http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/lifeVisit rockymounttelegram.com for more news, weather and more!Wed, 25 Aug 2010 6:50:35 EDTen-usCopyright (C) 2009 rockymounttelegram.comlifeArguably the most famous legend about eggplant involves the origins of a Turkish dish called “imam bayildi,” or “the priest fainted.” According to a 1975 edition of “The Joy of Cooking,” the legend goes like this: A priest (imam) so loves the oil-simmered eggplant prepared by his fiancee that he asks for her dowry to be in cooking oil.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/23037Tue, 24 Aug 2010 6:05:29 EDTlifeChef Don Sexauer's recent blog with its recipe for peach and blueberry cobbler sent me looking in my cluttered recipe box for a dessert I remember from my childhood. Blueberry pudding cake with its sponge cake texture was something my mother often baked during the summer.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/23025Tue, 24 Aug 2010 9:52:06 EDTlifeDo you like history? Are you detail-oriented? Do you thrive on variety? Do you like to learn something new every day? Would you like to help out a worthy cause? Would you like an interesting, educational volunteer job in a nice library setting?http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22746Tue, 17 Aug 2010 7:46:55 EDTlifeThe big day almost is here. In less than two weeks, students across the Twin Counties will be grabbing their backpacks and heading off to school. For most, it is business as usual.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22636Fri, 13 Aug 2010 8:44:14 EDTlifeThe lesson is one no family wants to learn. Distracted driving is unsafe, irresponsible and in a split second, its consequences can be devastating, N.C. Highway Patrol Lt. Keith Stone said. Stone remembers every time he had to knock on a door and tell parents their teenager had died in a car accident because one of the drivers was distracted.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22409Fri, 06 Aug 2010 7:53:56 EDTlifeOn a particularly cool recent Tuesday afternoon, I spent two hours tie-dyeing T-shirts with a group of 40 kids. We got lucky, and the overcast skies did not dump rain on us, and instead we had a few hours of organized chaos and downright fun. That evening, I went home with blue and green spots all over my hands and clothes and was asleep on the couch by 8 p.m.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22315Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:57:38 EDTlifeYou’re in trouble. Most people have good intentions when it comes to money management. They work hard, contribute to their 401(k), cut coupons, buy the $8 meal instead of one that costs $12 and maybe tuck a few dollars away for a rainy day. They think they’ve got everything figured out.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22219Fri, 30 Jul 2010 8:24:08 EDTlifeMost communities have a local wit who keeps the stories coming and everyone entertained, usually at a country store. There was one where I grew up. He bought a new car, and when asked about the mileage per gallon of gas, he said he did not know. He did volunteer, “Every time I step on the accelerator, it was like flushing a commode.”http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/22101Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:40:29 EDTlifeTimes are changing. Fifteen years ago, the average college student would get a class schedule and textbook list and head to the campus bookstore, reluctantly prepared to shell out hundreds of dollars on textbooks.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/21982Fri, 23 Jul 2010 8:35:10 EDTlifeAhh, the mid-summer harvest. I love farmers markets in the mid-summer. All the fresh produce, the different varieties of the same plant. Love it!http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/21834Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:59:26 EDT