picture of a 'redtide'from oceanographic institute

RED: The color of blood -Any red pigment -A political radical- Losing money -To become angry

TIDE: A period of time -The alternate rise and fall, about twice a day, of the surface of oceans, seas, etc. caused by the attraction of the moon and the sun

Occasionally, the algae grow very fast or "bloom" and accumulate into dense, visible patches near the surface of the water. "Red Tide" is a common name for such a phenomenon where certain phytoplankton species contain reddish pigments and "bloom" such that the water appears to be colored red. The term "red tide" is thus a misnomer because they are not associated with tides; they are usually not harmful; and those species that are harmful may never reach the densities required to discolor the water.

DRINK: Recipe for a MANHATTAN:

In honor of painter and architect Thurston Munson, who created fabulous designs and murals for

many of the finest cocktail lounges on the East Coast after Prohibition,

and who enjoyed a Manhattan or two every day of his long and colorful adult life.

The Manhattan is said to have been named for the old Manhattan Club in New York, although the Dry Manhattan, made with dry rather than sweet vermouth, came into being during Prohibition in the speakeasies in the environs of East 41st st.

• 21/2 ounces of blended whiskey


3/4 ounces of sweet vermouth

dash of Angostura bitters

3 or 4 ice cubes

Maraschino cherry

RECIPE for a poem:

To make a Dadaist poem:

Take a newspaper.

Take a pair of scissors.

Choose an article as long as you are planning to make your poem.

Cut out the article.

Then cut out each of the words that make up this article

and put them in a bag.

Shake it gently.

Then take out the scraps one after the other in the order

in which they left the bag.

Copy conscientiously.

The poem will be like you.

And here you are a writer, infinitely original

and endowed with a sensibility that is charming

though beyond the understanding of the vulgar.
 
 

-Tristan Tzara