Balut and Hatshepsut

Two things are flitting through my head tonight.

I want to eat balut.

And I want to learn of Hatshepsut.

I was almost born in the Phillipines, where balut (fermented duck egg) is a favorite treat. Is it served in the U.S., on this east coast of mine? I must find out.

And Evelyn Wells has written a great book on Hatshepsut, a Woman of ancient Egypt who dared to rule as Pharoah. For too long, it has waited unread upon my shelf.