I don't like coffee; never did. I drink hot tea and ice tea, with sugar. Never did "like" water and drink very little of it. Used to be a Coca Cola drinker; some time ago I found Cheerwine, a cherry flavored soft drink, at Sharp Shopper. Much cheaper, and much like a cherry Coke. I converted, but now SS doesn't carry them any more because of the rise in prices. Most other chains have them though, and they are cheaper than Cokes, and I do buy them. I have to explain to a first-timer that it is not alcoholic, just like Mountain Dew is not Moonshine. Heard on the news yesterday that now caramel color is the culprit in soft drinks. Almost every afternoon I have a Carnation Essentials drink. They are good, and have a lot of what we need. My doctor says they are fine, keep drinking them. Anybody remember this little jingle: I like coffee, I like tea. I like the boys and the boys like me. Sue This post was edited by Sue-va on Fri, Jan 24, 14 at 20:41

I Soooooooo agree with you Debby!!! They say they LoVe each other???????? How the heck would they know that, they ONLY spend time together argueing about 'this can't happen'...'no, we can't do this'...bla bla bla! I am really tired of both of them. And did anyone not guess what Nicole was going to do with Mia's baby??? Hmmm how long will it take for the baby to have health issues and it is found out that it doesn't belong to Nicole??? 3 months??? But yes...I will tune in tomorrow and every other weekday that it is on. LOL "/

Yikes--Hope looks positively gaunt! My parents (in Florida) and I (in PA) were quite addicted to DOOL back in the 80's. In fact, just last night I came across a note my daughter Suzanne wrote me from camp asking how the family was, and the pets, "and what's happening on DOOL?" LOL The actress who plays Hope--I remember that she got married and moved to the Bahamas or some such island. Then what happened? Did she get divorced and come back? I don't think she's ever done any other acting work. I suppose none of them have. Anyway, what's her story? Does she have any kids? "Victor's" real-life daughter certainly has done well for herself. :-)

Looking for the one perfect onion, huh? :-) Seriously, what is your primary goal? Flavor? Only non-sweet? Bulb size? Saving seeds while still having edible onions? Experimentation and pushing the envelope? Etc.? There are easy answers for each one of those but sadly there is no one perfect onion variety that could even come close to perfect for all those goals. Don't we wish! Seed saving for onions is a total waste of time IMO simply because the seeds have such a short life span/viability without expensive ideal storage conditions and even then it is still short. Plus, even when viable, yes there are health, sterility, and production issues with F1 seeds unless they are crossed under ideal conditions. Flavor is as much a product of the growing conditions you provide - soil pH, consistent soil moisture levels, consistent nutrient levels, spacing, planting/harvesting date, proper planting depth (bulbs form above ground), etc. - as it is of the variety. So be sure to re-evaluate all those factors too. Bulb size is exclusively a result of growing the proper day length so unless we want to move or invest in high pressure floodlights, we are stuck (so to speak). But we can make some trade offs - accept smaller bulbs to grow some of the long-day varieties (just grow more of them), change planting dates drastically and protect if necessary, and do everything we can to insure proper growing conditions soil and water wise. Several have mentioned all the great info available at Dixondale Farms in Carrizo Springs, Texas so if you haven't explored all the info they offer please do so. Dave