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Did ya know?

Saffron, that rare and expensive spice, is rare and expensive because it’s challenging to harvest.

As a spice, it’s a deeply yellow hue. The little florets are purple.

I did not know that.

Here’s advice that is both timely and practical, well, timely for me since there was a leak in my egg drawer.  Not eggs, I’m happy to report as that would be a big mess, but it caused a need for a clean-up.

Don’t keep the fridge door open for longer than 5 minutes. Then give your refrigerator 20 minutes for recovery.

I don’t think I knew that. Didya?

I learned a new word from the NYT The Morning pangram (I want to call it pan-a-gram, but it’s not). Monocracy, government or rule by one person, also referred to as dictatorship.

“Jumbotron Man”

A “Grace and Frankie” epenthesis

“If I asked you to marry me in a public place, would you say yes.”

“What? To be polite?,” she said.

“Seriously, would you?”

“No. I’m not ready. And you’re not the guy.”

Okay, he thought, hope holding back his tears, it’s too soon. She’s not ready. I’ll wait til the summer, ask her at a baseball game. The Lakers kind of suck, anyway.