Mr. Foulard is So Sorry

Foulard has been too busy, harried, and stressed-out, work-wise, to put any energy into blogging this week. Yes, this is one of those "sorry I haven't posted enough" blog posts. Mea culpa!

PSA

I watched an old movie called Plymouth Adventure on Thanksgiving Day. It was a very Hollywood-ized version of the story of the Pilgrims' sea voyage, with all the familiar names popping up ("They need a good carpenter on this ship. Maybe you'd like to join them, Mister--" "John Alden, and I might, at that." etc.). It made me curious whether that kind of earnest history is even taught anymore. It barely was when I was a kid. I'm not sure it needs to be, though it comes in handy for trivia quizzes.

It also reminded me of the importance of preventing scurvy!
From Wikipedia:

Scurvy can be prevented by a diet that includes certain citrus fruits such as oranges or lemons. Other sources rich in vitamin C are fruits such as blackcurrants, guava, kiwifruit, papaya, tomatoes, bell peppers, and strawberries. It can also be found in some vegetables, such as carrots, broccoli, potatoes, cabbage, spinach and paprika, as well as some pickled vegetables. Many animal products, including liver and oysters, contain vitamin C. Though redundant in the presence of a balanced diet, various nutritional supplements are available that provide ascorbic acid well in excess of that required to prevent scurvy, and even some candies and most soft drinks contain vitamin C as a preservative.

Sundays are for catnaps

Deebo has the right idea here...

Lady, don't do it!

...and so the 1970s were born.

Thanksgiving is coming!

In the Foulard household, it's a tradition for the whole family to watch this special holiday presentation together:

Email Gremlins

A little background, from Wikipedia:
Gremlin is an English folkloric creature, commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented, with a specific interest in aircraft. Although their origin is found in myths among airmen, claiming that the gremlins were responsible for sabotaging aircraft, John W. Hazen states that "some people" derive the name from the Old English word gremian, "to vex".^[1] Since World War II, different fantastical creatures have been referred to as gremlins, bearing varying degrees of resemblance to the originals.

One of the most vexing gremlins I know of is a fairly recent incarnation, the Email Gremlin. This little fellow grabs your email right after you send it, and sits on it for a period of time that can range from 5 minutes to several months. Have you ever encountered him?

Here's how he does his work: You and your correspondent are both at work, shooting emails back and forth, having a medium-temp conversation, when suddenly your friend just drops out, usually after you've asked a question or made a clever joke. Then you're suddenly sitting there hitting 'refresh' over and over again and wondering "Is (s)he mad at me? Did I say something offensive? Is there an emergency? I thought we were cool..."

After a suitably tense interval, the missing email(s) start(s) popping up in your inbox, with time markers showing you that you actually got a prompt response to what you wrote. Somewhere an email gremlin is rolling around on his Disney-esque butt and laughing at you!

Holiday Cocktails

Wassail! The holidays are upon us, and it's time to start thinking about specialty cocktails that are in tune with the festive feeling we are all...feeling.

With that in mind, put aside those summer-y egg white-based recipes and start thinking about using the whole egg in your drink of choice. Here are a couple of recipes to get you started:Those drinks sound SOLID!