The Musings Of The Consensus

 For some reason, I had a weird thought about the Rapture involving books and media I've read, and in that moment, I realized a lot of them make little sense to varying degrees. Their premise is conceptually sound, as a fictional end-times apocalyptic fiction hook, but most media (invariably Christian-sponsored per the premise) always have some gaping plot holes and a lack of logic. For those who are not Christian, the basic premise goes like this. Presuming the events of the final book of the Bible (Revelation) speak nigh exclusively of some time in the future of humanity after the founding of the Church as depicted in Acts, the premise is that, in the twinkling of an eye, all who believe in God and His Son Jesus will be yeeted off Earth, leaving behind nothing save what was on their bodies, but they will just vanish. The rest of the world will naturally panic for a while after, until a smooth-talking liar unites the world, comes up with some elaborate lie to explain away the vani...

 I recently acquired two cheeses, one an American-made Italian style cheese, and the other a Swiss. I plan to go back to some of my more favored varieties of cheese in later posts, but I decided this month to still expand my horizons. And both of these cheeses will do that job just fine. Satori Bourbon BellVitano is an American Italian-style cheese, and as the name suggests, incorporates Bourbon, specifically Kentucky Bourbon. It's washed in the bourbon to incorporate the yeasty taste of the alcohol into the final flavor.  Now, I must admit, while this cheese tastes fine, and my fellow cheese tasters (mom and grandma) unanimously agreed on two things. One, it was better suited for being part of a dish than cooked in anything, and two, while the taste was a pleasant blend of Parmigiano and Swiss, the yeasty aftertaste of the bourbon was a bit strong for our liking.  As part of a meal, this would be a fine ingredient for a pasta dish. There is nowhere near enough alcohol to...