It was my unabashed love of Polgara as a tween reader back in the 80's that encouraged me to openly embrace my own "Badger Streak" when I hit my late 30's

Came here solely for the purpose of this. Mara Jade 4Evar!

I think the total lack of Plus Size inventory is has been one of the many contributing factors for the utter FAIL that has been Target's entry into the Canadian market. It was one of the major reasons I was anticipating their opening last year, a major source of disappointment the first time I tried shopping there,…

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I have been bugging everyone I know to read this! Fantasy? Check! SciFi? Check? Horror? Check! Mystery? Double check! Conspiracy/Thriller? Check? Romance? Check!

You are not alone - what I wouldn't give to see Dan bust some more punks!

Ditto. I have been re-listening to the audio book recently (highly recommended BTW - the narrator nails the "Loonie" accent for Manny), and it definitely holds up!

Shaw cable in Canada has the "Frame" channel, which is essentially the same thing. While sometimes the images are not landscapes the vast majority are. You can even submit your own pictures for consideration.

Thanks for the Dropbox tips - I just used an ooooooooold .edu email address that I haven't accessed in at least three years to get a 25 Gig bump for free. Whoot!!!

Surprised not to see Ammolite on this list... rare and rainbow coloured prettiness!

100% agreed! I feel like Vince from the Sham-Wow informercials when I start to talk about my Fagor 3-in-1 Multicooker. All of the benefits listed above for slow cooking, plus a really amazing pressure cooker, plus rice cooker, plus browning pan, plus warming function... It has changed everything about how I cook.

Awesome, thanks! It's nice when my dangerously expensive "Buy now with 1-Click" addiction doesn't have its usual heavy impact on my wallet.

You're welcome!

Hear, hear! To this day, I will STILL randomly raise my wrists when challenged to use my imaginary bullet deflecting bracelets and make a "ping, ping" noise to prove that they're working.

Smeg you smegging smegheads for the Monday morning, pre-caffine earworm of "Who's Johnny". Aaaarrrrrrgh!!!!

But, where is Mama Rose!?!?! "Mama's Got the Stuff", after all!

The Green Hills of Earth

No 'Red Dwarf'? As the "Last Human" I'm pretty sure we can call Lister a survivor...

@bonniegrrl: Seconded!

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