We're starting a basement bathroom renovation on Sunday, and we need an intrepid soul or two to help out with some lifting TOMORROW. Because of my shoulder surgery last fall I can't yet handle heavy sheetrock, etc. We're doing a Home Depot run tomorrow and need help unloading the truck tomorrow afternoon, likely between 4 and 6pm. I'm pretty sure ( Read more... )

I'd rather not consume sugar made from genetically-engineered sugar beets, and that likely means I can't buy mainstream mass-produced sugar anymore (I believe this won't be an issue till next year sometime, but I'd rather find a workaround now). Boston Organics has started offering fair trade sugar from Dean's Beans: Read more... )

Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Two of my favorite movies of all time are coming to the Capitol Theater next week, and I've never seen them on the big screen before. If you've never seen either of them, they're both unforgettable for different and important reasons. Anyone like to go with me ( Read more... )

Plenty of people at this point have asked: why does the world not have a meme where everyone leaves screened comments with what they want to say to to the poster but haven't yet for whatever reason -- and I say, indeed, why not? So! Tell me anything you want me to know - about me, about you, about your mom, whatever you like ( Read more... )

Does anybody know where I can find one in the Cambridge area?

You guys did such a great job the last time I asked for kids' books recommendations that I'm still working off that last list. But I need recs for both my niece and nephew this time so I thought I'd ask again. I'm browsing Amazon's age ranges and there's so many titles I don't recognize. Hell, I want to buy them for *myself ( Read more... )

Hmmm, is this over-reacting? Or a very real danger?

http://www.naturalnews.com/030418_Food_Safety_Modernization_Act_seeds.html

Tomorrow's going to be nicer than I expected, and since I'm going to be away the next two weekends in a row, I want to get out into the garden tomorrow and deal with the neglect of the last month. I still have only one working arm, so I'd like to put out a call for help ( Read more... )

What can you make with basil besides pesto? I have a freezer stuffed with pesto, I seriously don't need any more. But I've also got six basil plants left. Can you freeze it? I'll dry it if I can't think of anything else ...

... is my new favorite word. Check out this fascinating graphic:
https://www.msu.edu/~howardp/softdrinks.html