Favorite salad recipe? Or any recipe involving all-veggies? Beans, quinoa, barley could all be involved too?

Trying to decide if Matt Bomer (White Collar) or Dulé Hill (Psych) is better at wearing clothes. I mean, they are both REALLY good at it. Matt probably wins for suits, but Dulé might win for dress shirt plus slacks? I think Dulé needs to start wearing more fedoras before this question can really be settled.

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Someone at TKD suggested taking iron supplements. Does anyone do this? Any advice?

Safely in Rochester! And full of Tex-Mex. Happy to say driving today was MUCH better than last night, even though it was still snowing some.

Thanks for the good wishes! They were very helpful.

OK, folks, I am dealing with my first grade-grubber. (I naively thought I wouldn't deal with any. Live and learn.) And it is anxiety-producing! Ick.

So, academics and teachers of various stripes! Share with me stories of your worst grade-grubber? It'll make me feel better!

Giving used books to friends. Opinions?

What about used CDs?

(I don't mind getting either - my uncle and I have a system worked out where he always gives me used books and CDs, and I love it - but I am wondering how this comes across with friends with whom you don't have a system.)

Your feminist links for the day!

First, at the intersection of hilarious and maddening, we have Academic Men Explain Things To Me.

And then, to cheer you up, a little Ellen Degeneres snark:

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Today I am SOOO grateful for friends that are hosting Samson at their house, where he will have the best of care and excellent company. And I am grateful for that 3x over, and now I am going to bed so I can get up in less than 4 hours!

I really enjoyed this article about Venus and Serena Williams. It's only kind of about tennis - it's mostly a story about a family, which makes excellent reading whether you know anything about tennis or not.

I found this articel (via someone on FB) a very interesting read. Yeah, it's comparing Austen heroines to Twilight's Bella Swan, but it's not quite as glib as that summary might suggest!