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I've got the same Kitchenaid as Priyasaurus, and also love it. I've been making smoothies with it almost every day for years now, and it's great.

I tried off-and-on for years to clean the grout in my last shower. I tried vinegar, bleach, oxyclean, grout pens, Mr. Clean magic erasers, ... eventually I just cut away the old grout and re-grouted. It was much easier than I expected it to be, and I wished I had done it earlier.

I've found that I react much more poorly if I am standing versus if I'm sitting. Is this true for anyone else, and does anyone have an explanation for why this might be?

I've read good reviews of the Conte Ferdinando Guicciardini red wine, but haven't had a chance to try it yet. Any chance anyone here has tried it?

A little smaller, but still large at 16" x 24" and $75:
http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11152361

Instagram seems great, and free is fabulous, but it's only available for iPhones.

mark_m, thank you for the Molome suggestion -- I just downloaded it and like it so far, though I wish it integrated with Tumblr (but Google search tells me that may be coming).

Another suggestion for Blackberry users is InstaPhoto, another Instagram clone.

Checking back in -- flat square silicone pot holders did an AWESOME job. I was mostly using the flat-of-the-knife and jar-shaking methods, but this has those beat. Well, except it was kind of fun banging on the garlic with the knife.

I've had a ceramic hippo in my mug for about 15 years now, and I still love every time its eyes start peeping up through my coffee :) Mine, and many other animals, is available for $19 here:
http://www.mugheaven.com/product/MCHCSMANICUP/Cheer-Up-Cups-With-Miniature-Animals-Inside.html

If you select an animal in the "Choose Animal 1:" pull down menu at the bottom, you'll see what that animal will look like in your mug.

No need for a yogurt maker, crockpot, thermometer, or oven. I've been making Caspian Sea Yogurt for maybe 6 or 7 years now, and the last time I started over with fresh starter culture was about 5 years ago.

Every couple of weeks or so I take out the starter I saved from the previous batch, mix it gently into a half gallon of milk, then cover and leave it on the counter for about a day while it turns into yogurt. When it's done, I save some yogurt from the middle of the container as the starter for the next batch. The rest is mixed together then eaten over the next week or two (saved in the refrigerator for that time).

er, above comment should have said "I've been thinking of doing something like this"