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I'm Surprised As Well Sometimes you have to go to Big Lots at the right time to get a deal. And yes, I'm surprised to see Canadian detergent in a Las Vegas store. I've also seen Sunlight packaged with a T-shirt for the same price (too small for me); bottles of the HE version (I have a regular...

A Scent That's Not Overpowering It has been hard to find a detergent that has a nice scent but doesn't linger on like cigarette smoke or cheap perfume. By accident, I found the answer at my local Big Lots store. It had 32 ounce bottles of Sunlight Multi-Action 3X concentrate with "lemon fresh"...

Green Works Detergent Apparently, Clorox is betting a lot of ad dollars that its new Green Works detergent can take away some business from Tide. At least, that's according to an article this week in "Advertising Age": "With the launch of Green Works detergent, Clorox is doubling its marketing...

Finish Quantum Powerball I finally tried these when my supermarket was having a sale (three extra packs in the box for $2.99). I noticed it sudsed up in my Roper (Whirlpool-made) undercounter dishwasher. But the results were great! I guess now that Great Value has dropped in the CR ratings...

Bear In Boo Boo's Car I'm a bear (5'8, 260 and broad-shouldered) and have driven small cars for years. My current ride is a 2007 Saturn ION, which fits me quite well (a surprising amount of leg and shoulder room, wide cushions for the posterior and plenty of adjustments for the seats and...

RIP Billy Mays He may have been loud, but boy, did he sell a lot of OxiClean and Hercules Hooks! And he may have been straight, but oh, what a bear! Another true American success story.

Let Me Add These Titles.... The Boys In The Band (not the most positive gay film ever made, but the first where the gay characters did NOT commit suicide). Trick (a wonderful gay date film with a great ensemble cast, including a surprisingly good Tori Spelling). Victim (great 1961 British film...

Actually Folks.... Ensign's wife was not at his side during Tuesday's news conference (though she issued a news release saying she and her husband were working things out and that their marriage was strong). It should also be noted that John Ensign was one of many Republicans who called for...

Count me as one of those who believe things will get better--if not by Obama, then by time and persuasion. I'm also unhappy with Obama's Justice Department brief regarding DOMA and his silence on DADT, but I'm willing to cut the guy some slack--considering the mess he's attempting to clean up...

Thanks, Martin After reading your post, I realized I forgot about Hoover Dam--well worth a side trip and a tour. To get to the dam, you'll have to go through Boulder City--one of the few Nevada towns where gambling is illegal! But it has a Mayberry small town feel that's a different vibe from...

Heading To Vegas? Shop Around! Vegas is a bargain for travelers right now. I would suggest to your boss that he get on one of the major travel sites or call some of the hotels on the Strip directly (the LV Hilton is NOT directly on the Strip; it's on Paradise Road, about a block or two east)...

It's good to hear these stories. May the two of you have many more healthy, long and happy years ahead!

You Did Good, Yogi Without passing judgement on any of the charities mentioned, I'll just say Yogi gave a boost to a man and his kids who needed one. Clean clothes can do so much for one's self-esteem.

Next Time You Wash Dishes... Take a tip from the "Petticoat Junction" cast and pick up some Ivory Liquid--if you want to get a man!

I'm Looking Forward To... Carrie's appearance next season on "The Celebrity Apprentice" and The Donald having another chance to tell the beauty queen that she's fired!

Good For You, Adam! No big surprise--but hey, better late than never. And he has a record deal to boot! Take that, phobes!

But Back To The Real World.... Rush and Bill-O will also be having spasms when they get a load of what the president did Monday. As for me, I'm pleased. No word about same-sex marriages, but the tone of the proclamation is encouraging.... Subject: President Barack Obama Proclaims June as LGBT...

Just A Guess I've watched episodes from Season One on DVD; several showed perfectly good items being earmarked for Habitat for Humanity, to be used in homes built by the organization. I'm not sure if that's a regular policy of EM:HE, but I agree it should be. Many of the homes have perfectly...

Great Value Makeover Wal-Mart is doing an "extreme makeover" on its Great Value products, to make them more distinctive on the shelves; the chain will also add new products under the Great Value banner. I've posted a link to the original story from Reuters below. On the dishwasher detergent...

Try The Guardian The Guardian is a very good newspaper; this UK stalwart devotes an entire section to US news, and its commentators are more open minded (and intelligent) than what passes for opinion here in the States. Worth checking out. http://www.guardian.co.uk