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Ah...there's the rub. I think the idea is that you can store your cards for online shopping but can't use them in stores. Right now the only way to use credit cards via phone is through either NFC services like Google Wallet or apps like Square (which uses in store WiFi connections) or LevelUp (which uses QR codes) all of which require the stores to have these services.

Important question: how big is the plate?

I'd rather visual cues than weigh everything I eat. Not on a diet, so that would just be silly.

I hate to say this, but this may be the most compelling reason to NOT buy single serving coffee makers. That said, Keurig is pretty ubiquitous with K-Cups available at Dunkin Donuts, Costco, etc. as well as online. Unfortunately, I've had some experience with K-Cups and find that they brew a rather un-spectacular cup of coffee that wouldn't in any way compare with your Senseo. I'm sorry that you can't find the pods anymore. It stinks when something you love is no longer available.

Just like what you like. Don't worry about the trendiness. I find the hipsters annoying, but, on the other hand, a lot of what they like right now I do as well (good coffee, smoked paprika, converse sneakers). I didn't buy a straw fedora-style hat to keep cool on the hottest day of the year last year because I didn't want the hipsters to win. But you know what? So what? It was a nice looking hat that would have kept me cool. I forgot to embrace my geek and just like what I like without reservation and stop worrying about what others think.

Not that I particularly dig the painting, but how would you enjoy it if you can't stand back far enough to see the whole thing?

The problem with no front lawn (and I'm talking about getting rid of any greenery with a rewrite of the setback laws rather than ground cover in lieu of a lawn) is that in the NYC outer boroughs that equates to more flooding. New York used to have streams and meadows everywhere (Manhattan especially) and now that there isn't the city has to spend a fortune everyday to pump out rain drainage systems, not to mention the subways.

Plus, if you have kids, a lawn is a terrific and safe place for them to play. I'm always shocked at people who forget the needs of children. As interesting (and easy to maintain) as wild grasses, trees and shrubbery are, there's no substitute for a safe place to run around outdoors barefoot... a rare commodity in urban and pre-rural suburban America. Usually I'm in agreement with Pollan, but this time I have to respectfully disagree.

I know I love mine.

That cake must come to the NYC MOMA. It must, I say!

Dry them on a cooling rack over a sheet pan.