accidentalvermonter's Profile

I really, really try to look past errors in spelling and grammar because I know you folks post a lot. I can't, however, get over the use of apostrophes to indicate plurality.

It's atlases and thesauri or thesauruses.

That said, I'm grateful for this post. I'll definitely be adding some of these to my wish list. Thanks!

I love Izakaya: The Japanese Pub Cookbook by Mark Robinson. You should definitely pick it up.

This debunks the "all Al foil is recycled" myth:

http://agmetalminer.com/2009/04/30/greenwashing-and-eco-friendly-metals/

Full-disclosure: I don't know anything about the source. That said, I do know (from running gas chromatographic trials myself) that Al foil is almost completely made up of aluminum, which backs up at least part of agmetalminer's claim.

As a biologist, I have to respectfully disagree with Michelle of Montreal.

Yes, the mutation of viruses is natural and normal. However, this occurs most rapidly in close quarters. The reason for this is that the virus can infect more animals more rapidly. The more frequently the virus "jumps" from host to host, the more it mutates. (Viruses can't replicate on their own, they must use the cellular machinery of infected hosts. In fact, every time a virus replicates, it mutates by integrating some of the host's genes into the "offspring" viruses.)

Large-scale farms necessarily have more animals than small-scale operations. They also tend to have a higher concentration of animals. These are ideal "breeding grounds" for viruses.

In any case, this is neither here nor there. Thanks to Faith for posting this entry!

JudiAU is totally correct.

Dishwashing by hand = 20 gallons

Dishwashing w/ Energy Star dishwasher = 4 gallons

We use it in our home, but it's definitely harder to reuse because it's a bit thinner and tears rather easily. Because of this, we've largely transitioned to using containers with reusable lids.

We put some lamps on timers so they turn on a little before we arrive from work. This circumvents (at least some of) the wasteful energy concerns, while also providing that welcoming light home.

For the record, it should read "For all you Fliqlo Screensaver fans, we've found that Twemco - who possesses over 30 years experiences of manufacturing clocks in this kind - is still producing these great retro analog flip clocks."

Whom = object pronoun

Definitely my santoku chef's knife.