OK, I made the thumbprint cookies discussed earlier this week, and they are delicious, but not as cute as I might have hoped. I'm thinking I should make another kind, and am considering oatmeal. Do we think most people like raisins in, or not? Or I could do chocolate chips.

Hi Ali!

Raisinets!

Happy Birthday Annabel and Amy!

Jesse, I think you should make chocolate crinkles-- they are my go to cookie(although I think the dough might have to chill- I haveb't really made cookies a lot since high school)

All oatmeal cookies should have raisins

These chocolate crinkles? They look delicious! But seem a little ambitous.

Raisinets!

Hee!

I've got an old desk I'm trying to get rid of. It's about 2 1/2 by 4 feet, and pretty heavy, even when it's taked apart (it's solid wood.) I tried freecycle, and can't find any takers. I checked the Goodwill website, and they won't pick up any donations smaller than approximately the contents of two rooms. Any ideas on how to get rid of this thing? I don't think my building has anywhere to just throw out something this big, and anyway, it's still in perfectly good condition.

Any ideas on how to get rid of this thing?

Salvation Army?

I got rid of a semi-broken TV by putting it my building's lobby, with a note. I would have put it out by the trash eventually, but it was gone in a couple of hours. Actually, I got the desk I have now in a similar manner -- I was going out one day and there was a note about a desk for sale. By the time I got back, the note said the desk was now free and in the basement with the trash. Sweet. I just bet someone in your building would take it -- is there a place to put a note?

Both good ideas! I'll try putting up a sign by the laundry room -- that's the only place I've seen signs like that. And the Salvation Army looks like it doesn't have the same pickup restrictions as Goodwill does.

Jesse, I make those cookies every year at Christmas, and they're totally easy. So delicious, too.