[Sca-cooks] Re: Documentation "Fun"

Martha Oser osermart at msu.edu
Fri May 19 10:10:36 PDT 2006


>> Well, YOU may think documentation is fun, and so may lots of other  
>> folks, but not everyone does.
>> Personally, I find the history of food (and a great many other  
>> things) fascinating, but I find research is a DRAG.
> 
> So how do you learn about this subject that fascinates you? Osmosis?

More or less.  I read, I watch, I listen, I learn.  That's why I'm on this 
list. 

>>   This is the main reason I haven't gone back to school to get a  
>> "Pile it Higher and Deeper" degree - all it really means is having  
>> to do research for the rest of my life!
> 
> A lot of people are in that position, but think of it in terms of, "I  
> haven't found anything yet that interests me enough to warrant the  
> extra work..."

Yep, that's exactly it.  There's a LOT of stuff that interests me, just not 
at the level that I want to "research" it. 

>> I'd rather cook good food and serve it to appreciative people, not  
>> beat them over the head with my phone-book sized pile of  
>> documentation while they're eating.
> 
> Can you name a single example of anyone actually doing that? Or a  
> case where documentation precludes quality? Or are you perhaps  
> exaggerating to strengthen your point, or suggesting that good food  
> and good documentation are mutually exclusive?

Golly, I guess I could be exaggerating...  ;)  Certainly good food and good 
documentation are not mutually exclusive.  I'm just not minded to do the 
Ph.D.-level research and documentation that seems to be the standard these 
days.  I like to cook, not write about cooking. 

 -Helena




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