I think it's a good idea. I like the idea of its matching up ISPN and UPC codes — just wish I could have a look around before registering.

I'm just thinking about how pretty these would look, lined up on a shelf.

Live in a village where everyone knows your name and looks suspiciously at strangers.

@the_Sleepwalker: You sound like me and my husband. I'm the one who leaves a trail behind me.

@wheatdav: Why would you all of a sudden decide you need a roadbike though? Shouldn't you already know what is in your budget and only be excited about that road bike because it was already on your list?

My backlog isn't in the washing — that's easy enough. It's in the folding and putting away. I really don't enjoy sorting and putting away part. There are usually baskets full of clean clothes (mine and my two kids — my husband does all his own laundry and gets it folded and put away immediately) all over the house.

It seems to me that if the $100 rule works for you, you are either doing very well financially or you have more financial problems than the $100 alone will solve.

Why this need to eat at chain restaurants to begin with? Maybe if you travel for work, but otherwise, I have a difficult time seeing the attraction so many Americans see.

I loved making discoveries in my parents' bookshelves. How sad to think my children might not experience that.

Just tried Tito's Vodka from Texas. Filtered 5 times. $20. Really very good.

I often see books in bookstores that I then look up at home on the library or in various online bookstores. But this gives Amazon too much of an edge in my opinion — to be able to buy a book from them while standing in another bookstore. Something just feels wrong about it. I would NEVER do this in an independently…

@Deprong Mori: That all sounds wonderful, but I have to voice my frustration at people who live in warm areas taking their long growing seasons for granted.

You can also make your own vanilla extract this way. I haven't done it yet myself, but recipes I've read have recommended anywhere between 3 and 6 vanilla beans per about two cups of vodka. Some recipes say to split the vanilla beans. And I've seen recipes saying to leave it to steep anywhere between 8 weeks and 6…

Wondering if I can work this for a weight loss journal.

Square Foot Gardening is awesome. I used it one summer and had a great garden with no wait!

My desk hides my cables well enough. My problem is that my desk is on the other side of the room from the nearest outlet, and I have a few cables running along the floor by the door. Any ideas of how to cover up cables that need to be on the floor (or wall or ceiling) in order to reach the outlet? I mostly want to…

Loving PicLens too. I love how it works with Picasa web albums.

Now how can I do this with several years worth of mail and contacts in an online AOL account? I'd like to move them all over to a gmail account.

@marsm: The way I see it, that means maybe we shouldn't be eating so many bananas here in the Northeast, or strawberries out of season, or olive oil, or coffee... I'm not giving up on these, but I am seeing them as luxuries rather than rights.

My store pays 3 cents per reusable bag. I would far rather they charged 3 cents per plastic bag.