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My parents keep a giant compost heap in the backyard and use it regularly in their gardens. It's great. I compost as well, but on a much smaller scale. The municipality here provides every household with a small green bin for compost materials and takes it away every two weeks. It's great, because it encourages everyone to help out.

No, I'm willing to say 'tack' is probably just a typo ;-)

I honestly just can't pick. Ali2 is such an overhaul, I think I can only say that my favourite part is the whole darn thing.

Thanks for the recipe Erin! I don't drink coffee, so i indulge in a hot chocolate or seven almost every day. I think I'll give your version a shot.

My father just had an MRI yesterday, I'll ask him if he experienced anything similar.

Usually, I just sit down in front of a blank screen and go with whatever hits me. Sometimes it's good, often it's not. Either way, I feel infinitely better for getting it all out.

While not exactly the same, I own a Creative Zen: MicroPhoto and I wouldn't give it up for a million iPods. I bought it roughly three years ago for about $280 (Canadian). At that time, for slightly more money, I could've bought an iPod with only 1gb of storage (the Zen has 8gb) and a lot less to offer feature-wise.

iPods are attractive and popular, but their appeal ends there for me. Whenever someone shows me their new iPod, I just have to ask, "Why?"

Unless you show me an iPod Touch, of course. Those things are damn sexy.

Silence never solved anything. Silence is what allows numerous tragedies -- many far worse than the shootings at Virgina Tech -- to take place each and every day. I'm not saying the incident wasn't significant. I'm sure those involved and their families will be thinking about it for the rest of their lives. But, it's important to keep some perspective.

In times like these...no, scratch that. In any time, it's important to talk about things like school shootings, the impact they have on the populace, and how best to move forward. I understand wanting to honour the dead, but why not do that by speaking up in their defence?

Bill Maher, speaking about the silence following 9/11, said "Feelings are gonna get hurt so that actual people won't, and that will be a good thing." I think it's an important point to keep in mind when tragic things occur. It may be painful, but silence accomplishes little in the grand scheme of things.

But, then again, that's just my viewpoint.

A few of my current favourites are "Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven, "Banquet" by Bloc Party, anything by Handsome Boy Modeling School, and "Dirty New York" by Knifehandchop.

Yeah, I'm seriously behind the times. ;-)

I'm not giving them away on 9rules, sorry. If you are willing to take a few minutes to enter my mini-contest, however, you can get one over at Ekonoline.

I've just announced a mini-contest on my site to give away five Joost invites. If anyone is interested, it takes only a few minutes to enter and have your chance at snagging one of them. It's all over on Friday, so get movin'!

Notes are dead? I hadn't noticed.

You're against anything that promotes some sort of club, but you happily participate on 9rules? This entire network was founded on the very idea of there being an exclusive club. The member's forum was around even before the Notes section was created. It's nothing new.

Tyme talks about the member's forum all the time. I really don't think I let anything out of any bags. ;-)

A bunch of 9rules members have been discussing this very issue in the member's forum for a couple of days now. Many people are split on whether or not this is some sort of joke. Personally, it sounds too serious to me.

Bryan, if you're reading this, we all hope everything is okay buddy.

Welcome to thar interwebs.

Weren't you all hung up over some Miranda girl a while ago? And now you're proposing to some girl you've never met? Trust me man, this really doesn't sound like the greatest idea.

I fold almost every single time! It's the way to eat a slice of pizza.

I like the LogoMaid one better.

They could make the greatest logo in the world, but ti doesn't matter much if it's stolen from another designer.

It's proper English to capitalize "I" when speaking about yourself. Why wouldn't you do it all the time? Like Lila, I immediately dismiss any blogs that don't make an effort to use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Ditto! If you guys can figure out a way to ship outside the U.S., I'll be one of the first to line up and buy something.

If your partner (in a relationship) lied to make you happy when you're sad. Is that acceptable? Even if it's a big lie?

There's just too many variables to consider. Is she making me happy by lying about cheating on me? I don't mind the "do I look fat in this?"-esque white lies, but even those sting a little when the truth is discovered. There's a difference between lying and being tactful and I suppose I strive for a partner who values being tactful and truthful over making someone happy and lying.

Thanks for the heads-up, Rich. I neglected to notice that you had started posting on your new project!

Yeah, it's cool and everything, but beyond solving the mystery, it really doesn't give much to the fans. Unless I'm missing something here?

I, use, far, too, many, commas, in, my, writing. :D

As Scrivs mentioned, having a goofy name definitely messes with the kid's life a little, but probably only when they're younger. One would hope, by adulthood, people would be mature enough to not laugh at Mr. Assman. ;-)

The sad thing is...it takes one to know one. I wonder if that makes me a bad person.

I hadn't considered that angle before, but you're right. When I was younger, I considered myself a fairly adept liar. Now I mostly detest people who lie. It's all come full circle, I suppose.

Congratulations man! I wish you both luck as you enter a new period in your lives.

I don't really ever write about the people I work with unless it's 100% positive. If I don't have something 100% positive to say, I don't say it. Much of my work relies on word-of-mouth and bashing the people I work with on my site would serve only to hinder that.

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I always go with my gut. Unless I'm forced for some reason, I never deal with people I even remotely distrust. It may sound overly philosophical, but trust is the most important thing we have in this world. If you can't trust someone, whether it be your friends, family, girlfriend, boyfriend, etc. they aren't worth your time.

Dear Lisa,

When we broke up, it was because you told me that you needed to go off and date other guys, to "make sure" as it were. It didn't really seem to matter to you that we had been dating for just over four years, you were fully prepared to let some random guy you met in a bar set off all kinds of emotional alarms in your head and ruin what was, up until that point, a pretty damn good relationship.

Of course, looking back on it now, I realize that things weren't really all that great at all. When we broke up, I predicted to Mark that you would be back within six months. It took you three, and I'm glad I figured things out before then. When we were dating, you were my number one priority. I made time for you, I gave you all of the love, compassion, heart, and soul a person has to give. You, on the other hand, really didn't give me much of anything.

How I was so blind to this for so long is beyond me, but it really doesn't matter now. While you were off "playing the field" I was busy getting on with my life. By the time you came back, I had already met a great new girl. The kind of girl who treats me with the kind of respect and love that, after four years with you, I really didn't think most girls had in them. When you told me you wanted me back, I politely told you that it was too late. You lost me. Judging by the ensuing phone conversation, I'm guessing you never thought I would do anything but come back to you. I suspected this from day one.

I've been dating Erin for three months now and she treats me better than any girl I've ever met. I tell her so, all the time. She tells me how much she appreciates me, and how well I treat her. It's funny, but this feels exactly like how a relationship should work.

There aren't any hard feelings, really. We grew up a lot together and I learned a lot from our relationship. I guess the point of this letter is just to say one thing:

I'm over you.

Sincerely,

-Brian

How about, "Endlessly loveable?" ;-)

This is certainly an interesting question, Tyme, and one that I've seen popping up everywhere lately. Prompted by this note, I sat down and did a quick writeup about my feelings on Twitter. I also linked to a couple of good articles from fellow bloggers.

I find it gets easier with time. The amount of time it takes to maintain my blog has dropped significantly since I first started nine months ago. Everyone eventually finds a way to cope with it. I find keeping an itemized list next to the laptop helps...or marking things on a calendar.

Sorry I can't be more helpful. Sometimes even I don't know what my methods are. ;-)