[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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