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Pardon me if this is totally inappropriate or depressing to anyone. My mother spend the past eight or so months in a hard battle with terminal cancer. Last night she died. Even when you know these things are coming, you can never truly prepare for them. I'm still kind of dazed. Time seems all...

I really like Simple Green--cleans well, eco-friendly, great for delicate jobs. Other faves are: Old Dutch Cleanser Bissell aerosol foam window cleaner Resolve Spot Magic CopperGlo Cameo aluminum polish

Forgot an important one... Sani-Flush!

I missed out When I was in high school they didn't show us bloody driver's ed films. As I recall, they showed a tape of Melissa Sue Anderson explaining the importance of seatbelt use. All the gore was saved for the baby-birthin' films.

Has anyone here ever dyed fabric in the washing machine? A lost art definitely worthy of rediscovery. Thanks to Rit and Whirlpool, I have a lovely set of orange sheets!

Has anyone ever tried de-warping their pans? I found out how from an old West Bend cookware manual. Turn the pan upside-down on the table, place a flat piece of wood over the warp, and strike it with a hammer until the bottom of the pan is flat. It really works!

Well, I'm currently living with my mother, using her big set of Farberware from the '80s. She also has a Chantal saucepan (bought at a flea market) that we use for vegetables and tomato sauces. Mom also has some T-Fal skillets, but I don't like or use them. My own cookware (packed away at the...

I'd heard of Candy Barr, but honestly, I thought she'd died long ago. Last I heard, Bettie Page is still with us.

I only knew Jaune (slightly) through his postings. He always showed class and dignity. I'm very sorry to hear he's gone.

Good luck.

50%...a happy and well-adjusted homo guy! Must have been that "Do you like sex with men?" question.

I have read Taste of Home and enjoyed it. The recipes are great, and there's nothing high-handed that a home cook couldn't do.

I've heard so many great things about "Brokeback Mountain," but I know it won't play around here. "Rent" played locally for about a week, then I guess the theater managers realized it wasn't a feel-good Christmas musical about the glories of heterosexuality. Over the summer I attended the...

I have a friend from Brooklyn who talks about Plaid Stamps, which her mother would trade in for toasters.

As I type this, "Dark Passage" is playing on TCM. I really like TCM and Fox Movie Channel (where I saw and taped "Myra Breckinridge"). AMC was cool when it was "American Movie Classics," but now it's "American Movie Channel...TV for movie people." Read: Lowest common denominator, or people who...

I'm not really a Tide fan. Considering the price, the results aren't that impressive. Tide Coldwater is so expensive that I don't believe you'd really save money by using it. Besides, lots of detergents can be used in cold water with fine results.

When Susan went off to college, her parents hoped she would gain an education...self-esteem...perhaps even romance. But instead, Susan returned with...a laundry fetish! Every year, millions of post-adolescents fall prey to the temptations of laundry appliances. Don't let your own experiences...

Man, your kitchen is so cool! But please tell me your mom doesn't flavor her gravy with Squirt.

Random picks in random order T-Rex, the Moody Blues, Blue Oyster Cult, Blondie, Martha and the Vandellas, Lou Reed, Steely Dan, Cream, America, the Bee Gees, the Guess Who, Journey, Janis Joplin, Link Wray, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the Ramones, Todd Rundgren, Led Zep, the Doors, Van Morrison...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and NO DIETING!