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ummm.....I just bought some Berocca in the Duane Reade here in NYC. Never tried it for hangover relief...

So many children are being brought up to be self-centered and rude. And based on the comments on this thread ("children should be allowed to express their feelings" "why should kids have to be made to cover up how they feel about something?" "There is no reason why a child can't say "Gee, I appreciate the gift, but...") it's not about to get better. We were always taught to say "Thank you so much!" If we did not like the gift, we did not mention that fact. We said something nice about it and moved on. It's not about being taught to lie, not expressing our feelings or covering up anything. It's about being kind to the people who thought enough about you to give you a gift.

I give my nephews cold hard cash...usually with something like with a book about how to make origami out of dollar bills (a big hit, surprisingly). They always love it, or so they say. Because they are generally pretty polite kids.

The key information in this piece is the fact that the oven heats to 900-1000 degrees during self cleaning. Many kitchens are not equipped for such temperatures, such as my friend's...she ran the self cleaning feature which got so hot it ignited the microwave above the oven. She got out of her apartment in her nightgown with her cat in her arms, no time to get the cat carrier or get dressed. MORAL OF THE STORY: Don't use the self cleaning feature on your oven...please. Elbow grease is so much safer!

you may (or may not be) interested to know that these chairs reside in the chorus and ballet dressing rooms of the Metropolitan Opera. Very comfortable while one waits to be called to stage....

Here is the best reason of all...my friend recently used the self cleaning feature on her oven which overheated to such an extent that it caused the microwave above to explode. The fire gutted the entire kitchen, she and her cat got out safely, but she is still waiting for renovations to be completed enough to move back in to the apartment. There are much safer ways to clean an oven.

Yes, Marrakech is a magical place full of contrasts...the smells (leather production vs flowers and spice), the temperature (extreme heat vs cool of the garden), the sounds (cacophony vs the call to prayer), the hospitality ( getting your ass groped in the market place, being invited home for a meal) the food... some of the best I have had ANYWHERE....I could go on and on. I would go back in a heartbeat.

I found this sentence interesting..."Festivals where you camp on site would have allowed one of us to take her back to the tent for a nap while the other got to see some music. " Now, I know that there is more to music than the aural, but see some music?

And yeah, things are different now for you. May you continue to enjoy your daughter...and sharing the things you love to "see".

where to start? The guy who pees in the elevator, the herd of elephants upstairs, and the kid who pretends he has a recording studio downstairs. Ain't life grand?

oh, and I forgot to mention that due to the high-sugar nature of bananas, this is a dessert to be eaten in moderation. Much more nutritious than ice-cream, but very, very sweet. Not exactly the "free food" weight watchers would have one believe...

ooooo bloody tea set. Just what I wanted....crime scene?