Cut the bread into cubes and put the bread in a low-heat oven until it's crisp. For breadcrumbs, pop the cubes into a food processor and Pulse until they are the consistency that you want.

Maybe you've never cooked with breadcrumbs or crutons because you didn't have any. Since they're so easy to make and a good way to get the most fromo the money you already spent, maybe now you will try something new.

Cleaning out the Fridge Pasta

We had 2 bags of opened pasta in the cupboard so I decided we needed noodles for dinner.

1/2 bag rotini
1/2 bag wide noodles
3/4 (what was left of a whole jar) jar alfredo sauce
2 cups of corn
1 can diced tomatoes
1 package mango chicken sausages.

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add a teaspoon of salt and the pasta and boil for approximately 8 minutes.

Drain in a collander and return to the pot. Return pot to the stove.

Add the sauce and stir to lubricate the pasta, then add the remaining ingredients. Stir well to combine.