News and Updates, October 2009

Prepping for foreign language certification in German. Establishing my book list for exams. Reading lots. Finished first pass in my personal online text of Beowulf. Proposed an Arthurian Lit. class at MCC and should learn the go/no-go decision this month. Currently teaching one class, Introduction to Literature. My ghostwritten e-book appeared online in September. Working another ghostwriting assignment. Got the go-ahead on a book project under my own name. Very busy with robotics work, husbandhood and fatherhood.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

If you ever get on Jeopardy!

Remember that sunflowers were not a medieval crop. They were unknown to Europeans until Pizarro saw them in Peru. Their seeds were brought to Europe in the 16C.

h/t to Bob Lapides on the MEDTEXTL list.
Posted by Jon Myerov
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