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I'm a bit weirded out that "Ellethequeen" and "DSM.Shen" appear to have the exact same writing style, message, and capitalization habit.

From what I understand there is plenty of evidence to show that fracking chemicals are definitively not "water, soy, and surfactants". But there is no proof precisely because the fracking companies refuse to be transparent and actually tell anyone what their fracking liquids actually are. So why should we trust them when they say it's just like pumping huge amounts of shampoo into the groundwater (not that I would want to drink that either). Before I believe them, I want to see the fracking chemical ingredient list!

Re: color coding. I don't have my books color coded, but when I look for a book out of my (MANY) books, what I remember about it is the color and cover art. In fact, sometimes I can't remember the author OR the title, but can only remember that it is blue-green with white writing and a little line drawing in the lower right front corner.

So, yeah, I actually find my books depending on what color they are. Though I've always wondered if that would still be the case if I actually organized the books by color...would I no longer remember them if there was no contrast with the surrounding books?

I love love love David's Tea. Every tea I have ever gotten from them is just SO delicious, and, contrary to a lot of low-grade teas you get at the supermarket or something, the David's Teas never need milk to ease the tannins. I haven't bought any of their tea tumblers, but I do love their natural-looking fibers tote bags.

OMG so love David's Tea.

I lived literally right next to that for four months a couple of years ago. The end closest to the Bastille was a lovely walk. The end closest to the edge of Paris creeped me out when I was alone; lots of dark underpasses and shadowy corners. It's beautiful, but I wouldn't do it alone at a weird time of day!

Oh, these are so beautiful! I just LOVE them!

I LOVE peppermint bark. But it's so darned expensive (for something so relatively easy to make, I imagine). So I wait until after christmas and try to buy it on sale. Why is it so expensive?

OMG, I just ADORE this post. These are the best comments EVER!

*I just love to have one bite of salty and one bite of sweet - i.e. handful of Cheetos, then bite of Twix bar, repeat.

*Sometimes if the main course is extra tasty, I'd rather take seconds of that while everyone else has dessert.

*I haven't been able to stomach any kind of mayo since the 4th grade. We had a field trip and the teacher said not to pack food with mayo in case it went bad; couldn't bear it from that moment on.

*My favorite childhood comfort food was cold applesauce on hot white rice. SO delicious! And the temperature difference is like a party in my mouth! Also, applesauce on plain yogurt is pretty awesome.

*I like to eat salad with a spoon, especially towards the bottom of the bowl. That way you get spoonfuls of salad dressing with every bite (by salad dressing I mean lemon juice and olive oil - I won't eat any salad dressing that comes pre-mixed in a bottle).

Thinking about those was so much fun!

Definitely book if there's any cooking going on. And definitely book if I'm just drooling over the pictures.

But I did enjoy the search and shopping list functions on Bittman's "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian" app on my iPod -- until I dropped the iPod until a cup of tea. I sure was glad I had the hard copy after that event. Heck, I could probably drop the book into a pressure cooker and still be able to use it.

I know this isn't what you're asking for, but I really recommend Carol Dweck's book "Mindset". She has a theory of learning and motivation that is really eye-opening. I know that she has developed (along with other research psychologists) a program to teach elementary school students about learning and the brain, though I don't know if that program is available for individual purchase (i.e. as opposed to institutional or classroom purchase).

I could be your belt, too. The "tine" pokes through thinner cloth pretty easily.