How about Carmel versus Caramel?

Apparently, they are the same thing.


Carmel may refer to the confection caramel.

Caramel (pronounced /ˈkærəˌmɛl/ or /ˈkɑrməl/) refers to a range of confections that are beige to dark brown in color and derived from the caramelization of sugar. Caramel is often made when cooking sweets. It can provide the flavor in puddings and desserts, a filling in candies or chocolates, or a topping for ice cream and custards.

Origins of Chocolate, Cocaine, and Coffee

Are you ever confused about the beans that make up these 3 addictive products? I am. Here's what Wikipedia says.

cacao = Cacao (Theobroma cacao) (Mayan: kakaw, Nahuatl: Cacahuatl), or the cocoa plant, is a small (4–8 m or 15–26 ft tall) evergreen tree in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to the deep tropical region of the Americas. Its seeds are used to make cocoa and chocolate.

coca = Coca is a plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to north-western South America. The plant plays a significant role in traditional Andean culture. Coca leaves contain cocaine alkaloids, a basis for the drug cocaine, which is a powerful stimulant.

coffea = Coffea (coffee) is a large genus (containing more than 90 species)^[1] of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs or small trees, native to subtropical Africa and southern Asia. Seeds of several species are the source of the popular beverage coffee.

Sell Low, Buy Low

During the last stock market boom, a few of my family members and friends were fortunate enough to sell stocks at the right time and to buy homes with those proceeds. Excellent moves. I wonder how many people today are brave enough to do the reverse: sell their primary homes today, in order to buy stocks. The timing is really exceptional.