I think it took till I was fifteen before I had a tomato that tasted like anything...vine-ripened with a little salt changed my mind on the whole thing.

slow day at work means I am running out of internet. co-worker is still here or I would just read (finishing my first James Patterson/Alex Cross book).

I have repeatedly gone through all the tumblrs I currently look at (goodstuff, eyecandy, eyecontact, suri, tom's, gcs), fug, and here. I cannot watch any video on my connection. Other suggestions from people?

"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."

Said someone being quoted on Facebook a few weeks back.

I like that quote. I used it on the last person who gave me the "You know tomatoes are a fruit, not a vegetable, don't you?" line in a kitchen-related rather than botanically-related discussion. Of course, I have yet to convince that same person that corn is a grain.

In fact, I have not totally and utterly given up trying to convince my coworkers that for well-balanced menu planning purposes, corn and potatoes are starches rather than veggies. But I am so sick of fighting it. So I double-up on veggies on my days to plan. Or raid the cupboard for extra cans of veggies to add to the table on other days.

Good e-commerce idea, or bad: Having a "closet" which shows you at a glance everything you've bought from them, gives you a count of items, and the amount you've saved.

Right now it's making me think "Shit! I shop there too much! Must stop!"

In fact, I have not totally and utterly given up trying to convince my coworkers that for well-balanced menu planning purposes, corn and potatoes are starches rather than veggies.

School lunches get this one wrong too, though in that case it's for political reasons rather than lack of education.

When I got up this morning I thought I was reasonably happy and fulfilled in my life, but now that I'm aware that not only do Sunda Colugos and raccoon dogs exist, but that neither of them live with me my life is ruined.

I ADORE jz. That is all.

ita!, I think it depends on the business's marketing strategy. If the business positions itself as a discount or inexpensive place to shop, the "amount you've saved" in particular could be very attractive. The same goes for products or services that regularly compete on price.

So it could work for, say, Target's or Wal-Mart's Web site, or a grocery store's Web site. But not so much for a site that sells discretionary or luxury items.

MARGARITA!!!

Hey, tequila is made from the agave plant. It's vegetable juice, just like drinking a V-8!

Fred, it's a combo of discretionary and discount, if that makes sense. I don't always freak out the way most people will freak out, but seeing any total of dollars next to the count of things I'd bought--yikes. I didn't need enough of those things to need to save that much in the first place.

My other "can't just be me" gripe is when sites give the prime real estate to their "sign up" options and tuck "sign in" around the corner and down two flights of stairs. Fine, yes, you already have my info. But still pretend you think I'm pretty!

I can't remember which site it was that combined sign in and sign on into the same form--perhaps they had too many failed attempts at both for it to catch on--but allowing me to log in without leaving the home page would be a nice nod to not all the magic being lost between us. TUMBLR. Gmail still goes on date nights with me...

also looked at scoutingny, dressaday, theblogess, and thesatoralist.

did more filing and updated a spreadsheet. WAH.