Summer

JJ Shaun

Beating the Heat

The past few days have been brutally hot across the Northern Hemisphere. Massive forest fires, spurred by an unprecedented heat wave, have been devastating Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia). Temperatures in London have exceeded 104°F (40°C), and the Middle East has recorded temperatures upwards of 123°F (50.7°C). That … Continue reading Beating the Heat

JJ Shaun

Summer’s End

(C) 2019 JJ ShaunEnd of summer cooking. And just like that, it’s Labor Day, the “unofficial end of summer.” So, aside from it being a federal holiday and long weekend, what is Labor Day all about? In the beginning, labor unions brought about the end of tyranny by employers who used and abused their workers. … Continue reading Summer’s End