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I'm just here to represent for Serenity. Good movie, GREAT series (Firefly).

My favorite is the Ventana tripod floor lam.

How old is old? If your new one is replacing a 20-year old model, I would expect it to be a lot more efficient. But what about a 5 or 6 year old model?

What makes wood so frickin' sacred to some people? Is there some constitutional right I'm unaware of allowing all wood to go uncovered?

If you love stained wood with beautiful grain, fantastic, surround yourself with it. But nothing so cute, well used, and (I'm assuming) well loved can fairly be described as a "waste" or a "crime" or "stupid" or a "shame" or a "travesty" or a "tragedy" or "ignorant".

Calm down, people. I, for one, have no particular fondness for wood grain, but I don't think it should be banished from other people's homes or that a piece with nice lines and wood grain is a waste even if the owner adores it.

The Gropius house is a great place to visit. The thing that most amazed me about it was the degree to which I could imagine living in just that sort of place. The scale, the furniture, everything is very accessible. It's a sign of just how successful they were in shaping modern design and architecture now.

Also, the excellent DeCordova museum is just down the street.

This would be far preferable to the repair bill I'm about to incur for my old, broken Sharp vacuum.

Black bean chipotle Garden burger with chipotle lime salsa.

I also think the plastic version feels flimsy and cheap. The "school cafeteria" feel of the fiberglass is actually one of the things I like about that version - it feels nostalgic.

That said, it's kind of apples and oranges and you truly need to sit in both to find out which you prefer. Even if it takes some looking around (although I couldn't tell you where), promise yourlsef you won't buy one or the other until you've tried both.

Crossing my fingers...

Yogi throat comfort tea - even when I don't have a sore throat because it's sweet and yummy.