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If you can find a way to keep cats from doing anything they intend on doing, then you are up for a Nobel prize.

@MissMarnie

Darn, you beat me to it, and I didn't even bother looking!

Just wrap the zested citrus in plastic wrap.

The purpose of the waxy outer layer of citrus (the zest) is to prevent water loss. Therefore the reason zested citrus go bad so quickly is because they loose water and start to rot. Covering them with plastic wrap helps to replace the water-proof layer you just removed. Keeping them in the fridge will also help.

I would also point out that the times and timings listed in a recipe are an estimation, like all time-points in all recipes. Anyone who thinks that it is an exact prediction is not thinking

I fixed the watering proximity-problem by simply burying soaker hoses in each garden, then connecting those to the faucet with another longer hose. There is a timer connected to the faucet, so I won't accidentally flood my garden! Check out the pictures on my blog, Logan's Kitchen:

http://loganskitchen.com/2012/03/28/its-almost-time-to-start-planting/

@username26

"You're trying to separate things that are inseparable. Eating meat requires killing. "

You are completely incorrect. Eating meat does not require killing an animal, just like killing an animal does not require that you eat it. Carnivorous scavengers are a perfect example to demonstrate just how wrong your argument is.

Just because the processes of rearing and slaughtering animals are linked to eating meat due to the way our dietary choices and the way our food system is set up, does not mean that the ethical questions are inseparable. You are choosing to conflate them, because it makes your argument easier.

@username26

"It is unethical to kill unnecessarily. In most cases, it is unnecessary to eat meat."

You are conflating the issue, once again. The necessity of eating meat does not impact the ethic issue of doing so. That is a conditional argument, and just silly in general. Additionally, while killing an animal is arguably unethical, an animal that is killed for food is not being killed unnecessarily: it must be killed in order to be consumed. By implying that killing animals for food is unnecessary because eating animals is not necessary for survival (which is a condition argument), you are conflating the ethics of killing animals with the ethics of eating meat. If you can't distinguish between these two issues, then clearly you can't participate in this discussion.

@Username26

If you would like to intentionally conflate two distinct ethical issues, then please keep it to yourself, rather than spreading misinformation. I am not nit-picking. I am making an important distinction that many people are apparently incapable of discerning on their own. Rearing animals, killing animals, and eating animals are three distinct issues, even if they all involve animals.

@KarmaLily,

You seem to be confusing the ethics of killing animals with the ethics of eating meat. Your argument is completely irrelevant to eating an animal that was found dead, therefore it does not address the same issue. Perhaps a little more critical analysis of your ideologies are in order?

This is actually a terrible idea. A microwave, just like any electronic appliance, creates heat, and therefore needs room around it for air to circulate. The microwave also has a fan, usually on the bottom or back, that blows the exhaust air out to keep the internal components cool. If you block the fan, the microwave is going to overheat much quicker, and you're going to ruin your microwave.