The bizarre crackdown was prompted because Vegemite contains folate, which in the US can be added only to breads and cereals.

It's got to be the grain lobby, right? Every woman of childbearing age is supposed to be eating all this folate, but you can only get it in certain ways? Bananas.

In fact, a banana has about 22 micrograms of folate! Most unprocessed foods have some folate. The only reason for adding folate to bread and cereal is because the refining process strips out the bran and germ, where most of the nutrition including folate resides. They're putting back a little bit of what they've taken out.

Point of interest, I think the US is the only country that mandates fortification of food with folate. Other countries are leery about it because there's a "safe upper limit" of 1000 mcg/day, so someone who eats a lot of processed grain food, raw fruits/vegetables, and takes supplements could easily get too much.

The US, though, is big on adding supposedly healthy stuff to our consumables without telling us. Like adding fluoride and chlorine to water.

But I won't rant.

In fact, a banana has about 22 micrograms of folate!

Hee.

Other countries are leery about it because there's a "safe upper limit" of 1000 mcg/day, so someone who eats a lot of processed grain food, raw fruits/vegetables, and takes supplements could easily get too much.

I had no idea!

Bah -- I overcooked my pie, due to turning it up when I meant to turn it down. Der! I think it's OK, just a little mushy, maybe.

I've gotten a little more "personal space" oriented after living with a British dude for a few years. However, when alone in the house, I tend not to shut the door. But I don't like it when co-workers try to talk to me while peeing in separate stalls.

My only exception is my oldest bestest girlfriend, and we would carry on the conversations while one peed with the bathroom door open. That's it though. And now she doesn't talk to me so there's no one that I do that with anymore.

Klingon pumpkin-carving guide: [link]

Haloween... A time for celebration, a time for family... but also a time for BATTLE and HONOUR! Even in the simple act of carving the holiday pumpkin, a true WARRIOR can hone his skills with the Bat'leth! Unfortunately, as human pumpkins are so small we will content ourselves with the more delicate klingon weapon - the daq tahg.

But is it cannon that Klingons have cats?

Also, Haloween tampon crafts: [link] The tampon bats are my fave.

And, brain mold and finger snacks: [link]

Looks like Christmas might be coming early for me this year: [link]

I still think he needs more experience. OTOH, are there any other Democratic potentials with more than a fraction of his charisma? So I'm kinda' torn.

My gut feeling is that he'll end up being VP to president Hillary. But my gut is often wrong.

And if I lose a cat (there are hidey places that I can't find), I can pee and find them generally. It's like a summoning spell. From my kidneys.

This had me in tears. My cats seriously lose their minds over a closed door not the front or balcony glass doors. Though Devi has some issues with the latter. (Tries to dig through it when I'm on the other side.) They get so confused when I have company. It's a door. It's CLOSED. But the person is over there?! BAD DOOR!

Also? No talking. None. It's freaky. Hi, I'm busy here!

My safeway bonus/spying/gimmick card is convinced I'm diabetic. Past few trips running, it's given me coupons for diabetic foods. While I do buy insulin and needles from their pharmacy on occasion, I don't use the card (doesn't do any good.) Freaky.

Looks like Christmas might be coming early for me this year:

Dunno - Obama has charisma. And is very pretty. But I'm trying to remember anything he has actually done. He's played it safe in the Senate. My feeling is whoever runs for President this time around better be a scrapper and a risk taker. Playing is safe is good strategy for keeping a lead, awful strategy if you are trying to pull up from behind.