We are under a total outdoor ban. Of course there are about 14 possible exemptions so anybody who wants to water can pretty much just do it anyway. I first seeded my front and side yards. That took 2 weeks and it didn't get rained on. I had to irrigate the whole time. THEN, I seeded the backyard, approaching week 2 and it hasn't rained on this seeding either. The good news is that the seeds haven't been washed away by heavy rain! And the best part of all is it's coming in slowly but surely and even though the grasslings are small my back yard is greener than the dormant bermuda in neighbors yards. Unfortunately I stopped irrigating the front yard while I was focusing on the rear and that grass pretty much all died. Which I'm not too upset about because I wanted to kill it since the color was really bad.

i watched the entire 20/20 show as well. what a creep. total disrespect and disregard for human life. he made a comment about "he couldn't believe this was happening to him". what an azz. what made me sicker, and i realize everyone has rights, but when they interviewed his sleeze of a lawyer, who will find every loophole he can get through to make a case for his killer client. the mother said she long ago realized her daughter wasn't coming back, what she needed was to finally know. as of reviewing that tape, she got the closer, albeit no body to bury, that she needed. she showed great courage while watching that video and she was right when she said that the world will be this kid's jury. everyone knows, based on what was aired, what a disgusting excuse of a man he is. the mother wouldn't do herself any good to hold on to hatred for this boy, what good would that do for her health and the memory of her daughter. but to have to sit through that listening to how this boy talked about her daughter, so very sad. i like to believe in what goes around comes around. just hope his is a little more painful and drawn out. maryanne

I've had nasi goreng, but I don't remember eating bakso. I was in Indonesia (Bali) for a week about the time the president lived there (I'm his age, so was a kid). I remember we had an Indonesian feast, but I don't remember all the food. Hey! It's been 40 years :-) Anway, thanks for posting, I enjoyed the article...

I have given the artisan bread book to so many friends as gifts... pretty cool, huh? Do you guys have a special container to keep the dough in in the fridge? I bought one of the ones they recommended, but there's no convenient way to keep the lid ajar. I would love to see other people's solutions! I have not made the bread since we moved into this house (Halloween) because the fridge was so small. I am a little nervous that my new CD FD Jenn Air won't have enough room, either! (Never had a CD fridge before.)