If a person is narcissistic, they are narcissistic even if they don't hang any portraits of themselves in the home. If they're selfless, or whatever is the opposite of narcissistic, they'll be that...

There is a huge difference between the turkey bacon in the supermarket and what you find at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, both in taste and in chemicals. I occasionally buy the (expensive!) Turkey ...

If the vet rules out a medical reason, I can confirm 2 things: that cats like to pee on latex backed mats, and that separation anxiety can do strange things to a cat's behavior. If your cat associa...

These are great dishes -- restaurant quality, nearly indestructible.

I have a stackable W/D in the kitchen. It hasn't caused any problems having laundry in the kitchen, but as my kitchen is TINY I would much rather have more counter or cabinet space. When I have eno...

P.S. to Pixie: Green Clean Review recommends Ecover dishwashing tablets and Biokleen's automatic dish powder for use in dishwashers. Haven't tried them. See the blog at

Not to be preachy, but I don't care if I have to work a little harder with a green(er) cleanser to get my dishes clean. I accept that tradeoff. That said, I've used Trader Joe's, Ecover and 7th Gen...

In my experience it works just as well as Jet Dry or any other commercial rinse agent.

I have had better luck with the Malagasy Cinnamon one, which has lasted fine. The amaranth plant I sprouted from the package is also doing well on my balcony.

Christmastime is here, from the Vince Guaraldi Trio's Charlie Brown Christmas. Red, if I win.

I recently lost my 4 year old cell phone, which worked just fine. When I went to get the replacement, the store rep could NOT believe I had gone so long without swapping for a new one. He was stunn...

I wish they had a little more specific information about how they calculate the results. I got a 2.6 and my "worst" category was food. That surprised me -- I'm almost vegetarian, and try to shop lo...

I would love to have one of these. Sadly, our department just shelled out for new office furniture so I doubt a new desk is in the cards.

PB&J on whole wheat toast.

What's in car wax, and do I really want it on my stove?

I use a well-seasoned cast iron skillet. Cleanup sometimes takes some elbow grease, but hasn't been too much of a problem. I also have a small Le Creuset skillet that is a few decades old and still...

I got something similar because I'm often away on weekends and I know my cats don't like water that's been sitting very long. It's been a big hit with both of them. In fact, they prefer drinking ou...