Z is for Zymurgy
Zymurgy is one of the great inventions of Homo sapiens, right up there with fire and the wheel. Well, I guess invention is the wrong word, discovery or refinement would be more appropriate. Zymurgy is the study of what yeast does when it chomps on some nice sugars. In particular, what it does in the presence of malted grains or grape juice. Beer, bread & wine making. You really have to hand it to the person way, way back who, after seeing a batch of sprouted grain bubble and reak for a few days decided to toss it back. One of the classic geeks, for certain.
Oh, it's also a great word in Scrabble (25 points before bonuses), and (along with syzygy) a funky looking word.
Today's exercise: Enjoy the fruits of someone's zymurgy exercise. Go ahead, repeat as desired.
Conclusion
Well, I'm incredibly happy that is over and done with. While not the most stupid thing I've done with this blog, certainly up there. I have to admit I tired of it part of the way through, and some of the letters were down-right gratuitous. Back to semi-technical blogging, I think. Starting with a rant I've been thinking of for a while now. Tomorrow.
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