Ya know, I'm just gonna say...I don't think I would go to a dentist who was also a circus owner. You never know what nefarious plots he has in mind. Stealing your teeth for his weird sideshows. All kidding aside, the fact that something as seemingly insignificant as a Tomato can have such a rich and diverse history (not to mention quite hilarious) really goes to show that nothing is actually as seemingly insignificant as we think it is!
Thanks for the birthday wishes, Maggie! I think "The Pencil," by Henry Petroski is still the classic study in how to see the whole world reflected through one small, mundane object, though he sparked a whole bunch of other books about things like milk, salt, the F-bomb, etc. (He even wrote a follow-up called "The Toothpick.") You are right about circus dentists not sitting quite right. It makes me feel lucky to have always found stock-issue dentists without a weird side hustle. : )
Perhaps the Creole Tomato is a place holder for something we don't fully understand yet, like Dark Matter. Eventually, if we are patient and observant, it will reveal its true self to us and to the universe.
Today’s edition of HISTORIOLA! is a rich, even mouthwatering contribution to the discussion of the most ancient problem in western philosophy: how to distinguish appearance from reality.
In New Orleans the appearance/reality problem apparently is apparent everywhere, which beggars the illustrations Socrates had available to him in ancient Athens. Really.
Not so long ago, someone warned us that nothing in New Orleans is what it seems. Living the reality of that statement has been a real education. I'm sad I can never read Socrates' take on this city, but there are lots of writers who've captured that aspect of NOLA. I'm reading this book right now, and jotting a list of books to snag from the library, tout suite: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/literature/american-literature/new-orleans-writers-city
Ya know, I'm just gonna say...I don't think I would go to a dentist who was also a circus owner. You never know what nefarious plots he has in mind. Stealing your teeth for his weird sideshows. All kidding aside, the fact that something as seemingly insignificant as a Tomato can have such a rich and diverse history (not to mention quite hilarious) really goes to show that nothing is actually as seemingly insignificant as we think it is!
Also happy belated Birthday!
Thanks for the birthday wishes, Maggie! I think "The Pencil," by Henry Petroski is still the classic study in how to see the whole world reflected through one small, mundane object, though he sparked a whole bunch of other books about things like milk, salt, the F-bomb, etc. (He even wrote a follow-up called "The Toothpick.") You are right about circus dentists not sitting quite right. It makes me feel lucky to have always found stock-issue dentists without a weird side hustle. : )
...and a belated Happiest of Birthdays to you!
Radiator Charlie! Oh, my, the things you find. xoxoxo
I'm go glad you love that, too! It's the best tomato backstory every, truly. Thx for the bday wishes!! & xoxo righr back atcha. : )
Perhaps the Creole Tomato is a place holder for something we don't fully understand yet, like Dark Matter. Eventually, if we are patient and observant, it will reveal its true self to us and to the universe.
Tomorrow I am going down to the French Market to face them down in real time. I think your theory is sound. I shall report back!
Today’s edition of HISTORIOLA! is a rich, even mouthwatering contribution to the discussion of the most ancient problem in western philosophy: how to distinguish appearance from reality.
In New Orleans the appearance/reality problem apparently is apparent everywhere, which beggars the illustrations Socrates had available to him in ancient Athens. Really.
Not so long ago, someone warned us that nothing in New Orleans is what it seems. Living the reality of that statement has been a real education. I'm sad I can never read Socrates' take on this city, but there are lots of writers who've captured that aspect of NOLA. I'm reading this book right now, and jotting a list of books to snag from the library, tout suite: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/literature/american-literature/new-orleans-writers-city
Wrong about Morgage Lifter. Radiator Charlies M.Lifter came a decade later.
Look it up! There actually were original Mortgage Lifter from beginning of 1920'ies, sold by Keenan Seed Company.