John T. Elson, TIME Editor Who Asked “Is God Dead” Dies At 78 Amusing since every site in the world has this story except TIME! (As of this posting.)
The quiet, studious Mr. Elson, who died on Sept. 7 at the age of 78, was an unlikely bomb- thrower, and his article, for those who ventured past the cover, reflected his scholarly bent. Meekly titled on the inside as “Toward a Hidden God,” it began: “Is God dead? It is a question that tantalizes both believers, who perhaps secretly fear that he is, and atheists, who possibly suspect that the answer is no.”
#60–qb==”art and science?” Somebody made the point that wine making was an art, but that for beer you needed civilization (science?). I think that disctinction flowed from the wine appearing first, like cheese, an observed accident that then got applied to beer making.
Gee, I must have been drinking when I first heard it because it made sense then, and doesn’t now.
I’m making 2 gallon batches of cheese right now. Easy to do until about 2 months in when humidity becomes critical. Given the time frames involved, its hard to experiment with different procedures. Much more complicated than beer or wine.
bobbo, I was eating some Sylvan Star Gouda tonight and you got me thinking about how tough it is to make something that delicious. I love cheese but now I’ll treat it with more respect. I hope your cheese turns out well – keep us posted.
#62–qb==as you like cheese, you should try a batch or two of your own. Its edible from day one thru 2 months. After that, the technical side of “aging” is eluding me right now. But I still have excellent cheese much cheaper than store bought. I am able to judge all elements except requiring cheese cloth. I use 37 inch squares of muslim cloth from the local yardage store. Its all kinda fun.
My favorite meal right now is a shrimp and cheese platter with 4-5 types of cheese. After Blue Cheese, then my own home made soft cheese, I like SMOKED GOUDA the best. Really does go with everything.
This is where I started:
http://schmidling.com/making.htm
#63-bobbo
Now this is what I call turning history into practical application.
Thanks for the cheese making link.
Dr Dodd said “Now this is what I call turning history into practical application.”
History is useful only as long as we don’t use it to examine faith and religion.