Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
As Carl Sagan and Natasha would say, making an apple pie from scratch is harder than it looks. However, since we can’t go back in time to create the universe, here’s a fun fact article about the apple pie’s origins.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-apple-pie-linked-america-180963157/
The name Natasha means “birthday of the Lord,” so The Sun Is Also A Star’s resident cynic has a name with all sorts of spiritual meaning. Daniel, meanwhile, means “God is my judge,” which also seems appropriate for the self-assured poet who just needs a little encouragement to pursue the life he really wants.
Second Coming Records was a real, iconic record shop in Greenwich Village, but it closed after the NYPD raided it for selling bootleg music. Maybe Third Coming’s the charm?